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Slow Horses – Season 5, Episode 3 Tall Tales

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An act of sabotage grinds London to a halt; Taverner interrogates Roddy; Coe is convinced a destabilization strategy is at play.
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Slow Horses — Season 5, Episode 3

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Cast & Crew

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Gary Oldman

Jackson Lamb

Kristin Scott Thomas

Diana Taverner

Jack Lowden

River Cartwright

Saskia Reeves

Catherine Standish

Rosalind Eleazar

Louisa Guy

Christopher Chung

Roddy Ho
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Scott Tobias New York Magazine/Vulture Oct 9
4/5
As the fulcrum to the entire terrorist plot this season, however, the Roddy character has done much to establish the tone, which is much sillier than usual, despite kicking off with a massacre that’s surely the most harrowing sequence the show has done. Go to Full Review Del Winters MovieJawn Oct 19
This is the darkly comedic tone that drew me to Slow Horses in the first place, so I'm hopeful it signals a turn away from the inconsistent commentary on race and towards spy shenanigans in the last two episodes of the season. Go to Full Review Allison Nichols Tell-Tale TV Oct 14
3.5/5
Watching everyone slowly realize what Lamb is saying and then executing it flawlessly is so much fun. Go to Full Review Alan French FandomWire Oct 8
8/10
A good old-fashioned episode of Slow Horses means that we get some low-key exploration of our characters. Both Chung and Oldman are exceptional in "Tall Tales." Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis An act of sabotage grinds London to a halt; Taverner interrogates Roddy; Coe is convinced a destabilization strategy is at play.
Director
Saul Metzstein
Executive Producer
Graham Yost, James Hawes, Will Smith, Douglas Urbanski, Gail Mutrux, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta
Screenwriter
Sean Gray
Network
Apple TV
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 8, 2025
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