Director James Hawes On The World Of Apple TV’s Slow-Burn Spy Thriller ‘Slow Horses’: “It’s Grotty And Flatulent”
deadline.comApple TV’s six-part mini-series Slow Horses, adapted from the novels of the same name by Mick Herron, landed on 1 April with a one-two punch and promptly kept viewers waiting, having decided to parse out the remaining four episodes out on a weekly basis. “It was Apple’s decision,” says director James Hawes. “But if the response I’ve had is anything to go by, the anticipation it has created is fantastic.
I’ve got people ringing me up to say, ‘Why are you doing this? I wanted to finish it over the weekend!’ The greatest compliment you could have is that people are demanding more—and now.”Starring Gary Oldman as dishevelled spy Jackson Lamb, the series concerns the exploits of the lower ranks of the British secret service.
The show starts with a bang, then moves to a grimy, twilight world full of operatives—like Jack Lowden’s River Cartwright—who have made major mistakes and will be spending a lot of time in purgatory to pay for them.
It’s a tough pitch in a world more accustomed to the slick heroics of Mission: Impossible and Bond, but the critics have approved. “It’s been amazing,” says Hawes. “I can’t tell you there isn’t some relief, because it’s been two and a bit years of my life and it would’ve been very depressing if it had been otherwise.
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