Show Notes
Ben and Nemone put Jackson Lamb from Slow Horses on the couch. Gary Oldman’s version of Mick Herron’s character has become household name, and you can see why. A man with many layers, a million secrets, and a lightning rod for other’s emotions – perhaps he is the perfect Freudian analyst. Nemone gives us a crash course in transference and counter-transference, looks at why people mask and create false selves, and what drives people into a career where they hide their true selves from everyone, including themselves.
This is the PERFECT watching companion to Season 4 of Slow Horses, coming 4th September on AppleTV+!
And if you want to look at false selves, then listen back to our episode on The Morning Show’s Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.
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Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City (selected episodes)
CREDITS
We used clips from Season 1 of Slow Horses. It’s available to watch on AppleTV+.
Starring:
Gary Oldman - Jackson Lamb
Jack Lowden - River Cartwright
Kristin Scott Thomas - Diana Taverner
Saskia Reeves - Catherine Standish
Rosalind Eleazar - Louisa Guy
Christopher Chung - Roddy Ho
Created by:
Mick Herron
Will Smith
Directed by:
James Hawes
Jeremy Lovering
Saul Metzstein
Produced by:
Iain Canning
Hakan Kousetta
Jamie Laurenson
Gail Mutrux et al.
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