Gary Oldman, aka Commissioner Gordon, talks about hanging up his boots and retiring from acting

Oldman told the ‘Times of London’, “I’ve had an enviable career, but careers wane, and I do have other things that interest me outside of acting. When you’re young you think you’re going to get round to doing all of them – read that book – then the years go by.”

“I’m (going to be) 65 next year, 70 is around the corner. I don’t want to be active when I’m 80. I’d be very happy and honoured and privileged to go out as Jackson Lamb (his character in ‘Slow Horses’) – and then hang it up.”

According to Deadline, however the fans of Oldman will be able to see him for a while yet. He is contracted for two more series of ‘Slow Horses’, in which he plays wizened spymaster Jackson Lamb, the boss of fictional ‘Slough House’, a kind of Siberia for disgraced agents, where they’re sent in the hope they’ll retire – except, of course, they don’t.

‘Slow Horses’ is based on the bestselling books by Mick Herron and after its first season one of Apple’s most critically acclaimed shows.