‘Quirky British TV and film can become global hits’ – Slow Horses director

James Hawes (Ian West/PA)

The director of Gary Oldman-starring spy series Slow Horses has said that the show’s success proves that “quirky British” productions can become global hits.

James Hawes, who also directed the Sir Anthony Hopkins-starring One Life, about the British stockbroker who saved hundreds of Czech children from the Holocaust, appeared in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s inquiry into British film and high-end TV on Wednesday.