Key scene from Slow Horses fans didn't get to see reveals mysterious character

Slow Horses editor Robert Frost has shared details of scenes that fans unfortunately didn't get to see. The thrilling drama which launched in 2022 on Apple TV, has kept fans glued to their screens as a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents navigate the world of espionage. Starring actor Gary Oldman, the show has been a hit amongst viewers.

But Robert has now revealed that some scenes just didn't make the cut. Speaking exclusively to Reach, he said: "Gary Oldman is so brilliant as Jackson Lamb - every scene there is a brilliant one-liner. "Sadly it does mean that sometimes we have to lose some of them to keep the plot rolling forward.



There are some amazing jokes I had to pull out, but it's all for the greater good - less is more! We also had a scene where Louisa calls River's mum, who you only hear on the phone. Talking about a mysterious character, he added: "We did actually shoot a scene with the mother but felt it was best to leave her mysterious for now..

." When asked about any challenges he's faced while editing Robert mentioned an action scene that he had privelesge to also witness while on set. He said: "When it comes to action sequences, despite the chaos that comes with the violence, you still want to make it very clear what is happening to who, where everyone is in relation to each other, what the characters need to do to ‘win’.

"You don’t want the audience wondering, 'Why don’t they just do this?' or 'Why isn’t that character helping?' To avoid confusion, we often add ADR to clarify plot points or have the second unit shoot additional inserts." Talking about working alongside the directors and production, he added: "But by editing on location, Will could watch the scene and write new lines on the spot, while Adam could revise his shot list, and we would then grab the extra pieces we needed. "A nice bonus of being on set was the opportunity to share the sequence with some of the cast and crew.

I don’t have the patience of the production crew, who work tirelessly on a project and don’t see the end results for months if not years! "So it was nice to gather everyone around the macbook at 3am in the freezing cold and show them what they had been working so hard on." Robert recently won the BAFTA Craft Award for Editing Fiction. As well as Slow Horses, he has worked on My Fault: London and Hijack.

Slow Horses is available to watch on Apple TV.