Where to find it: Apple TV+
Length: Six 50-minute episodes
Synopsis: Slightly more lighthearted Spooks knockoff
Recommendation rating: 2/5
What I like about it: occasionally funny or decent action
What I don’t like about it: pointless, not enjoyable
Review:
Gary Oldman plays washed-up, disgusting spymaster Jackson Lamb who runs a team of spies who have fucked up bad enough to not be trusted but not bad enough to get sacked. New to his team is third-generation spy River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) and together they get involved in a far-right terrorist plot that doesn’t ring true until they reveal the whole thing was drummed up by MI5. Olivia Cooke has the most interesting character in this and so she is duly killed offscreen in episode 2. Not terrible but not at all good.
Content notes (may contain spoilers): violence, racism