#302 Slow Horses, Colin From Accounts, and The Tower. With guests. Gary Oldman and Eve Hewson

#302 Slow Horses, Colin From Accounts, and The Tower. With guests. Gary Oldman and Eve Hewson

Author: Empire Magazine September 2, 2024 Duration: 1:39:26

James returns from his Taycation this week, but don’t fret because to make up for that we have Gary Oldman on the show this week discussing the joy of Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses, and Eve Hewson chatting The Perfect Couple on Netflix. And speaking of Slow Horses, the arrival of Season 4 on Apple TV+ is cause for much celebration and is one of three triumphant returns this week, alongside Colin From Accounts, which finally makes its way to BBC2, and ITV’s The Tower.


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