Slow Horses (TV Series, Seasons 1- 3)

[selenak]

I can see why the first novel, which kathyh gave to me, has blurbs with Le Carré comparisons, and there are literal Le Carré shoutouts in both the novel and in the tv show, what with Grandpa Cartwright cheering up River by pointing out how many times Smiley came back: Slow Horses is definitely in the school of "secret services are full of pathetic screw

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[kathyh]

Glad you enjoyed it :) I’ve read the first and second novel but only seen the first tv series so far, which we thought was excellent. I read the second novel after watching the first tv series and actually enjoyed it more with the tv characters in my head. We’re saving the second and third series as treats for ourselves :)

Catherine is my favourite character too and I think Jackson Lamb realises how good she is but is not prepared to show it. I love the way Lamb and Tavener meet on park benches and have a very good grasp of each other’s strengths and weaknesses.

I think I read somewhere that once upon a time River would have been James Bond but these days he’s stuck in Slough House. Unlike Le Carre Mick Herron hasn’t, or says he hasn’t, worked for the security services but says office politics taught him all he needs to know, and I can appreciate that :)