Who is Diana Taverner in Slow Horses?
Second desk, first ambition · Regent's Park
Diana Taverner (Second desk, first ambition) is a character in Slow Horses, part of Regent's Park. Diana Taverner — Lady Di to people who value their careers too little — runs MI5's operations from the second desk at Regent's Park and has never once believed the first desk is out of reach. Brilliant, immaculate, and allergic to accountability, she launches operations off the books and assigns the blame in advance. Slough House exists, as far as Taverner is concerned, as a useful place to point fingers.
When does Diana Taverner first appear?
Diana Taverner first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 of Slow Horses (2022–, Apple TV+).
Who is Diana Taverner connected to?
Relationships already established when Diana Taverner first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Jackson Lamb — Second desk vs. the man who knows
- James 'Spider' Webb — Useful, until he isn't
Which group does Diana Taverner belong to?
By the time Diana Taverner appears, Regent's Park also includes James 'Spider' Webb, David Cartwright.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Jackson Lamb — The slob who was a legend
- 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
- James 'Spider' Webb — The smiling careerist
- David Cartwright — The grandfather, the legend
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