Shrink The Box

JACKSON LAMB in SLOW HORSES: Do spies make the best therapists? – SHRINK THE BOX

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Episode notes

Ben and Nemone put Jackson Lamb from Slow Horses on the couch. Gary Oldman’s version of Mick Herron’s character has become household name, and you can see why. A man with many layers, a million secrets, and a lightning rod for other’s emotions – perhaps he is the perfect Freudian analyst. Nemone gives us a crash course in transference and counter-transference, looks at why people mask and create false selves, and what drives people into a career where they hide their true selves from everyone, including themselves.  

 

This is the PERFECT watching companion to Season 4 of Slow Horses, coming 4th September on AppleTV+! 

And if you want to look at false selves, then listen back to our episode on The Morning Show’s Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.  

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NEXT CLIENTS ON THE COUCH. Find out how to view here  

Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City (selected episodes) 

 

CREDITS 

We used clips from Season 1 of Slow Horses. It’s available to watch on AppleTV+.  

Starring: 

Gary Oldman - Jackson Lamb 

Jack Lowden - River Cartwright 

Kristin Scott Thomas - Diana Taverner 

Saskia Reeves - Catherine Standish 

Rosalind Eleazar - Louisa Guy 

Christopher Chung - Roddy Ho 

Created by: 

Mick Herron 

Will Smith 

Directed by: 

James Hawes 

Jeremy Lovering 

Saul Metzstein 

Produced by: 

Iain Canning 

Hakan Kousetta 

Jamie Laurenson 

Gail Mutrux et al. 

 

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