Slow Horses
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In that sense, River is Jacksons truest protege, albeit much younger and freshly scrubbed.

He is the only guy who can get this done.
Spies who dont crash Stansted or call in fake fucking Code Septembers.
(Keep walking until you get to the sea.
And when you get to the sea, keep walking with your mouth open.)
As it turns out, River didnt actually have to do the mission at all.
We can hold off on the answers for now.
Whats the hurry, mate?
he wonders, before River simply punches this stranger hard in the gut.
(This must have been how Jesus felt, surrounded by dickheads.)
Okay, so not all the agents at Slough House are brilliant.
I told you to keep your bloody distance, not scare him off like a pigeon, says Jackson.
Duffy does finally get the drop on River in the end and pulls him away.
But I think we can bet that River will get out of that pickle pretty easily next week.