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DARK SECRETS: Mick herron - The Real Truth

Sydney rules as Slow Horses author visits Down Under

Spy novelist Mick Herron is among the authors coming to Sydney in a packed line-up for the city's writers' festival.

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Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones shortlisted for author of the year at British Book Awards

Authors Freida McFadden, Richard Osman and Mick Herron are also nominated for the award

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Jonathan Pryce: ‘Does Ricky Gervais watch his own work? He shouldn’t’

INTERVIEW : The Welsh acting great talks to Patrick Smith about ‘Game of Thrones’, seeing his father’s ghost, the vanity of youth, and his new crime drama ‘Under Salt Marsh’, shot near his boyhood haunts

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The best crime and thrillers of 2025

Mick Herron’s Slow Horses, Belinda Bauer’s obsessive world of bird egg collectors, Uketsu’s innovative Japanese detective mystery – and more

The Guardian - UK

Down Cemetery Road: Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson delight in this light conspiracy thriller

When a house mysteriously explodes in the sleepy suburbs of south Oxford and a child goes missing in the aftermath, concerned neighbour Sarah Trafford is driven to seek the truth. As an art conservator, Trafford is way out of her depth, so she enlists the help of a private investigator,…

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Digested week: Spare a thought for Harry’s homesickness for simple British pleasures

Prince opens up in a personal essay before Remembrance Sunday. Plus, David Beckham finally gets his knighthood

The Guardian - UK

Your weekend binge list: 11 new shows and movies to stream on Netflix, Prime Video and more (Oct. 31-Nov. 2)

This weekend’s streaming picks across new movies and shows range from thrillers to comedies, including "The Witcher," "Ballad of a Small Player" and "Hedda"

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7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and more this weekend (October 31)

Jurassic World: Rebirth, The Witcher season 4, and plenty of other new movies and shows are out in time for the weekend.

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Where to watch Down Cemetery Road – the latest thriller from the creator of Slow Horses

The new series is based on Mick Herron’s first book, published in 2003

The Independent UK

Down Cemetery Road review – Emma Thompson is magnificent in this thriller from Slow Horses’ creator

The Oscar winner’s turn as a no-nonsense private investigator is a role model for women everywhere. She really shines alongside Ruth Wilson in this pacy, twisty thriller based on Mick Herron’s debut novel

The Guardian - UK

Down Cemetery Road review – a grisly detective treat from the Slow Horses stable

4/5 Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson are superb in this labyrinthine, nervy and archly funny conspiracy thriller, adapted from Mick Herron’s debut novel. Oxford hasn’t seen this many murders since Inspector Morse

The Independent UK

From The Witcher season 4 to Star Wars: Visions, these are the best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, and more

Check out our guide to the best movies and shows streaming this week, October 27–November 2

Total Film

What to Stream: 'Jurassic World Rebirth,' Florence + the Machine, &TEAM, 'Sorry, Baby' and 'Hedda'

“Jurassic World Rebirth” roaring and snarling on Peacock and Florence + the Machine’s latest Halloween-ready album, “Everybody Scream,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

The Independent UK

Down Cemetery Road to Jimmy Carr’s Am I the A**hole? The seven best shows to stream this week

Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson team up in the cracking new thriller from Slow Horses creator Mick Herron, and Jimmy Carr’s new comedy will draw gasps by the minute. Plus: there’s a new Witcher!

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Slow Horses season five: there’s comedy but also real spycraft – according to espionage expert

The fifth season of Slow Horses, Apple TV’s gripping spy drama based on Mick Herron’s novel London Rules, shines a light on opportunist politicians, media manipulation, radicalisation and moral panics. In doing so, Herron taps into the zeitgeist of Britain in 2025.

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Sir Gary Oldman says Slow Horses has been one of the most ‘joyful’ experiences

The Oscar-winning actor stars as veteran MI5 agent Jackson Lamb in the Apple TV show based on the Slough House book series by Mick Herron.

The Independent UK

Actor Gary Oldman ranks his 'Slow Horses' character Jackson Lamb among the top roles of his career

Gary Oldman calls the physical changes he lives with to play Jackson Lamb a “small price to pay,” as he returns to screens for Season 5 of "Slow Horses."

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9 new Apple TV+ movies and shows to watch in October 2025

Every new Apple TV+ movie and show being released during October 2025 that you need to know about.

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Apple’s new mystery thriller series gets first trailer — and it looks perfect for fans of ‘Slow Horses’

Apple TV plus just dropped the first trailer for “Down Cemetery Road,” a new mystery thriller series that sees two women pulled into a deadly conspiracy.

The Guardian - UK

Slow Horses author Mick Herron says he knows how Jackson Lamb dies

The writer knows ‘how, why, when and where’ Gary Oldman’s cantankerous intelligence officer meets his end – a fate he figured out ‘relatively recently’

The Independent UK

Slow Horses season 5 review – This really is the best group of characters on TV

4/5 The Apple TV+ favourite returns with superb performances and a script that’s as sharp as ever. The only thing it needs is more River Cartwright

The Independent UK

Will Gary Oldman’s black comedy Slow Horses be returning for season 6?

The BAFTA-winning series is back

Tom’s Guide

How to watch ‘Slow Horses' season 5 online — stream Gary Oldman-led show from anywhere

Gary Oldman returns as dishevelled MI5 agent Jackson Lamb in the hit thriller series. Here we explain how to watch "Slow Horses" season 5 online wherever you are.

The Guardian - UK

Clown Town by Mick Herron review – more fun and games with the Slow Horses

The ninth novel in the Slough House series, this tale of IRA infiltration is a perfect mix of one-liners, plot twists and real-world-tinged intrigue

Tom’s Guide

How to read the 'Slow Horses' book in order: A guide for fans of the Apple TV Plus show

Want to read the 'Slow Horses' books that inspired Apple TV Plus' beloved spy thriller series? Here are all the books in Mick Herron's spy series.

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