His boss is Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), a genius of cynicism who appears to be a flatulent, booze-soaked slob but possesses a razor-sharp tactical mind. When a young Pakistani student is kidnapped by a far-right group threatening a public beheading, the official service (MI5) seems incompetent. It falls to the Slow Horses to prove that even the rejects have teeth.

: Jackson Lamb discovers that the kidnapping is actually a "false flag" operation orchestrated by Diana Taverner, the Deputy Director of MI5. Taverner intended to stage a rescue to boost her political standing and discredit right-wing extremists. The Failure