
Slow Horses
Taste attributes: comedycrimedramathrillerespionagefastunsavourylightimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"It's spy vs. spy vs. spy."
Boxlist takeA smart, polished crime comedy series: wide-ranging and heightened. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
This quick-witted spy drama follows a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world’s smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2022
- Status
- Returning Series
- Studio
- Flying Studio Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











