From Spook Street to Joe Country

ok i made notes when reading the books to make a timeline because… i had to

just note that the show moved the TL up like 2 years

Book TL:

Pre Book 1:

Black mountains training Spider was 24

Year before book 1 Spider and River inseparable.

@saulbetter addition: river and spider are the same age. the 'inseparable' for a year doesn't specify if that was in training or already working at the Park (the training exercise was an 'upgrade assessment'). spider took a 'graduate route' to become Mi5 which is mentioned to take two years (I assume this includes all of training). in book 1 spider is described as 'under 30', so mid-late twenties?

Book 1: October. evidence: Sid joined “2 months ago in august”. River has been at SH for 8months 2weeks and 4 days. Making Kings Cross february ish.

Book 2: early to end April, a “few months after” last book. River is in Upshott for 3 weeks.

Book 3: August, a year since the last book. Heavily implied to be 2015 from Donovans timeline.

Book 4: January 2-6th. A “few months” since last book.

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SHOW TL:

Pre season 1:

Spiders Monitor in 1x01 of the fiasco training exercise says July 20- if we go by the books “8 months in SH” thing Stansted was probably in June 2015

Season 1- February 2016

“Its February!”-Struan

Season 2- Late August 2016

Summer vibes (ice cream/fans)

Dickie's Coroners report say 22nd August 2016

Min’s plaque says 2016

Season 3- August 16-17th 2017

CCTV in 3x02 says 2017-08-17

River's watch shows the date as 17

"Waste and Recycling info 2017/18" Flyer on Louisa's fridge 3x01

Season 4- January 2-6 2018

January 2nd: Westacres

The Incident happens the night of the 4th

False ID, Les Arbes, Return journey, all happen on 5th

Cold Bodies were created “28 years ago”. River is born in 1990–making him 27/8.

Season 5- May 11-14th 2018

Abbotsfield happens the morning of May 11th

Catherine texts Lamb at 23:41 on Fri. May 11 at the club (ep1)

Eps 2–5 happen on May 12th

Lamb texts River at 22:46 on Sat. May 12 (ep5)

Ep 6 is mainly Sun. May 13th (sunday lunch w david)

New 🔥

Young Jackson Lamb and Catherine Standish 🐌🐎

i made a sequel:

Season 8 to start filming in June? 🐌🐎

oh just trying to get the muscles working again

Post End S4

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The shouting from Lamb’s office rattled what was left of the windows from his floor down to Ho’s. Moira stopped what she was doing to look upwards, waiting for the floor to collapse. 

Catherine, four months absent, but twenty years in the black of Jackson Lamb’s moods simply carried on. 

Footsteps on the stairs, lighter than Lamb but heavy with intent. 

Coe’s hood was up, earphones dangling. He wouldn’t make eye contact with her, simply stood there until Catherine registered his presence.

“Sorry.” He said “For shooting him in front of you.”

Catherine considered for a moment. Her mouth tightened to a hard line, a single nod in Coe’s direction. There was nothing to be said that could undo his actions, that would wipe the memory of it away. She had no forgiveness for him. There were other things that needed her attention.

“I need to get the bucket.”

“Oh - yes - it’s over there.” Catherine pulled the bucket from the under the sink, handed it over. 

“J.K. - I was there too?” Moira said. 

Coe paused at the door.

“He didn’t mention you.” 

“If it were up to you, would you rather Jackson end up with Standish or Diana?”

He paused, stared into the distance of contemplation for a few moments, then leaned forward and whispered…

“Standish.”

And then he giggled, and then I passed away xoxox

Christopher Chung and Saskia Reeves attending the Royal Television Society Awards 2026 🐌🐎