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Season 1 – Slow Horses

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A dysfunctional team of MI5 agents and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb, navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
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Slow Horses — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Slow Horses refreshes the espionage genre by letting its band of snoops be bumbling, with Gary Oldman giving a masterclass in frumpy authority.

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James Jackson The Times (UK) 08/05/2022
There is a bit of barbed humour here, yet it’s also a surprise how unthrilling it is for a spy thriller. Go to Full Review Adam White Independent (UK) 04/01/2022
4/5
If the terrorist plotting feels dated at times, there’s enough elsewhere to make up for it. Principally, the show’s stars, with Oldman and Scott Thomas a particularly fizzy double act. Go to Full Review Caroline Framke Variety 04/01/2022
By season’s end, Slow Horses feels more familiar than truly innovative, albeit with some sharper acting and jokes than most others it’s following. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 03/24/2025
5/5
… intricate black-ops, London backdrops and mouthy spies... Slow Horses does these things so ridiculously well in comparison with most spy series; you’d have to go back to John le Carre’s The Night Manager to find one as tightly-ratcheted as this… Go to Full Review Pradeep Menon Firstpost 10/10/2023
By the time you have fallen for the plot and the world Slow Horses, you would have fallen for Gary Oldman as well. Or vice-versa. Go to Full Review Ana Yorke PopMatters 12/27/2022
While Slow Horses’ story brings little new to the spy genre, the plotting is tight, the dialogues are exquisitely written, and the cast is uniformly superb. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ivo S @Santiago7 Jul 12 The writing is superb, a masterclass in screenwriting, it is ridiculous that some reviews are attacking it with baseless claims, there are only two options for them: 1. The writing is too sophisticated for them to get it. 2. The do no like how authentically the racists and the islamophobes are portrayed. See more Brian B @RT69098977 Jul 5 The story line is so preposterous it’s difficult to watch. Gary Oldman is of course amazing. But the idea there is some "right wing" cabal looking to turn England into a fascist state is just ludicrous. Maybe they should focus on the rap3 Ganges and the 250,000 young British women (actual citizens of Britain) that were reportedly $exually abused with the complicit consent of the authorities. See more Nitsan F @RT29440553 Jul 1 This is just awful. Insanely boring. Just nonsense yammering about the backstory and stupid arguments and the boss character is nasty and gross (I am otherwise a big fan of Gary Oldman) and the whole premise of the show doesn't make sense. Maybe it gets better but I don't have the patience to sit through this garbage. See more F F @RT33363327 Jun 28 The story is a little confusing, I think it could have been better, but I liked it. It was a fun watch I can say that See more Ken D @mynameisken Mar 23 it's confusing and messy. I never know what's going on and I don't care. how does this train wreck have 5 seasons?! insane. See more Kurt K. @Kurtosaurus Jan 29 Amazing show. The cast and story are riveting. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Gary Oldman

Jackson Lamb

Jack Lowden

River Cartwright

Kristin Scott Thomas

Diana Taverner

Graham Yost

Executive Producer

James Hawes

Executive Producer

Will Smith

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 1, 2022 Failure's Contagious River Cartwright is ousted from MI5 and finds himself in a place worse than purgatory, Slough House, the dumping ground for failed spies. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 1, 2022 Work Drinks River and Sid join forces; a misfired gun has dire consequences. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 8, 2022 Bad Tradecraft Slough House is an unlikely venue for a secret romance, but events take a dark turn when a dangerous encounter becomes deadly. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 15, 2022 Visiting Hours Taverner sends the Dogs to hunt down Lamb and the Slow Horses; River holds the secret to saving the gang. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 22, 2022 Fiasco The Slow Horses disappear to avoid capture by MI5; Lamb and River head to The Park to outwit Taverner. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 29, 2022 Follies Taverner and the Slow Horses attempt different approaches to locate the kidnappers and Hassan; Ho makes a discovery about Sid. Details

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Slow Horses — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
James Hawes
Executive Producer
Graham Yost, James Hawes, Will Smith, Douglas Urbanski, Gail Mutrux, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta
Screenwriter
Will Smith, Mark Denton, Morwenna Banks, Jonny Stockwood
Network
Apple TV
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 1, 2022