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A 2010 spy novel by Mick Herron, first in the ''Literature/JacksonLamb'' series. Now adapted into a [[Series/SlowHorses TV show]] starring Creator/GaryOldman.

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A ''Slow Horses'' is a 2010 spy novel by Mick Herron, first in the ''Literature/JacksonLamb'' series. Now adapted into a [[Series/SlowHorses TV show]] starring Creator/GaryOldman.
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** [[spoiler:Alan Black: Slept with the Venezuelan ambassador's wife while on embassy duty]].
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** Struan Loy: Sending an internal email joking that the dress Ingrid Tearney wore on a ''Question Time'' TV appearance made her look like "an al-Qaeda plant".
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** StaircaseTumble: [[spoiler:Jed Moody falls down the stairs when Louisa and Min catch him breaking into Slough House. It’s fatal.]]

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** * StaircaseTumble: [[spoiler:Jed Moody falls down the stairs when Louisa and Min catch him breaking into Slough House. It’s fatal.]]
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%% * ScrapHeapHero: Most of the Slow Horses fall into this category.

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%% * ScrapHeapHero: Most Slough House is essentially a scrap heap for those who’ve screwed up their [=MI5=] career in some way, and usually that’s by making some sort of unforgivable mistake, so most of the Slow Horses fall into are in this category.category. There are exceptions, though - [[spoiler:River was framed, Sid's there to spy for Taverner and Roddy just annoyed people]].
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%% * MeanBoss: Jackson Lamb.

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%% * MeanBoss: Jackson Lamb.Lamb hovers on the line between BadBoss and MeanBoss. He’s relentlessly, deliberately horrible to his team, actively making their time at Slough House miserable. But by the same token he sometimes shows a glimmer of respect for competence - and anyone who tries to actually harm them will face his wrath.



%% * RecoveredAddict: Catherine Standish, who’s an alcoholic. [[spoiler:Although that’s not why she was sent to Slough House. Or at least not directly.]]

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%% * RecoveredAddict: Catherine Standish, who’s Standish is an alcoholic. [[spoiler:Although alcoholic, but no longer drinks (which is one of the reasons why Lamb makes a point of drinking alcohol at work when she's about). [[spoiler:And that’s not why she was sent to Slough House. Or at least not directly.]]



%% * StaircaseTumble: [[spoiler:Jed Moody, when Louisa and Min catch him breaking into Slough House. It’s fatal.]]

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%% * ** StaircaseTumble: [[spoiler:Jed Moody, Moody falls down the stairs when Louisa and Min catch him breaking into Slough House. It’s fatal.]]



%% * WesternTerrorists: The Voice of Albion.

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%% * WesternTerrorists: The Voice of Albion.Albion are a far-right group of xenophobic English terrorists.
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* DeathByFallingOver: [[spoiler:Jed Moody dies after falling during a scuffle on the Slough House stairs.

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* DeathByFallingOver: [[spoiler:Jed Moody dies after falling during a scuffle on the Slough House stairs.stairs]].



%% * FasterThanTheyLook: Jackson Lamb. Bad Sam, previously head of the Dogs, is quoted as saying that Lamb’s the only person who scares him.
%% * InternalAffairs: The Dogs.

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%% * FasterThanTheyLook: Jackson Lamb.Lamb, who’s also remarkably stealthy. Hobbs, one of the Dogs, doesn’t even have a chance to react before Lamb grabs him and knocks him out. Bad Sam, previously head of the Dogs, is quoted as saying that Lamb’s the only person who scares him.
%% * InternalAffairs: The Dogs.Dogs fulfil this function for [=MI5=].
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%% * DeadpanSnarker: Jackson Lamb.

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%% * DeadpanSnarker: Jackson Lamb.Lamb constantly snarks at his team in the most offensive ways possible. He’s a little more restrained with other targets, but only a little.
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%% * AsianAndNerdy: Roderick Ho, Slough House’s technical wizard.

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%% * AsianAndNerdy: Roderick Ho, Slough House’s technical wizard.wizard, fits the bill. Alarmingly good with technology, not so good with social skills or practical matters.
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%% * DeathByFallingOver: [[spoiler:Jed Moody, after a scuffle on the Slough House stairs.]]

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%% * DeathByFallingOver: [[spoiler:Jed Moody, Moody dies after falling during a scuffle on the Slough House stairs.]]
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* AsianAndNerdy: Roderick Ho, Slough House’s technical wizard.

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%% * AsianAndNerdy: Roderick Ho, Slough House’s technical wizard.



* DeadpanSnarker: Jackson Lamb.

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%% * DeadpanSnarker: Jackson Lamb.



* DeathByFallingOver: [[spoiler:Jed Moody, after a scuffle on the Slough House stairs.]]

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%% * DeathByFallingOver: [[spoiler:Jed Moody, after a scuffle on the Slough House stairs.]]



* FasterThanTheyLook: Jackson Lamb. Bad Sam, previously head of the Dogs, is quoted as saying that Lamb’s the only person who scares him.
* InternalAffairs: The Dogs.
* MeanBoss: Jackson Lamb.

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%% * FasterThanTheyLook: Jackson Lamb. Bad Sam, previously head of the Dogs, is quoted as saying that Lamb’s the only person who scares him.
%% * InternalAffairs: The Dogs.
%% * MeanBoss: Jackson Lamb.



** [[spoiler: The Voice of Albion threaten to do this to their captive, Hassan, as some sort of payback for extremist muslim groups like al-Qaeda executing westerners.]]

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** [[spoiler: The Voice of Albion threaten to do this to their captive, Hassan, as some sort of payback for extremist muslim Muslim groups like al-Qaeda executing westerners.]]



* RecoveredAddict: Catherine Standish, who’s an alcoholic. [[spoiler:Although that’s not why she was sent to Slough House. Or at least not directly.]]

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%% * RecoveredAddict: Catherine Standish, who’s an alcoholic. [[spoiler:Although that’s not why she was sent to Slough House. Or at least not directly.]]



* ScrapHeapHero: Most of the Slow Horses fall into this category.
* StaircaseTumble: [[spoiler:Jed Moody, when Louisa and Min catch him breaking into Slough House. It’s fatal.]]

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%% * ScrapHeapHero: Most of the Slow Horses fall into this category.
%% * StaircaseTumble: [[spoiler:Jed Moody, when Louisa and Min catch him breaking into Slough House. It’s fatal.]]



* WesternTerrorists: The Voice of Albion.

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%% * WesternTerrorists: The Voice of Albion.
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It’s not in Slough. It’s not actually called Slough House. But the name stuck. And so the poor unfortunates banished there are known as Slow Horses.

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It’s not in Slough. It’s not actually called even officially named Slough House. But the name stuck. And so the poor unfortunates banished there are known as Slow Horses.
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Their most recent addition is River Cartwright, a talented young agent from a family that’s practically [=MI5=] royalty. He should have been on the fast-track to success. Instead, he screwed up so badly that even his family connections couldn’t save him. And now he finds himself working for Jackson Lamb, head of Slough House - a burnt out agent who saw the last days of the Cold War in Berlin, then spiralled into failure. Nobody knows exactly why Lamb was banished to Slough House, but now that he’s there his only interest in life seems to be tormenting his new underlings.


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* BadBoss: Jackson Lamb never misses an opportunity to belittle and harass his team. [[spoiler:On the other hand, if you actually hurt them, no power on earth will save you from his wrath]].
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A 2010 spy novel by Mick Herron, first in the ''Literature/JacksonLamb'' series. Now adapted into a [[Series/SlowHorses TV show]] starring Gary Oldman.

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A 2010 spy novel by Mick Herron, first in the ''Literature/JacksonLamb'' series. Now adapted into a [[Series/SlowHorses TV show]] starring Gary Oldman.
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A 2010 spy novel by Mick Herron, first in the ''Literature/JacksonLamb'' series. Now being adapted into a TV show starring Gary Oldman.

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A 2010 spy novel by Mick Herron, first in the ''Literature/JacksonLamb'' series. Now being adapted into a [[Series/SlowHorses TV show show]] starring Gary Oldman.
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** Min Carter: Leaving a top secret file on a train.


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** Min Harper: Leaving a top secret file on a train.
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A 2010 spy novel by Mick Herron, first in the ''Jackson Lamb'' series. Now being adapted into a TV show starring Gary Oldman.

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A 2010 spy novel by Mick Herron, first in the ''Jackson Lamb'' ''Literature/JacksonLamb'' series. Now being adapted into a TV show starring Gary Oldman.
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A 2010 spy novel by Mick Herron, first in the ''Jackson Lamb'' series.

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A 2010 spy novel by Mick Herron, first in the ''Jackson Lamb'' series.
series. Now being adapted into a TV show starring Gary Oldman.
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* FasterThanTheyLook: Jackson Lamb. Bad Sam, previously head of the Dogs, is quoted as saying that Lamb’s the only person who scares him.

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