Hollywood stars Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas spotted at London laundrette filming Slow Horses
Two major Hollywood stars - Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas - have been spotted at a London Laundrette.
Stardust was sprinkled on the laundry at a London laundrette when two A-list Hollywood legends were spotted filming a new series. Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas were seen in Shepherd’s Bush last week, filming season six of Apple TV spy thriller, Slow Horses.
But far from doing their washing, the duo were surrounded by a film crew for the scene, with Oldman also caught on camera walking out with a newspaper in hand.
Scott Thomas, a BAFTA and Olivier Award winner, was later seen outside the laundrette, in a chocolate brown trenchcoat, being assisted by a crew member and rubbing her hands together to stay warm.
Spy thriller Slow Horses, based on the Slough House series of books by Mick Herron, tells the story of an MI5 unit where disgraced or failed agents are consigned, under the supervision of Jackson Lamb, played by Oldman.
And fan Vinisha Gill said she was on a coffee run with her husband when she stumbled across the film shoot. She said: “Lots of people were walking past saying ‘oh my god, that’s Gary Oldman’. I said, ‘no way’.
“I moved closer directly opposite the laundrette to see what was going on and I noticed Gary Oldman’s character Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses. I immediately recognised him as that character because of how he was dressed.
“In the show he doesn’t dress well or take care of himself, looks dirty – they made him look like that. I saw Kristin and she was dressed impeccably and her hair was done really nicely. Jackson Lamb [Oldman’s character] reports to her. In the show they meet in random areas as they’re not really supposed to be meeting in too open areas.
“I suppose that’s why they chose the laundrette. There were a lot of people outside the laundrette, presumably the set team and extras were asked to walk past. Being a fan of the show I was actually quite surprised. I’ve always wondered when I would see celebrity sightings in London and I had my moment."
In the series, Slough House is a banishment room for MI5 operatives who are consigned there after failing in the roles - but not badly enough to be sacked. Those sent to Slough House are known as "slow horses" as they are deemed to be slow at thinking and action.