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Is it ever acceptable to give away the crucial twists in a must-see show?
Kristin Scott Thomas and Gary Oldman commit to sweary, sweaty storytelling in Apple TV’s espionage satire
From Chetna Maroo and Rose Tremain’s stories of growing pains to a trio of spy tales
Filling in the ‘Slow Horses’ back-story, this sort-of prequel is part belly-laugh spy spoof, part elegiac state-of-the-nation satire
His shambling spooks are a far cry from 007 or even le Carré — but they’re intriguing enough to inspire a new TV adaptation
His spy novels excelled at capturing ‘the last beat of the secret English heart’
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