Q 01/05

Who plays Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses?

A) Timothy Spall

B) Jim Broadbent

C) Bill Nighy

D) Gary Oldman

Answer · why

D) Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman plays Lamb, who secretly slips a gun into Standish's handbag so she can free them both after MI5 seizes them in series 1.

Q 02/05

What is Jackson Lamb notorious for doing in front of his agents in Slow Horses?

A) Belching

B) Snoring

C) Farting

D) Whistling

Answer · why

C) Farting

Farting is Lamb's calling card, and one critic joked his farts deserve their own SAG card, yet he is fiercely protective of his agents.

Q 03/05

On which streaming service did Slow Horses premiere?

A) Netflix

B) Prime Video

C) Apple TV+

D) Paramount+

Answer · why

C) Apple TV+

Apple TV+ renewed Slow Horses for a seventh series in July 2025, before its fifth series had even premiered.

Q 04/05

What does Jackson Lamb call the agents he is loyal to in Slow Horses?

A) Joes

B) Pups

C) Lads

D) Mugs

Answer · why

A) Joes

Joes is Herron's word for agents, and Lamb, now a shambles, was once a formidable joe himself in Berlin.

Q 05/05

Who adapted Slow Horses for television and served as its showrunner?

A) Armando Iannucci

B) Will Smith

C) Jed Mercurio

D) Graham Linehan

Answer · why

B) Will Smith

Will Smith, a Thick of It writer, won a 2024 Emmy for Slow Horses and began his speech: 'First of all, relax. Despite my name, I come in peace.'