We were given 3 months free subscription to Apple TV in connection with the new telly we purchased in early January. Normally I ignore this kind of freebie, having little to no idea as to what the various streaming services have to offer, and no real inclination to watch anything that's time-consuming. However, I'd vaguely heard of a series entitled Slow Horses in connection with the Apple service and decided to give it a go.
The series stars the redoubtable Gary Oldham playing a character who's a kind of spy, but a very low-life one, working out of Slough House, a dumping ground for various 'failed' MI5 types, who turn out to be pretty good at what they do. The novels by Mick Herron on which the series are based have got very good reviews from those who know about this sort of thing and I'd been meaning to get hold of one to test the waters, but had decided to put this off until retirement. So the ready availability of the tv version was an attractive option in terms of assuaging my curiosity about the series.
And it's proved to be addictive viewing for myself and The Missus. Lots of unexpected twists and turns and an impressive body-count. Sort of an on-the-edge-of-one's-seat viewing experience in which you convince yourself you have some clue as to what's going on when you really don't. A bit like life, but a lot more exciting.
We're now midway through the second series of six episodes. Not sure how many episodes there are to watch in total, but hoping for enough to keep us going up to April when our subscription ends. (I'm afraid there's not enough of interest on Apple TV from my point of view to warrant spending real money on it.)
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