MI5 personnel are caught up in a traffic jam in London while escorting the CIA's most wanted terrorist to an arranged CIA handover point, when he is suddenly rescued by armed men on motorbikes.

Slow Horses is a darkly funny espionage drama that follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in an off-the-books department of MI5 — called Slough House — due to their career ...

Journalist Peter Taylor reveals the story of how a former undercover MI5 officer put his life and career on the line to encourage the IRA to end its violent campaign and embrace politics.