{"id":2041306,"date":"2025-09-22T15:52:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2041306"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:52:08","slug":"how-christopher-chungs-roddy-ho-is-at-center-of-slow-horses-season-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-christopher-chungs-roddy-ho-is-at-center-of-slow-horses-season-5\/","title":{"rendered":"How Christopher Chung\u2019s Roddy Ho Is at Center of \u2018Slow Horses\u2019 Season 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A mass shooting in an open shopping square. A divisive election that\u2019s roiling London. An attempted hit on a Slough House MI5 agent. And <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/gary-oldman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gary Oldman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gary Oldman<\/a>\u2018s ever-arch Jackson Lamb telling one of his underlings to give him information about it all quickly, \u201cso I can tell you to f**k off and finish my breakfast in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Season 5 of the richly layered <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/slow-horses\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Slow Horses;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Slow Horses<\/a><\/em> begins with a bang indeed. \u201cWith every season, it\u2019s a level up,\u201d says series costar <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/christopher-chung\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Christopher Chung;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Christopher Chung<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s more suspense, more thrills, and this season there\u2019s a bit more of a comedic tone. But really, what we\u2019ve given the audience is something they\u2019ve been asking for the past four seasons \u2014 more Roddy Ho.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chung\u2019s laugh line has a ring of truth since his Roddy, the team\u2019s lovelorn and agonizingly na\u00efve computer expert, is at the center of the action. Dating Tara (Hiba Bennani), a woman way out of his league, he refuses to see her possible involvement in a violent plot that could affect the reelection of London\u2019s mayor (<em>Ted Lasso\u2019s<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/nick-mohammed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nick Mohammed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nick Mohammed<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Gary Oldman<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Apple TV+<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For Roddy, it is at least a step up \u2014 last season, he was \u201cdating\u201d someone that turned out to be a bot. Then again, he\u2019s hardly alone among his fellows in dealing this season with dashed hopes and a greater sense of isolation. River (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/jack-lowden\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jack Lowden;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jack Lowden<\/a>) suffers from a triple dose of shock and abandonment, first due to his grandfather\u2019s (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/jonathan-pryce\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jonathan Pryce;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jonathan Pryce<\/a>) increasing dementia, then from his closest crew-mate Louisa\u2019s (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/rosalind-eleazar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rosalind Eleazar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rosalind Eleazar<\/a>) impending retirement, and third from last season\u2019s revelation that his birth father was psychopathic ex-CIA hired gun Frank Harkness (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/hugo-weaving\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hugo Weaving;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hugo Weaving<\/a>), a man willing to kill him. For Shirley (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/aimee-ffion-edwards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Aimee-Ffion Edwards;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Aimee-Ffion Edwards<\/a>), while her instincts for danger remain sound, the trauma comes from memories of watching her work partner Marcus get shot and killed in the office during last season\u2019s final standoff. These frayed spies all pretend to be OK; none are.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cA lot of this show is about connection. And there\u2019s a little bit more heart and soul coming through,\u201d says Chung. \u201cAnd all of those traumas that we have that color Slough House are immediately elevated in some way through the comedic tone that we have throughout the piece.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Some of that dark humor comes with the continually mercurial slow horse J.K. Coe (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/tom-brooke\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tom Brooke;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tom Brooke<\/a>), ever keeping his earbuds in \u2014 until he makes some out-of-left-field pronouncement about the terrorism he sees that just might be true.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Such twists are common for fans used to seeing Lamb\u2019s group of demoted agents step up once MI5\u2019s top spies \u2014 including Kristen Scott Thomas\u2019s Deputy Director General Diana Taverner \u2014 bungle investigations while the slow horses, led by Lamb\u2019s field smarts, save the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Park, where all the main MI5 action is, has its own dilemmas, all centered around Taverner\u2019s boss, First Desk Claude Whelan (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/james-callis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:James Callis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">James Callis<\/a>), who remains lacking in all cogent areas except ego.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s a mess, but will it end that way? Not if Lamb can help it, and fans have come to expect the Slow Horses\u2019 savviness the same way they welcome each new Jackson Lamb fart joke (and my goodness, this season has a doozy).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201c[Showrunner <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/will-smith\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Will Smith;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Will Smith<\/a>] has such a brilliant way of reinventing the formula, which is so special because he manages to make every season just slightly different enough that keeps the audience engaged, even when they know where the story is going to take them,\u201d says Chung. \u201cAnd that\u2019s a really difficult thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><strong>Slow<\/strong><\/em><strong><em> Horses<\/em>, Season 5 Premiere,<\/strong>\u00a0<b>Wednesday, September 24, Apple TV+<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the latest entertainment news on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TV Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mass shooting in an open shopping square. 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