MI5 Chief Ken McCallum Backs 'Slow Horses' Ahead of Season 6 in September
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 17
MI5 Chief Ken McCallum Backs 'Slow Horses' Ahead of Season 6 in September
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 17
Summary
Sir Ken McCallum said in an MI5 Instagram video that he is a “Slow Horses man,” publicly backing the Apple TV+ spy drama over any supposed MI5-MI6 rivalry.
Asked about MI6, the MI5 director general said the agencies are “friends” and “colleagues” who work with police and others, each using their specialist roles to keep Britain safe.
The series, based on Mick Herron’s novels, follows disgraced MI5 agents at Slough House under Gary Oldman’s Jackson Lamb and has been framed by critics as an anti-James Bond take on espionage.
Slow Horses premiered in 2022, with season 6 due in September and season 7 already slated for 2027.