Slow Horses' Christopher Chung wants Sophie Okonedo's Ingrid Tearney to return
Christopher Chung, who plays Roddy Ho in Slow Horses, told Radio Times he would like Sophie Okonedo's Ingrid Tearney to return, after several past characters came back in season 6.
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Centre · 2Christopher Chung, who plays Roddy Ho in Slow Horses, has said he would like to see Ingrid Tearney, played by Sophie Okonedo, return to the show. Radio TimesN “It'd be amazing if they figured out a way for [Ingrid] Tearney to come back in. I'd love to work with Sophie [Okonedo] because I never got any scenes with her.” Read at Radio Times ↗ Digital SpyN “the star expressed hope that Sophie Okonedo could come back as former MI5 chief Ingrid Tearney.” Read at Digital Spy ↗ Centre · 2Chung made the comments in an interview with Radio Times, and Digital Spy later reported them. Radio TimesN “Speaking exclusively with Radio Times, the Roddy Ho star addressed the returning stars” Read at Radio Times ↗ Digital SpyN “Speaking to RadioTimes” Read at Digital Spy ↗ Centre · 2Season 6 has brought back several earlier characters: Olivia Cooke as Sid Baker, Rosalind Eleazar as Louisa Guy, Hugo Weaving as Frank Harkness, Joanna Scanlan as Moira Tregorian and Paul Higgins as Struan Loy. Radio TimesN “Olivia Cooke as Sid Baker, who was last seen in season 1, but Rosalind Eleazar has reprised her role as Louisa Guy” Read at Radio Times ↗ Digital SpyN “Hugo Weaving, Joanna Scanlan, Rosalind Eleazar and Paul Higgins having returned as Frank Harkness, Moira Tregorian, Louisa Guy and Struan Loy respectively.” Read at Digital Spy ↗
Centre · 2Chung said the show's history lets viewers reward long-term loyalty, and that seeing Higgins return as Struan after season 1 was "so brilliant". Radio TimesN “Seeing Paul come back as Struan after season 1 is so brilliant.” Read at Radio Times ↗ Digital SpyN “you can watch these seasons as standalones, but then you get a real payoff if you're with it from season one.” Read at Digital Spy ↗ Centre · 1Radio Times notes that Tearney was MI5's First Desk from seasons 1 to 3 and was ousted at the end of season 3 by her Second Desk, Diana Taverner. Claude Whelan, played by James Callis, replaced her for seasons 4 and 5, and Taverner took the top job after that. Radio TimesN “Ingrid Tearney was the First Desk at MI5 between seasons 1 and 3, although she was ousted at the end of that last run after being outmanoeuvred by her Second Desk, Diana Taverner.”“Taverner finally took her place at the top of the organisation” Read at Radio Times ↗ Centre · 2Both outlets say season 7 has finished filming. Radio Times says production on season 8 is underway, while Digital Spy says season 8 is in development. Radio TimesN “The seventh season of Slow Horses has already finished filming, while production on season 8 is underway.” Read at Radio Times ↗ Digital SpyN “filming for the seventh season having already been completed. The eighth season, meanwhile, is in development.” Read at Digital Spy ↗
Centre · 2Radio Times adds that it is unclear where the show goes after that, because the adaptation will have used all of Mick Herron's published mainline novels. Digital Spy says it is yet to be seen whether Chung will get the wish, and reports that season 6 has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 35 reviews. Radio TimesN “the adaptation will have exhausted all of the mainline books which have currently been published.” Read at Radio Times ↗ Digital SpyN “It has a perfect approval rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes from 35 reviews” Read at Digital Spy ↗
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- Both outlets treat this as light entertainment news built on one interview. Radio Times leads with the exclusive and the casting question; Digital Spy rewrites it as a call for a major character return.
- Emphasis
- Radio Times adds Tearney's backstory and the future of the series after the books run out. Digital Spy adds Rotten Tomatoes scores and the season 7 and 8 status.
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- Digital Spy leaves out Tearney's storyline and the question of source material. Radio Times leaves out review scores.
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- “major character return”“the best job in television”
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“Could a character not seen since season 3 pop back up?” — Radio Times
“Slow Horses star calls for major character return” — Digital Spy
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What every side reports
- Chung named Ingrid Tearney (Sophie Okonedo) as the character he would like to return.
- Chung said he never had scenes with Okonedo.
- Season 6 featured returns including Olivia Cooke, Rosalind Eleazar, Hugo Weaving, Joanna Scanlan and Paul Higgins.
- Season 7 has finished filming.
- Slow Horses streams on Apple TV.
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Status of season 8
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- Radio Times says production on season 8 is underway; Digital Spy says it is in development.
Christopher Chung person
Chung says it would be amazing for Tearney to return and that he would love to work with Okonedo. He calls the show the best job in television and says returning actors feel blessed.
“It is the best job in television, so every actor wants to be there.” — Radio Times
“I'd love to work with Sophie because I never got any scenes with her.” — Digital Spy
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Neutral Exclusive interview write-up with background on Tearney and on the show's future after the novels.
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Slow Horses star calls for major character return
Sympathetic Rewrite of the Radio Times interview that adds review scores and praises the show.
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- 7 Oct 09:00 First Radio TimesN Christopher Chung reveals the former Slow Horses star he would most like to see return for a future season
- 10 Oct 16:55 +79h 55m Digital SpyN Slow Horses star calls for major character return
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