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Slow Horses Star Reacts to J.K. Coe's Season 6 Death
Thomas Brooke admits reading J.K. Coe's book death scene made him emotional.
In brief
Thomas Brooke admits reading J.K. Coe's book death scene made him emotional. Thomas Brooke was devastated by J.K. Coe's death in Slow Horses Season 6 after reading the book where he dies. Originally reported by SlashFilm.
J.K. Coe's Season 6 death
Thomas Brooke's J.K. Coe dies in Slow Horses Season 6 after a bathroom brawl with Russian assassin Jim.
“You FSB? "GRU," replies Jim, confirming he's a member of Russia's military intelligence service”
Brooke read books before filming
Brooke had read Mick Herron's books and knew J.K. Coe would die in Season 6.
“I read the books when I got the job”
Emotional book reading
Brooke read two pages of 'Clown Town' and felt he couldn't engage with the world anymore.
“I read two pages of it... I can't read this. I cannot engage with this world again”
Coe's death scene details
Coe brandishes his push knife, a weapon Brooke suggested to showrunner Will Smith.
“He talks about mortgages with the mercenary”
Showrunner's perspective
Gaby Chiappe, Season 6 showrunner, hopes Coe's death counts for fans.
“hope[s] that death will count for people”
Brooke's satisfaction
Brooke felt Coe got a fitting farewell despite his character's pre-determined death.
“If I was watching it, I'd be expecting a scene at some point where he goes, 'This is what happened, this is why I am the way I am'”
Prequel books for return
Brooke may return as Coe in prequel books 'The List' and 'Nobody Walks'.
“There's a couple of prequel books where you get to see what happened to [Coe], and it is so awful”
The big picture
Thomas Brooke was devastated by J.K. Coe's death in Slow Horses Season 6 after reading the book where he dies.
