Who is Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses?
The slob who was a legend · Slough House
Jackson Lamb (The slob who was a legend) is a character in Slow Horses, part of Slough House. Jackson Lamb runs Slough House — MI5's dumping ground for failed spies — from behind a desk fortified with takeaway cartons, whisky, and weaponized flatulence. The slovenliness is armor and theater at once: Lamb ran joes behind the Wall in the Cold War, knows where Regent's Park buries its embarrassments, and reads people with a cruelty that is usually, infuriatingly, correct. He insults his slow horses daily. Touch one of them, though, and discover what he used to be.
When does Jackson Lamb first appear?
Jackson Lamb first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 of Slow Horses (2022–, Apple TV+).
Who is Jackson Lamb connected to?
Relationships already established when Jackson Lamb first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- River Cartwright — The slob and the golden boy
- Catherine Standish — Keeper and kept — history unspoken
- Diana Taverner — Second desk vs. the man who knows
- Roddy Ho — Tolerated for the keyboard
Which group does Jackson Lamb belong to?
By the time Jackson Lamb appears, Slough House also includes River Cartwright, Catherine Standish, Roddy Ho, Louisa Guy, Min Harper.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- River Cartwright — The crashed golden boy
- Catherine Standish — The keeper of the files
- Roddy Ho — The insufferable genius
- Louisa Guy — Stalled and seething
- Min Harper — The one who left a disk on a train
- Diana Taverner — Second desk, first ambition
- James 'Spider' Webb — The smiling careerist
- David Cartwright — The grandfather, the legend
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