Oscar winner Gary Oldman's one Emmy nomination is for 'Friends,' and he could land another for season 3 of his spy series 'Slow Horses.' He explains how there's a lot of himself in the character, but 'with a twist.'
The actor chats with EW's "Awardist" podcast about the possible connection — and how there's a lot of himself in "Slow Horses" but "with a twist."podcast. Gerrad also cohosts EW's live Oscars, Emmys, SAG, and Grammys red carpet shows, and he has appeared onover Zoom, before simply teasing, "We haven't seen the last of Standish."
It's only a few words but still says a lot, especially given the most recent season 3 finale, when Oldman's Jackson Lamb and Catherine Standish have a falling out, leading her to quit her job as administrator at the Lamb-led Slough House, a division of MI5 for agents who have messed up their missions.
That spin is, to be frank, a slob of a man — "greasy hair... he's a drinker and a smoker and he's a belcher and all of those wonderful things, really, that make him so adorable," Oldman describes — who's completely miserable and seemingly has very little interest in his job. If the guy sounds even the slightest bit familiar, well, look no further than another Oldman character.
Which, perhaps, is why — despite his demeanor — he's the right person to oversee these MI5 rejects who have "been dumped on him" at Slough House, relegated to administrative duty after making a critical mistake in the field. "The redeeming thing about him is that he's incredibly loyal, he's very smart, has been and is still very, very good at the job," he explains. "It's a bit like the Marines or that , 'Don't leave a man behind.' You'd never leave a man in the field.
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