Noticias

11/19

In the end credits, under “Camera Trainees,” you can see Alfie Oldman, Gary Oldman’s son

Scenario

Follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve as MI5’s culling department due to their career-ending mistakes.

He has worked on several films in which Gary starred

Featured in Graham Norton stars: Kristin Scott Thomas/George Takei/Claudia Winkleman/Jamie Oliver/First Aid Kit (2022).

It’s stylized Cold War spycraft in a modern setting, and it’s a very satisfying film

Gary Oldman plays the quintessential old curmudgeon, an MI5 spy left over from the Cold War (and ostracized at Slough House), who still dodges shadows and sees real threats before anyone else.

Another well-made show that builds up its immediate world with details of setting, character (and subterfuge) – the indispensable components of good storytelling

If you’re just discovering this show now that Season 2 has been released, you should do yourself a favor and watch Season 1 first – it’s a good story and will offer a depth of characters and situations that will add to your enjoyment.

Highly recommended – Oldman and Kristin Scott-Thomas are fabulous, as are Jack Lowden and Saskia Reeves

Season 2 seems to have upped the game in terms of production design and cinematography – it really paid off and elevated the show above the usual weekly episodic routine of television.