Slow Horses

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Slow Horses is a British spy thriller television series based on the Slough House series of novels by Mick Herron, created for television by Will Smith. It follows an MI5 unit where disgraced or failed agents are consigned, under the supervision of Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman). It also stars Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, Christopher Chung and Aimee-Ffion Edwards. The series premiered on Apple TV+ on 1 April 2022 to highly positive reviews. The first five series have adapted the novels Slow Horses, Dead Lions, Real Tigers, Spook Street, and London Rules, respectively. Slow Horses has been renewed for a sixth and seventh series, based on the novels Joe Country and Slough House (series 6) and Bad Actors (series 7).

Infobox

Genre

mw- Black comedy Drama Spy thriller

Created by

Will Smith

Based on

Slough Houseby Mick Herron

Written by

Will Smith Morwenna Banks Mark Denton Jonny Stockwood Sean Gray Edward Docx

Directed by

James Hawes Jeremy Lovering Saul Metzstein Adam Randall

Starring

Gary Oldman Jack Lowden Kristin Scott Thomas Jonathan Pryce Hugo Weaving Saskia Reeves Rosalind Eleazar Christopher Chung Aimee-Ffion Edwards

Theme music composer

Mick Jagger Daniel Pemberton

Composers

Daniel Pemberton Toydrum

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Original language

English

No. of series

No. of episodes

Executive producers

Iain Canning Hakan Kousetta Jamie Laurenson Gail Mutrux Emile Sherman Will Smith Douglas Urbanski Graham Yost

Producer

Jane Robertson

Cinematography

Danny Cohen

Editors

Katie Weiland Luke Dunkley

Running time

40–53 minutes

Production companies

See-Saw Films Flying Studio Pictures Sony Pictures Television Studios (series 1)

Network

Apple TV

Release

1 April 2022 (2022-04-01) –present

Tables

First released

Series

First released

Episodes

Last released

Series

Episodes

1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)

Originally released

29 April 2022 (2022-04-29)

Originally released

Slow Horses

Adapted novel(s)

James Hawes

Series

Episodes

2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)

Originally released

30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)

Originally released

Dead Lions

Adapted novel(s)

Jeremy Lovering

Series

Episodes

29 November 2023 (2023-11-29)

Originally released

27 December 2023 (2023-12-27)

Originally released

Real Tigers

Adapted novel(s)

Saul Metzstein

Series

Episodes

4 September 2024 (2024-09-04)

Originally released

9 October 2024 (2024-10-09)

Originally released

Spook Street

Adapted novel(s)

Adam Randall

Series

Episodes

24 September 2025 (2025-09-24)

Originally released

29 October 2025 (2025-10-29)

Originally released

London Rules

Adapted novel(s)

Saul Metzstein

Series	Episodes	Originally released		Adapted novel(s)	Director
Series	Episodes	First released	Last released	Adapted novel(s)	Director
1	6	1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)	29 April 2022 (2022-04-29)	Slow Horses	James Hawes
2	6	2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)	30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)	Dead Lions	Jeremy Lovering
3	6	29 November 2023 (2023-11-29)	27 December 2023 (2023-12-27)	Real Tigers	Saul Metzstein
4	6	4 September 2024 (2024-09-04)	9 October 2024 (2024-10-09)	Spook Street	Adam Randall
5	6	24 September 2025 (2025-09-24)	29 October 2025 (2025-10-29)	London Rules	Saul Metzstein

· Episodes › Series 1 (2022)

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No. inseries

Title

"Failure's Contagious"

Directed by

James Hawes

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)

After being scapegoated for a colleague's mistake during a training exercise at Stansted Airport, MI5 agent River Cartwright is demoted to Slough House, a unit for disgraced operatives run by the abrasive Jackson Lamb. Lamb assigns River to surveil journalist Robert Hobden, who is linked to far-right politicians Peter Judd and Roger Simmonds. River learns that colleague Sidonie "Sid" Baker is secretly copying Hobden's USB flash drive, which he is then tasked with delivering to MI5 headquarters at Regent's Park. Hobden calls fellow journalists claiming knowledge of an imminent attack. River's grandfather David reveals that Hobden was blacklisted after appearing on a leaked donor list for the far-right British Patriotic Party and blamed MI5 for his downfall, warning River that Slough House's involvement suggests risk and the need for deniability. Lamb's assistant Catherine Standish attends an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. The far-right Sons of Albion kidnap British-Pakistani student Hassan Ahmed, threatening to behead him on a livestream at sunrise. River defies orders to pursue the case further.

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No. inseries

Title

"Work Drinks"

Directed by

James Hawes

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)

Hassan's kidnappers — Moe, Larry, Curly, and Zeppo — hold him hostage in a London terrace basement, with Roger Simmonds revealed as the Sons of Albion's overseer. River, having copied Hobden's USB before delivering it to Regent's Park, realises it contains nothing and tricks rival James "Spider" Webb into confirming this. Standish suffers flashbacks to the death of her and Lamb's former colleague, Charles Partner. Slough House tech expert Roddy Ho fails to hack Hobden's laptop as it is air gapped, raising further suspicion. MI5 Deputy-Director General Diana Taverner recruits Slough House member Jed Moody for "off book" work. Slough House agents Min Harper and Louisa Guy commiserate in a pub about their failed careers. River and Sid tail Hobden, but Sid admits she was planted on Lamb's team to watch River. They witness a masked intruder enter Hobden's home and chase him, finding Hobden destroying his hard drive with thermite. As River and Sid fight the intruder, Hobden escapes and the attacker flees after shooting Sid in the head.

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No. inseries

Title

"Bad Tradecraft"

Directed by

James Hawes

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

8 April 2022 (2022-04-08)

Sid, critically injured, is taken to the hospital by MI5 security while River is detained; Lamb frees him, deducing Jed Moody was the gunman sent after Hobden. Moody later attacks Min and Louisa at Slough House but dies in a fall during the struggle. Lamb suspects Regent's Park will blame and disown Slough House if its operation fails. Taverner reveals to Lamb that Hassan is the nephew of the deputy head of Pakistani Military Intelligence, and that his abduction is an unsanctioned false-flag operation she engineered to boost cooperation with Pakistan and weaken the British far-right. She says that she put an agent undercover with the Sons of Albion to arrange both the kidnapping and a planned rescue. She notes that Hobden was nearby when she conceived the scheme and may have overheard or recorded her, which is why she tasked Slough House with investigating him. Standish's past ties to Charles Partner are revealed to have nearly led to a treason charge. Hobden attempts to persuade Peter Judd to expose the fake plot to kidnap Hassan, but is rebuffed. Curly makes secret calls on a burner phone. Hassan unsuccessfully attempts to escape. Taverner allows Lamb's team to signal to her mole that a raid will commence on the apartment where Hassan is being held, but when River, Min, and Louisa storm the site, they find it empty except for Moe's decapitated body.

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No. inseries

Title

"Visiting Hours"

Directed by

James Hawes

Written by

Morwenna Banks

Original release date

15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)

It is revealed that Moe (real name Alan Black) was Taverner's mole, but was exposed and killed by Curly, who flees with Zeppo, Larry, and Hassan. On the road, Zeppo and Larry admit they never intended to kill Hassan and consider releasing him, alarmed by Curly's instability. Lamb and his team escape the property before MI5's security personnel, aka "the Dogs", arrive, knowing Slough House will be blamed. River rescues Roddy from being taken into custody, while Min and Louisa fail to prevent their colleague Struan Loy's detainment. Taverner repeatedly calls Standish, claiming Lamb was tied to Charles Partner's death, but Standish stays loyal until Lamb extracts her. They are seized by Webb and the Dogs' leader Nick Duffy, but Standish frees them en route to Regent's Park by pulling out Moody's Glock 17, which Lamb had hidden in her bag. The Director-General of MI5, Ingrid Tearney, cancels a State Department meeting in the US and returns to London, pressuring Taverner to cover her tracks. To deflect blame, Taverner coerces Struan into falsely testifying that Lamb orchestrated the failed false-flag plot with Black.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Fiasco"

Directed by

James Hawes

Written by

Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood

Original release date

22 April 2022 (2022-04-22)

When the team regroups, River recalls photographing Taverner secretly meeting with Black during a surveillance training exercise. Lamb returns Duffy's car to Regent's Park and confronts Taverner, who offers him a quiet dismissal and threatens Standish, also claiming Sid has died. Lamb tells her there is a bomb in the car, forcing Duffy's security to investigate and giving River the chance to sneak inside the building. River confronts Webb and accuses him of helping Taverner sabotage him: during the Stansted training exercise, Webb deliberately fed River false intel at her instruction, ensuring he would fail and be demoted to Slough House, thereby preventing her scheme with Black from being uncovered. River retrieves the incriminating photo of Taverner with Black and, with Lamb, threatens to expose her operation to Tearney and the press. Standish and Roddy trace the Sons of Albion's van to an identity once used by Black. Running out of petrol, Curly declares he will behead Hassan and attempt suicide by cop, but Zeppo briefly takes control of the car by threatening Curly with a hidden handgun he took from Black's corpse. Hassan tells the group his uncle can offer them money for his safe return. After refuelling, Curly is able to disarm and kill Zeppo, regaining control.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Follies"

Directed by

James Hawes

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

29 April 2022 (2022-04-29)

Taverner confronts Judd, telling him his calls to far-right allies after Hobden's visit resulted in Black's death and compromised the mission. Tearney returns from the US and orders all loose ends tied off; Taverner further lies to her about the operation. Curly drives Larry and Hassan to a forest to stage the beheading. Larry frees Hassan and attacks Curly with an axe but flees, enabling a wounded Curly to recapture Hassan. Larry reaches the port of Harwich but is shot dead by the Dogs on Tearney's orders; Duffy plants a weapon on Larry's corpse to frame him. Curly prepares to kill Hassan at what he thinks is a Norman castle, which Hassan identifies as a folly. Lamb, River, Min, and Louisa, guided by Roddy, track them there. After a shootout with River, Curly is knocked unconscious by Hassan with a rock. The Dogs arrive, but the team prevents them from executing Curly, openly defying First and Second Desk. In the aftermath, Roddy tells River Sid's records have been erased, suggesting she may still be alive. Duffy kills Hobden. It is revealed that Charles Partner was the former Director General of MI5, whose death was reported a suicide after foreign blackmail; Lamb tells Standish he gave Partner the gun he used to kill himself, but a flashback reveals that Lamb himself killed Partner on David Cartwright's orders.

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No.overall	No. inseries	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Failure's Contagious"	James Hawes	Will Smith	1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)
After being scapegoated for a colleague's mistake during a training exercise at Stansted Airport, MI5 agent River Cartwright is demoted to Slough House, a unit for disgraced operatives run by the abrasive Jackson Lamb. Lamb assigns River to surveil journalist Robert Hobden, who is linked to far-right politicians Peter Judd and Roger Simmonds. River learns that colleague Sidonie "Sid" Baker is secretly copying Hobden's USB flash drive, which he is then tasked with delivering to MI5 headquarters at Regent's Park. Hobden calls fellow journalists claiming knowledge of an imminent attack. River's grandfather David reveals that Hobden was blacklisted after appearing on a leaked donor list for the far-right British Patriotic Party and blamed MI5 for his downfall, warning River that Slough House's involvement suggests risk and the need for deniability. Lamb's assistant Catherine Standish attends an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. The far-right Sons of Albion kidnap British-Pakistani student Hassan Ahmed, threatening to behead him on a livestream at sunrise. River defies orders to pursue the case further.
2	2	"Work Drinks"	James Hawes	Will Smith	1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)
Hassan's kidnappers — Moe, Larry, Curly, and Zeppo — hold him hostage in a London terrace basement, with Roger Simmonds revealed as the Sons of Albion's overseer. River, having copied Hobden's USB before delivering it to Regent's Park, realises it contains nothing and tricks rival James "Spider" Webb into confirming this. Standish suffers flashbacks to the death of her and Lamb's former colleague, Charles Partner. Slough House tech expert Roddy Ho fails to hack Hobden's laptop as it is air gapped, raising further suspicion. MI5 Deputy-Director General Diana Taverner recruits Slough House member Jed Moody for "off book" work. Slough House agents Min Harper and Louisa Guy commiserate in a pub about their failed careers. River and Sid tail Hobden, but Sid admits she was planted on Lamb's team to watch River. They witness a masked intruder enter Hobden's home and chase him, finding Hobden destroying his hard drive with thermite. As River and Sid fight the intruder, Hobden escapes and the attacker flees after shooting Sid in the head.
3	3	"Bad Tradecraft"	James Hawes	Will Smith	8 April 2022 (2022-04-08)
Sid, critically injured, is taken to the hospital by MI5 security while River is detained; Lamb frees him, deducing Jed Moody was the gunman sent after Hobden. Moody later attacks Min and Louisa at Slough House but dies in a fall during the struggle. Lamb suspects Regent's Park will blame and disown Slough House if its operation fails. Taverner reveals to Lamb that Hassan is the nephew of the deputy head of Pakistani Military Intelligence, and that his abduction is an unsanctioned false-flag operation she engineered to boost cooperation with Pakistan and weaken the British far-right. She says that she put an agent undercover with the Sons of Albion to arrange both the kidnapping and a planned rescue. She notes that Hobden was nearby when she conceived the scheme and may have overheard or recorded her, which is why she tasked Slough House with investigating him. Standish's past ties to Charles Partner are revealed to have nearly led to a treason charge. Hobden attempts to persuade Peter Judd to expose the fake plot to kidnap Hassan, but is rebuffed. Curly makes secret calls on a burner phone. Hassan unsuccessfully attempts to escape. Taverner allows Lamb's team to signal to her mole that a raid will commence on the apartment where Hassan is being held, but when River, Min, and Louisa storm the site, they find it empty except for Moe's decapitated body.
4	4	"Visiting Hours"	James Hawes	Morwenna Banks	15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
It is revealed that Moe (real name Alan Black) was Taverner's mole, but was exposed and killed by Curly, who flees with Zeppo, Larry, and Hassan. On the road, Zeppo and Larry admit they never intended to kill Hassan and consider releasing him, alarmed by Curly's instability. Lamb and his team escape the property before MI5's security personnel, aka "the Dogs", arrive, knowing Slough House will be blamed. River rescues Roddy from being taken into custody, while Min and Louisa fail to prevent their colleague Struan Loy's detainment. Taverner repeatedly calls Standish, claiming Lamb was tied to Charles Partner's death, but Standish stays loyal until Lamb extracts her. They are seized by Webb and the Dogs' leader Nick Duffy, but Standish frees them en route to Regent's Park by pulling out Moody's Glock 17, which Lamb had hidden in her bag. The Director-General of MI5, Ingrid Tearney, cancels a State Department meeting in the US and returns to London, pressuring Taverner to cover her tracks. To deflect blame, Taverner coerces Struan into falsely testifying that Lamb orchestrated the failed false-flag plot with Black.
5	5	"Fiasco"	James Hawes	Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood	22 April 2022 (2022-04-22)
When the team regroups, River recalls photographing Taverner secretly meeting with Black during a surveillance training exercise. Lamb returns Duffy's car to Regent's Park and confronts Taverner, who offers him a quiet dismissal and threatens Standish, also claiming Sid has died. Lamb tells her there is a bomb in the car, forcing Duffy's security to investigate and giving River the chance to sneak inside the building. River confronts Webb and accuses him of helping Taverner sabotage him: during the Stansted training exercise, Webb deliberately fed River false intel at her instruction, ensuring he would fail and be demoted to Slough House, thereby preventing her scheme with Black from being uncovered. River retrieves the incriminating photo of Taverner with Black and, with Lamb, threatens to expose her operation to Tearney and the press. Standish and Roddy trace the Sons of Albion's van to an identity once used by Black. Running out of petrol, Curly declares he will behead Hassan and attempt suicide by cop, but Zeppo briefly takes control of the car by threatening Curly with a hidden handgun he took from Black's corpse. Hassan tells the group his uncle can offer them money for his safe return. After refuelling, Curly is able to disarm and kill Zeppo, regaining control.
6	6	"Follies"	James Hawes	Will Smith	29 April 2022 (2022-04-29)
Taverner confronts Judd, telling him his calls to far-right allies after Hobden's visit resulted in Black's death and compromised the mission. Tearney returns from the US and orders all loose ends tied off; Taverner further lies to her about the operation. Curly drives Larry and Hassan to a forest to stage the beheading. Larry frees Hassan and attacks Curly with an axe but flees, enabling a wounded Curly to recapture Hassan. Larry reaches the port of Harwich but is shot dead by the Dogs on Tearney's orders; Duffy plants a weapon on Larry's corpse to frame him. Curly prepares to kill Hassan at what he thinks is a Norman castle, which Hassan identifies as a folly. Lamb, River, Min, and Louisa, guided by Roddy, track them there. After a shootout with River, Curly is knocked unconscious by Hassan with a rock. The Dogs arrive, but the team prevents them from executing Curly, openly defying First and Second Desk. In the aftermath, Roddy tells River Sid's records have been erased, suggesting she may still be alive. Duffy kills Hobden. It is revealed that Charles Partner was the former Director General of MI5, whose death was reported a suicide after foreign blackmail; Lamb tells Standish he gave Partner the gun he used to kill himself, but a flashback reveals that Lamb himself killed Partner on David Cartwright's orders.

· Episodes › Series 2 (2022)

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Last Stop"

Directed by

Jeremy Lovering

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)

Former field agent Richard "Dickie" Bough recognises and follows a man who once tortured him during the Cold War, but dies on a rail replacement bus from an apparent heart attack. Lamb investigates, finding Bough's hidden phone with the message "cicada," and has Slough House look deeper. River consults his grandfather David, who explains that "cicada" referred to a supposed Russian sleeper programme dismissed as a hoax after no agents were uncovered and its alleged mastermind, Alexander Popov, was deemed fictitious. David recounts that Bough went AWOL in East Berlin and returned claiming Popov had kidnapped and force-fed him brandy, but was fired for unreliability. He warns River against chasing conspiracies, though River suspects otherwise. Min and Louisa are seconded to Webb for security at a secret meeting at the Glasshouse (a corporate high-rise) with Arkady Pashkin, representing oligarch-defector Ilya Nevsky. Roddy and newcomer Shirley Dander analyse CCTV footage, revealing Bough was discreetly poisoned by the man he followed, who then travelled by train to Stroud in the Cotswolds. River informs Lamb that he knows of the cicada conspiracy and heads to Stroud to investigate.

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No. inseries

Title

"From Upshott with Love"

Directed by

Jeremy Lovering

Written by

Morwenna Banks

Original release date

2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)

Lamb meets with Nikolai Katinsky, a former KGB agent and defector, who claims that while stationed in East Berlin he overheard Alexander Popov insisting the cicada programme remain funded after the fall of the Soviet Union. Katinsky describes Popov's associate, Andrei Chernitsky, whose appearance matches Bough's killer. In Stroud, River bribes a taxi driver who admits driving Chernitsky to an airfield and flying club in Upshott, though he was told to lie about it and call a number if questioned; Roddy later traces that number to Estonia. Lamb secures Taverner's approval for a fake identity and cover package for River, then directs him to investigate the airfield and its owner, Duncan Tropper. Taverner also faces pressure from Judd (now Home Secretary) over an upcoming anti-capitalist protest in London. Webb discloses his plan to meet Pashkin, which Taverner reluctantly authorises despite Britain's agreement with Moscow to keep agents away from Nevsky, a vocal Kremlin critic. Min and Louisa meet Pashkin's security men, Piotr and Kyril, who lie about their accommodations. Suspicious, Min secretly tails them to a commercial address on Edgware Road, but is caught when Piotr confronts him at gunpoint.

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No. inseries

Title

"Drinking Games"

Directed by

Jeremy Lovering

Written by

Morwenna Banks

Original release date

9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)

Piotr's gun threat to Min appears to have been a joke, and Min is invited to drink vodka with Piotr and Kyril, though the session ends abruptly when a friend arrives. Later, Min is killed in what appears to be a drunk cycling accident, but Lamb suspects foul play. Investigating the supposed driver, Rebecca, he learns she once lived in Vladivostok; when confronted, she admits she was paid to take the blame and had not hit Min. Judd insists that Taverner accompany him as security for his speech rather than Duffy. Newcomer Marcus Longridge replaces Min on the Pashkin assignment and confesses to Louisa that his gambling addiction is why he was exiled to Slough House. Roddy, Shirley, and Standish discover that Chernitsky never left the UK, having planted his phone in the luggage of an Estonia-bound folk band to create a false trail. Under his cover as a Times journalist, River befriends Kelly, daughter of suspected sleeper agent Duncan Tropper, and learns that her parents were former student radicals who relocated to the village. Invited to dinner, he meets their visiting friend Leo—who is in fact Chernitsky.

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No. inseries

Title

"Cicada"

Directed by

Jeremy Lovering

Written by

Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood

Original release date

16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)

Rebecca reveals to Lamb that Min was attacked and run over by Piotr and Kyril, then finished off by Chernitsky before his death was staged as an accident. Lamb discovers that Katinsky has been acting as a triple agent, secretly aiding the Russians in exchange for protection from consequences over his decades-old defection. Standish meets Victor Krymov, the intermediary who arranged Webb's meeting with Pashkin, and Lamb concludes that Krymov misrepresented Pashkin as Nevsky's envoy when he is more likely a rival. Lamb and Shirley visit Nevsky's residence and discover him dead from an apparent suicide after being poisoned with a radioactive injection. Louisa attempts to confront Pashkin in his hotel room with a utility knife, intent on torturing him in revenge for Min's death, but Marcus intervenes. Lamb orders Louisa to stand down and continue the meeting, believing Pashkin could withstand interrogation. At the same time, Chernitsky departs the Tropper residence and is followed by River, who finds him and Katinsky at the airfield preparing an improvised explosive device. Duncan's wife Alex arrives, seemingly innocently, but then incapacitates River with a stun gun, exposing herself as the true sleeper agent.

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No. inseries

Title

"Boardroom Politics"

Directed by

Jeremy Lovering

Written by

Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood

Original release date

23 December 2022 (2022-12-23)

After Alex departs, Katinsky tells River that the plan is for Alex to fly a plane into the Glasshouse in a suicide attack. Duncan and Kelly discover and free River, who convinces them of Alex's true identity. River calls in a "Code September", prompting Taverner to evacuate Judd from his speech at the Royal Exchange and clear the area around the Glasshouse. Lamb blackmails Duffy for access to the Regent's Park records, where he deduces that Katinsky is the true spymaster behind the cicada programme. By posing as a minor defector, Katinsky avoided suspicion and secretly served as handler for a traitor inside MI5. Standish outplays Krymov in a chess match, after which Krymov admits it was Katinsky—not Pashkin—who arranged the Webb meeting and that Katinsky specifically requested Slough House's involvement. At the Glasshouse, Webb's meeting with Pashkin goes ahead until an evacuation alarm sounds. Pashkin draws a gun, and Louisa warns Webb that he is likely FSB and responsible for Nevsky's murder. Pashkin shoots Webb, escapes with Piotr, and traps the others inside, but Marcus uses a concealed pistol to shoot Kyril. At the same time, Roddy and Shirley track Chernitsky to a central London train station as mass evacuations unfold.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Old Scores"

Directed by

Jeremy Lovering

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)

Louisa learns from a dying Kyril that Pashkin's team planned to drain Nevsky's accounts during the Glasshouse evacuation. At the airfield, River discovers the bomb was a decoy and calls Taverner to retract the Code September alert, while Alex diverts her flight after the heist is complete. Roddy traces Chernitsky to Tunbridge Wells, where River's grandfather lives; River has Kelly fly him there. Chernitsky ambushes Roddy on a train but escapes after Shirley intervenes. Louisa tracks Pashkin to the roof, where he awaits a helicopter. He threatens to shoot Louisa but is killed by Marcus. Lamb confronts Katinsky as having been the spymaster "Alexander Popov" all along, with the late Charles Partner revealed to be his mole inside MI5. Years earlier, Lamb had a Stasi source but drunkenly let slip to Partner it was a woman; with three possible suspects, the Stasi executed all of them. David kept Partner in place to feed Moscow false intelligence until finally ordering Lamb to kill him. Katinsky admits that the bomb scare was intended to humiliate Lamb's team as revenge for Partner's death, but Lamb rebuts that his team only exists because they have already "humiliated themselves". Katinsky declares David his next target, just as Chernitsky reaches the house. Already warned by Lamb, David ambushes and kills Chernitsky with a shotgun before River arrives. Katinsky accepts defeat; Lamb leaves him one bullet, which he uses to kill himself. Taverner and Judd cover up the failed Code September as a "security glitch" pinned on the prime minister, bolstering Judd politically, while Alex is allowed to return to her "presumed life". Denied a plaque for Min, Lamb and the Slow Horses secretly install one at St Leonard's Church, where Lamb also leaves a note for Dickie.

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No.overall	No. inseries	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
7	1	"Last Stop"	Jeremy Lovering	Will Smith	2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)
Former field agent Richard "Dickie" Bough recognises and follows a man who once tortured him during the Cold War, but dies on a rail replacement bus from an apparent heart attack. Lamb investigates, finding Bough's hidden phone with the message "cicada," and has Slough House look deeper. River consults his grandfather David, who explains that "cicada" referred to a supposed Russian sleeper programme dismissed as a hoax after no agents were uncovered and its alleged mastermind, Alexander Popov, was deemed fictitious. David recounts that Bough went AWOL in East Berlin and returned claiming Popov had kidnapped and force-fed him brandy, but was fired for unreliability. He warns River against chasing conspiracies, though River suspects otherwise. Min and Louisa are seconded to Webb for security at a secret meeting at the Glasshouse (a corporate high-rise) with Arkady Pashkin, representing oligarch-defector Ilya Nevsky. Roddy and newcomer Shirley Dander analyse CCTV footage, revealing Bough was discreetly poisoned by the man he followed, who then travelled by train to Stroud in the Cotswolds. River informs Lamb that he knows of the cicada conspiracy and heads to Stroud to investigate.
8	2	"From Upshott with Love"	Jeremy Lovering	Morwenna Banks	2 December 2022 (2022-12-02)
Lamb meets with Nikolai Katinsky, a former KGB agent and defector, who claims that while stationed in East Berlin he overheard Alexander Popov insisting the cicada programme remain funded after the fall of the Soviet Union. Katinsky describes Popov's associate, Andrei Chernitsky, whose appearance matches Bough's killer. In Stroud, River bribes a taxi driver who admits driving Chernitsky to an airfield and flying club in Upshott, though he was told to lie about it and call a number if questioned; Roddy later traces that number to Estonia. Lamb secures Taverner's approval for a fake identity and cover package for River, then directs him to investigate the airfield and its owner, Duncan Tropper. Taverner also faces pressure from Judd (now Home Secretary) over an upcoming anti-capitalist protest in London. Webb discloses his plan to meet Pashkin, which Taverner reluctantly authorises despite Britain's agreement with Moscow to keep agents away from Nevsky, a vocal Kremlin critic. Min and Louisa meet Pashkin's security men, Piotr and Kyril, who lie about their accommodations. Suspicious, Min secretly tails them to a commercial address on Edgware Road, but is caught when Piotr confronts him at gunpoint.
9	3	"Drinking Games"	Jeremy Lovering	Morwenna Banks	9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)
Piotr's gun threat to Min appears to have been a joke, and Min is invited to drink vodka with Piotr and Kyril, though the session ends abruptly when a friend arrives. Later, Min is killed in what appears to be a drunk cycling accident, but Lamb suspects foul play. Investigating the supposed driver, Rebecca, he learns she once lived in Vladivostok; when confronted, she admits she was paid to take the blame and had not hit Min. Judd insists that Taverner accompany him as security for his speech rather than Duffy. Newcomer Marcus Longridge replaces Min on the Pashkin assignment and confesses to Louisa that his gambling addiction is why he was exiled to Slough House. Roddy, Shirley, and Standish discover that Chernitsky never left the UK, having planted his phone in the luggage of an Estonia-bound folk band to create a false trail. Under his cover as a Times journalist, River befriends Kelly, daughter of suspected sleeper agent Duncan Tropper, and learns that her parents were former student radicals who relocated to the village. Invited to dinner, he meets their visiting friend Leo—who is in fact Chernitsky.
10	4	"Cicada"	Jeremy Lovering	Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood	16 December 2022 (2022-12-16)
Rebecca reveals to Lamb that Min was attacked and run over by Piotr and Kyril, then finished off by Chernitsky before his death was staged as an accident. Lamb discovers that Katinsky has been acting as a triple agent, secretly aiding the Russians in exchange for protection from consequences over his decades-old defection. Standish meets Victor Krymov, the intermediary who arranged Webb's meeting with Pashkin, and Lamb concludes that Krymov misrepresented Pashkin as Nevsky's envoy when he is more likely a rival. Lamb and Shirley visit Nevsky's residence and discover him dead from an apparent suicide after being poisoned with a radioactive injection. Louisa attempts to confront Pashkin in his hotel room with a utility knife, intent on torturing him in revenge for Min's death, but Marcus intervenes. Lamb orders Louisa to stand down and continue the meeting, believing Pashkin could withstand interrogation. At the same time, Chernitsky departs the Tropper residence and is followed by River, who finds him and Katinsky at the airfield preparing an improvised explosive device. Duncan's wife Alex arrives, seemingly innocently, but then incapacitates River with a stun gun, exposing herself as the true sleeper agent.
11	5	"Boardroom Politics"	Jeremy Lovering	Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood	23 December 2022 (2022-12-23)
After Alex departs, Katinsky tells River that the plan is for Alex to fly a plane into the Glasshouse in a suicide attack. Duncan and Kelly discover and free River, who convinces them of Alex's true identity. River calls in a "Code September", prompting Taverner to evacuate Judd from his speech at the Royal Exchange and clear the area around the Glasshouse. Lamb blackmails Duffy for access to the Regent's Park records, where he deduces that Katinsky is the true spymaster behind the cicada programme. By posing as a minor defector, Katinsky avoided suspicion and secretly served as handler for a traitor inside MI5. Standish outplays Krymov in a chess match, after which Krymov admits it was Katinsky—not Pashkin—who arranged the Webb meeting and that Katinsky specifically requested Slough House's involvement. At the Glasshouse, Webb's meeting with Pashkin goes ahead until an evacuation alarm sounds. Pashkin draws a gun, and Louisa warns Webb that he is likely FSB and responsible for Nevsky's murder. Pashkin shoots Webb, escapes with Piotr, and traps the others inside, but Marcus uses a concealed pistol to shoot Kyril. At the same time, Roddy and Shirley track Chernitsky to a central London train station as mass evacuations unfold.
12	6	"Old Scores"	Jeremy Lovering	Will Smith	30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)
Louisa learns from a dying Kyril that Pashkin's team planned to drain Nevsky's accounts during the Glasshouse evacuation. At the airfield, River discovers the bomb was a decoy and calls Taverner to retract the Code September alert, while Alex diverts her flight after the heist is complete. Roddy traces Chernitsky to Tunbridge Wells, where River's grandfather lives; River has Kelly fly him there. Chernitsky ambushes Roddy on a train but escapes after Shirley intervenes. Louisa tracks Pashkin to the roof, where he awaits a helicopter. He threatens to shoot Louisa but is killed by Marcus. Lamb confronts Katinsky as having been the spymaster "Alexander Popov" all along, with the late Charles Partner revealed to be his mole inside MI5. Years earlier, Lamb had a Stasi source but drunkenly let slip to Partner it was a woman; with three possible suspects, the Stasi executed all of them. David kept Partner in place to feed Moscow false intelligence until finally ordering Lamb to kill him. Katinsky admits that the bomb scare was intended to humiliate Lamb's team as revenge for Partner's death, but Lamb rebuts that his team only exists because they have already "humiliated themselves". Katinsky declares David his next target, just as Chernitsky reaches the house. Already warned by Lamb, David ambushes and kills Chernitsky with a shotgun before River arrives. Katinsky accepts defeat; Lamb leaves him one bullet, which he uses to kill himself. Taverner and Judd cover up the failed Code September as a "security glitch" pinned on the prime minister, bolstering Judd politically, while Alex is allowed to return to her "presumed life". Denied a plaque for Min, Lamb and the Slow Horses secretly install one at St Leonard's Church, where Lamb also leaves a note for Dickie.

· Episodes › Series 3 (2023)

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Strange Games"

Directed by

Saul Metzstein

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

29 November 2023 (2023-11-29)

British intelligence officers and lovers Sean Donovan and Alison Dunn are stationed in Istanbul. Suspicious that she has stolen a classified embassy file, Donovan tails Dunn through the city but loses her. Dunn exchanges the file, labelled "Footprint", with an unknown man before being murdered; Donovan finds her body. A year later, Slough House continues its dull routine. After an AA meeting, Standish is approached by Donovan, using the alias "John" and pretending to be an AA member. They talk at a cafe until he mentions Lamb, alarming her. When she tries to slip away, Donovan's team abducts her. The next day, her absence raises concern at Slough House. Shirley and Marcus search her flat, confirming she never came home. Louisa retraces Standish's steps to the cafe, where she finds the security cameras disabled and Standish's hair grip in an underpass. At Slough House, River receives a photo of Standish held at gunpoint with the warning: "Barbican Bridge, one minute or she dies".

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Hard Lessons"

Directed by

Saul Metzstein

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

29 November 2023 (2023-11-29)

River rushes alone to Barbican Bridge after receiving the threat, where he meets Webb, who claims to have been coerced by kidnappers who have endangered his family. Webb tells River to steal the Prime Minister's MI5 vetting file within an hour or Standish will be killed. River doubts the threat until a sniper's laser appears on Webb. To gain entry to the Park, River claims to have found a missing diamond from the Glasshouse affair, then evades Duffy and his men while stealing a pass from another Dog, Hobbs to reach the records office. There, records overseer Molly Doran refuses to help him locate the file. Louisa's investigation of the cafe links an abandoned car to Donovan. Lamb notices Slough House is under surveillance; Shirley and Marcus pursue one of the watchers but lose him. Lamb meets ex-colleague Sam Chapman, who tells him Donovan now works for private security firm Chieftain. Lamb calls River claiming that Standish is safe, insisting the kidnappers are a "tiger team" testing MI5 security, and orders him to leave the Park. River sneaks out but is captured by Duffy's men.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Negotiating with Tigers"

Directed by

Saul Metzstein

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

6 December 2023 (2023-12-06)

Duffy brutally beats River to punish him for embarrassing the Dogs. Lamb discovers that Standish's kidnappers are from Chieftain, a private security firm hired by Home Secretary Peter Judd as a "tiger team" to expose MI5's vulnerabilities. Judd exploits the operation's success to pressure Tearney into privatising MI5 security, benefitting Chieftain (which is run by Judd's old school friend Sly Monteith). Donovan, however, goes rogue, kidnapping fellow Chieftain operative Sturges and moving him and Standish to a new location. Shirley and Marcus illegally search Donovan's flat, learning about "stage two" of his plan: accessing the Grey Books, MI5's record of conspiracy theories; they are soon caught by police. They call Lamb to verify their credentials and report their findings, only for Lamb to fire them for incompetence. Lamb secures River's release from MI5 custody and pairs him with Louisa to investigate Chieftain's headquarters, where they discover that Webb was working with the firm the whole time. Monteith sends Webb to pay off Donovan and retrieve Standish, but Donovan accidentally kills Webb during an altercation. Lamb interrupts Judd and Monteith's dinner at an upscale restaurant to negotiate for Standish, only for Donovan to dump Webb's corpse outside.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Uninvited Guests"

Directed by

Saul Metzstein

Written by

Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood

Original release date

13 December 2023 (2023-12-13)

Tearney reasserts control over MI5, planning to let Donovan access the Grey Books in exchange for Standish's release, then have Duffy arrest him. At the safehouse, Donovan reveals to Standish that he is working with Alison Dunn's siblings, Ben and Sarah, to expose those responsible for her death. Standish sympathises and tells them where to find the file they want. Sturges manages to escape. River comforts his grandfather, whose memory is failing. Roddy tracks the safehouse's location and sets out with Lamb to rescue Standish. River and Louisa accompany Donovan and Ben into an MI5 file-storage facility, where Ben reveals that the Grey Books are merely a decoy, and that they seek a different hidden file. Tearney, after consulting Molly, realises a Park insider must have concealed this file inside the facility for Donovan. She orders Duffy to lead a Chieftain strike team, with instructions to kill everyone inside to prevent the file's exposure.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Cleaning Up"

Directed by

Saul Metzstein

Written by

Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood

Original release date

20 December 2023 (2023-12-20)

Tearney confronts Taverner, revealed as Donovan's source, who planted the "Footprint" file in the facility. It details a failed MI5 trial of a wireless hacking device Tearney approved years earlier; the malfunction nearly killed several people, and the subsequent cover-up left Footprint as the only record. Alison discovered the truth and planned to leak it before Tearney had her killed and her death staged as a suicide. Chieftain operatives prepare an assault on the facility. River warns Lamb and calls Slough House for backup before lines are cut. Hoping to win back their jobs, Shirley and Marcus arm themselves and drive to help. Duffy leads Chieftain into the facility, capturing security guard Douglas, who is executed for knowing too much about the operation. At the Dunn house, Lamb retrieves Standish from Sarah, but Sturges and Hobbs arrive under orders to kill everyone. At the file facility, River, Louisa, Donovan, and Ben resist Chieftain's attack, locate the Footprint file, and fight to hold them off. During the battle Ben is killed, leaving Donovan and the others to defend themselves.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Footprints"

Directed by

Saul Metzstein

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

27 December 2023 (2023-12-27)

Hobbs and Sturges storm the Dunn house, but are outsmarted by Lamb, who rigged the house with booby traps. Sarah strangles Sturges to death during a struggle while Lamb kills Hobbs; Roddy crashes a bus through the house in an attempt to mount a heroic rescue, but arrives too late to help. At the file facility, Donovan sacrifices himself so River and Louisa can escape with the Footprint file. Shirley intervenes to save them from the Dogs' ambush, while Marcus defeats Duffy in a fistfight; Louisa finishes Duffy off with a rock to the head. Afterwards, Lamb reveals to Standish that her idol Charles Partner was a traitor who had been laying a trail to frame her as the one leaking secrets to the Russians, trusting her alcoholism would prevent her from noticing it. Shattered, she resigns from Slough House. River brings the Footprint file to his grandfather, who burns it to protect MI5's reputation, but River had already made a copy and leaks it. The exposure forces both Tearney and Judd to resign.

No.overall

No.overall	No. inseries	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
13	1	"Strange Games"	Saul Metzstein	Will Smith	29 November 2023 (2023-11-29)
British intelligence officers and lovers Sean Donovan and Alison Dunn are stationed in Istanbul. Suspicious that she has stolen a classified embassy file, Donovan tails Dunn through the city but loses her. Dunn exchanges the file, labelled "Footprint", with an unknown man before being murdered; Donovan finds her body. A year later, Slough House continues its dull routine. After an AA meeting, Standish is approached by Donovan, using the alias "John" and pretending to be an AA member. They talk at a cafe until he mentions Lamb, alarming her. When she tries to slip away, Donovan's team abducts her. The next day, her absence raises concern at Slough House. Shirley and Marcus search her flat, confirming she never came home. Louisa retraces Standish's steps to the cafe, where she finds the security cameras disabled and Standish's hair grip in an underpass. At Slough House, River receives a photo of Standish held at gunpoint with the warning: "Barbican Bridge, one minute or she dies".
14	2	"Hard Lessons"	Saul Metzstein	Will Smith	29 November 2023 (2023-11-29)
River rushes alone to Barbican Bridge after receiving the threat, where he meets Webb, who claims to have been coerced by kidnappers who have endangered his family. Webb tells River to steal the Prime Minister's MI5 vetting file within an hour or Standish will be killed. River doubts the threat until a sniper's laser appears on Webb. To gain entry to the Park, River claims to have found a missing diamond from the Glasshouse affair, then evades Duffy and his men while stealing a pass from another Dog, Hobbs to reach the records office. There, records overseer Molly Doran refuses to help him locate the file. Louisa's investigation of the cafe links an abandoned car to Donovan. Lamb notices Slough House is under surveillance; Shirley and Marcus pursue one of the watchers but lose him. Lamb meets ex-colleague Sam Chapman, who tells him Donovan now works for private security firm Chieftain. Lamb calls River claiming that Standish is safe, insisting the kidnappers are a "tiger team" testing MI5 security, and orders him to leave the Park. River sneaks out but is captured by Duffy's men.
15	3	"Negotiating with Tigers"	Saul Metzstein	Will Smith	6 December 2023 (2023-12-06)
Duffy brutally beats River to punish him for embarrassing the Dogs. Lamb discovers that Standish's kidnappers are from Chieftain, a private security firm hired by Home Secretary Peter Judd as a "tiger team" to expose MI5's vulnerabilities. Judd exploits the operation's success to pressure Tearney into privatising MI5 security, benefitting Chieftain (which is run by Judd's old school friend Sly Monteith). Donovan, however, goes rogue, kidnapping fellow Chieftain operative Sturges and moving him and Standish to a new location. Shirley and Marcus illegally search Donovan's flat, learning about "stage two" of his plan: accessing the Grey Books, MI5's record of conspiracy theories; they are soon caught by police. They call Lamb to verify their credentials and report their findings, only for Lamb to fire them for incompetence. Lamb secures River's release from MI5 custody and pairs him with Louisa to investigate Chieftain's headquarters, where they discover that Webb was working with the firm the whole time. Monteith sends Webb to pay off Donovan and retrieve Standish, but Donovan accidentally kills Webb during an altercation. Lamb interrupts Judd and Monteith's dinner at an upscale restaurant to negotiate for Standish, only for Donovan to dump Webb's corpse outside.
16	4	"Uninvited Guests"	Saul Metzstein	Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood	13 December 2023 (2023-12-13)
Tearney reasserts control over MI5, planning to let Donovan access the Grey Books in exchange for Standish's release, then have Duffy arrest him. At the safehouse, Donovan reveals to Standish that he is working with Alison Dunn's siblings, Ben and Sarah, to expose those responsible for her death. Standish sympathises and tells them where to find the file they want. Sturges manages to escape. River comforts his grandfather, whose memory is failing. Roddy tracks the safehouse's location and sets out with Lamb to rescue Standish. River and Louisa accompany Donovan and Ben into an MI5 file-storage facility, where Ben reveals that the Grey Books are merely a decoy, and that they seek a different hidden file. Tearney, after consulting Molly, realises a Park insider must have concealed this file inside the facility for Donovan. She orders Duffy to lead a Chieftain strike team, with instructions to kill everyone inside to prevent the file's exposure.
17	5	"Cleaning Up"	Saul Metzstein	Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood	20 December 2023 (2023-12-20)
Tearney confronts Taverner, revealed as Donovan's source, who planted the "Footprint" file in the facility. It details a failed MI5 trial of a wireless hacking device Tearney approved years earlier; the malfunction nearly killed several people, and the subsequent cover-up left Footprint as the only record. Alison discovered the truth and planned to leak it before Tearney had her killed and her death staged as a suicide. Chieftain operatives prepare an assault on the facility. River warns Lamb and calls Slough House for backup before lines are cut. Hoping to win back their jobs, Shirley and Marcus arm themselves and drive to help. Duffy leads Chieftain into the facility, capturing security guard Douglas, who is executed for knowing too much about the operation. At the Dunn house, Lamb retrieves Standish from Sarah, but Sturges and Hobbs arrive under orders to kill everyone. At the file facility, River, Louisa, Donovan, and Ben resist Chieftain's attack, locate the Footprint file, and fight to hold them off. During the battle Ben is killed, leaving Donovan and the others to defend themselves.
18	6	"Footprints"	Saul Metzstein	Will Smith	27 December 2023 (2023-12-27)
Hobbs and Sturges storm the Dunn house, but are outsmarted by Lamb, who rigged the house with booby traps. Sarah strangles Sturges to death during a struggle while Lamb kills Hobbs; Roddy crashes a bus through the house in an attempt to mount a heroic rescue, but arrives too late to help. At the file facility, Donovan sacrifices himself so River and Louisa can escape with the Footprint file. Shirley intervenes to save them from the Dogs' ambush, while Marcus defeats Duffy in a fistfight; Louisa finishes Duffy off with a rock to the head. Afterwards, Lamb reveals to Standish that her idol Charles Partner was a traitor who had been laying a trail to frame her as the one leaking secrets to the Russians, trusting her alcoholism would prevent her from noticing it. Shattered, she resigns from Slough House. River brings the Footprint file to his grandfather, who burns it to protect MI5's reputation, but River had already made a copy and leaks it. The exposure forces both Tearney and Judd to resign.

· Episodes › Series 4 (2024)

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Identity Theft"

Directed by

Adam Randall

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

4 September 2024 (2024-09-04)

A suicide bomb goes off at the Westacres shopping mall in London. A video goes online of the perpetrator, Robert Winters, confessing to the attack; police break into Winters's flat, but three of them are killed by a booby trap. River confesses to Louisa that he thinks his grandfather, David, is suffering from Alzheimer's and becoming paranoid. She encourages him to care for David, as David cared for River when he was growing up. Marcus is struggling to kick his gambling addiction, Roddy claims to have a girlfriend, Standish has been replaced by the seemingly-competent Moira Tregorian, and the PTSD-suffering JK Coe has joined Slough House. At David's house, a man arrives at night, claiming to be River. David shoots and kills him, and then apparently flees. Lamb is called to identify River's body by Emma Flyte, the new commander of the Dogs, and he does, although he realises it is not River. Lamb confronts Standish at her flat, where he learns that River has arranged for David to be sheltered there. River is shown to be in France, travelling in the back seat of a taxi.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"A Stranger Comes to Town"

Directed by

Adam Randall

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

11 September 2024 (2024-09-11)

Having learned that the man David shot was an assassin called Bertrand, River hides David at Standish's flat, assumes Bertrand's identity and travels to the French town of Lavande to investigate. Lamb reveals to the team that River is alive, and unsuccessfully questions a mentally deteriorating David as to why he might have enemies in France. MI5 analyst Giti Rahman discovers that Robert Winters is a "cold body", a fake identity created by MI5. Taverner destroys the evidence and blackmails the new First Desk Claude Whelan into going along with the cover-up. River follows clues to a secluded estate, Les Arbres, and is nearly killed by a mysterious man. River is saved by another man, who knocks him out with the butt of his shotgun and takes him captive.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Penny for Your Thoughts"

Directed by

Adam Randall

Written by

Morwenna Banks

Original release date

18 September 2024 (2024-09-18)

River is held captive by Bertrand's mother Natasha, whose brother rescued River from Les Arbres. Natasha reveals that the man who attacked River is Bertrand's father, Frank Harkness, who raised several other sons by different mothers at Les Arbres. River shows her a photo he retrieved from Les Arbres of Harkness with Bertrand, Robert Winters, and a third son; Natasha says Winters's real name is Yves. A mob arrives seeking to kill River, thinking he is Bertrand, but he manages to escape. Flyte interrogates Lamb, who gives up David's location. Standish successfully conceals David from Flyte, but a confused David then runs off. Whelan recruits Giti to investigate MI5's cold bodies behind Taverner's back. Lamb learns from Moira that David's bagman, Sam Chapman, had spent time in Lavande 30 years ago, just as Harkness sends Patrice, an assassin and one of his sons, to kill Chapman. Lamb manages to rescue Chapman, with help from Marcus and Shirley, but Patrice escapes.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Returns"

Directed by

Adam Randall

Written by

Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood

Original release date

25 September 2024 (2024-09-25)

Chapman tells Lamb how he was sent by David to Les Arbres 30 years earlier to give the mercenary group that operated there a cache of guns, money and "cold body" identities in exchange for a woman. Harkness's employers threaten to have him killed unless he helps them cover up their involvement in Westacres by taking out Chapman and David, revealing that Westacres was meant to be a quiet assassination and not a bombing. Lamb deduces that David has gone to the old MI5 HQ, now a luxury hotel, and manages to extricate him before the Dogs arrive. Attempting to flee the country, Chapman is caught by Patrice and killed after refusing to disclose David's whereabouts. Whelan discovers that River has travelled to France using Bertrand's cold body identity. As River returns to London, he is chased by the Dogs and escapes to David's house, where he compares his photo of a mural he saw at Les Arbres with hand-painted postcards his mother sent him as a child, finding them to be identical in style. The Dogs arrive moments later, and Flyte catches River.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Grave Danger"

Directed by

Adam Randall

Written by

Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood & Will Smith

Original release date

2 October 2024 (2024-10-02)

David reveals to Lamb and Standish that the woman he secretly had extracted from Les Arbres was his daughter—River's mother—whom he exchanged for the money, weapons and fake identities Harkness used to start a "deniable assassination squad" of killers trained from birth. Lamb leaves to investigate Chapman's disappearance, while having Standish take David to Slough House. Moira learns from Ho that Whelan had her sent to Slough House for unwittingly finding evidence that he visits prostitutes. Coe tells Ho that his "girlfriend" Kim is actually a bot. River convinces Flyte to send the photo he retrieved from Les Arbres of Harkness's group to the Park; Giti learns that Harkness is a former Special Forces and CIA operative who was discharged for crimes including embezzlement and torture. Whelan and Taverner link the cold-body identities of Harkness's sons to several previous assassinations worldwide, and plot a cover-up. Harkness breaks into Molly's apartment and forces her to give him her security credentials so he can track the convoy of Dogs taking River to the Park, and sends Patrice to intercept. Patrice kills four Dogs, knocks Flyte unconscious, and kidnaps River.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Hello Goodbye"

Directed by

Adam Randall

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

9 October 2024 (2024-10-09)

River is taken to meet Harkness, who confirms he is his biological father and offers to train him to be part of his organisation, which River refuses; River also deduces that Yves's bombing of Westacres was revenge against Harkness for years of abuse. The Dogs, Louisa, and Flyte converge on River's location; Harkness places a live grenade in River's sweatshirt, but Louisa throws it into the water where it explodes. Harkness escapes in the chaos but is pursued by River to a train station, where he allows himself to be arrested. Lamb finds Chapman's body at his flight fund stash, while Patrice, using Chapman's phone, hears Moira's message that David is safe at Slough House. Patrice invades Slough House, killing Marcus in a shootout, before being subdued by Shirley and a returning Lamb. Coe persuades Shirley not to execute Patrice, then kills him himself. Harkness negotiates his release by threatening to reveal that MI5 and other security agencies employed his mercenary group for assassinations, having left letters at Molly's addressed to Whelan and other heads of service, timed to upload within 24 hours if he remained in custody. River has David committed to a care home against his wishes, before Lamb invites him for a drink.

No.overall

No.overall	No. inseries	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
19	1	"Identity Theft"	Adam Randall	Will Smith	4 September 2024 (2024-09-04)
A suicide bomb goes off at the Westacres shopping mall in London. A video goes online of the perpetrator, Robert Winters, confessing to the attack; police break into Winters's flat, but three of them are killed by a booby trap. River confesses to Louisa that he thinks his grandfather, David, is suffering from Alzheimer's and becoming paranoid. She encourages him to care for David, as David cared for River when he was growing up. Marcus is struggling to kick his gambling addiction, Roddy claims to have a girlfriend, Standish has been replaced by the seemingly-competent Moira Tregorian, and the PTSD-suffering JK Coe has joined Slough House. At David's house, a man arrives at night, claiming to be River. David shoots and kills him, and then apparently flees. Lamb is called to identify River's body by Emma Flyte, the new commander of the Dogs, and he does, although he realises it is not River. Lamb confronts Standish at her flat, where he learns that River has arranged for David to be sheltered there. River is shown to be in France, travelling in the back seat of a taxi.
20	2	"A Stranger Comes to Town"	Adam Randall	Will Smith	11 September 2024 (2024-09-11)
Having learned that the man David shot was an assassin called Bertrand, River hides David at Standish's flat, assumes Bertrand's identity and travels to the French town of Lavande to investigate. Lamb reveals to the team that River is alive, and unsuccessfully questions a mentally deteriorating David as to why he might have enemies in France. MI5 analyst Giti Rahman discovers that Robert Winters is a "cold body", a fake identity created by MI5. Taverner destroys the evidence and blackmails the new First Desk Claude Whelan into going along with the cover-up. River follows clues to a secluded estate, Les Arbres, and is nearly killed by a mysterious man. River is saved by another man, who knocks him out with the butt of his shotgun and takes him captive.
21	3	"Penny for Your Thoughts"	Adam Randall	Morwenna Banks	18 September 2024 (2024-09-18)
River is held captive by Bertrand's mother Natasha, whose brother rescued River from Les Arbres. Natasha reveals that the man who attacked River is Bertrand's father, Frank Harkness, who raised several other sons by different mothers at Les Arbres. River shows her a photo he retrieved from Les Arbres of Harkness with Bertrand, Robert Winters, and a third son; Natasha says Winters's real name is Yves. A mob arrives seeking to kill River, thinking he is Bertrand, but he manages to escape. Flyte interrogates Lamb, who gives up David's location. Standish successfully conceals David from Flyte, but a confused David then runs off. Whelan recruits Giti to investigate MI5's cold bodies behind Taverner's back. Lamb learns from Moira that David's bagman, Sam Chapman, had spent time in Lavande 30 years ago, just as Harkness sends Patrice, an assassin and one of his sons, to kill Chapman. Lamb manages to rescue Chapman, with help from Marcus and Shirley, but Patrice escapes.
22	4	"Returns"	Adam Randall	Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood	25 September 2024 (2024-09-25)
Chapman tells Lamb how he was sent by David to Les Arbres 30 years earlier to give the mercenary group that operated there a cache of guns, money and "cold body" identities in exchange for a woman. Harkness's employers threaten to have him killed unless he helps them cover up their involvement in Westacres by taking out Chapman and David, revealing that Westacres was meant to be a quiet assassination and not a bombing. Lamb deduces that David has gone to the old MI5 HQ, now a luxury hotel, and manages to extricate him before the Dogs arrive. Attempting to flee the country, Chapman is caught by Patrice and killed after refusing to disclose David's whereabouts. Whelan discovers that River has travelled to France using Bertrand's cold body identity. As River returns to London, he is chased by the Dogs and escapes to David's house, where he compares his photo of a mural he saw at Les Arbres with hand-painted postcards his mother sent him as a child, finding them to be identical in style. The Dogs arrive moments later, and Flyte catches River.
23	5	"Grave Danger"	Adam Randall	Mark Denton & Jonny Stockwood & Will Smith	2 October 2024 (2024-10-02)
David reveals to Lamb and Standish that the woman he secretly had extracted from Les Arbres was his daughter—River's mother—whom he exchanged for the money, weapons and fake identities Harkness used to start a "deniable assassination squad" of killers trained from birth. Lamb leaves to investigate Chapman's disappearance, while having Standish take David to Slough House. Moira learns from Ho that Whelan had her sent to Slough House for unwittingly finding evidence that he visits prostitutes. Coe tells Ho that his "girlfriend" Kim is actually a bot. River convinces Flyte to send the photo he retrieved from Les Arbres of Harkness's group to the Park; Giti learns that Harkness is a former Special Forces and CIA operative who was discharged for crimes including embezzlement and torture. Whelan and Taverner link the cold-body identities of Harkness's sons to several previous assassinations worldwide, and plot a cover-up. Harkness breaks into Molly's apartment and forces her to give him her security credentials so he can track the convoy of Dogs taking River to the Park, and sends Patrice to intercept. Patrice kills four Dogs, knocks Flyte unconscious, and kidnaps River.
24	6	"Hello Goodbye"	Adam Randall	Will Smith	9 October 2024 (2024-10-09)
River is taken to meet Harkness, who confirms he is his biological father and offers to train him to be part of his organisation, which River refuses; River also deduces that Yves's bombing of Westacres was revenge against Harkness for years of abuse. The Dogs, Louisa, and Flyte converge on River's location; Harkness places a live grenade in River's sweatshirt, but Louisa throws it into the water where it explodes. Harkness escapes in the chaos but is pursued by River to a train station, where he allows himself to be arrested. Lamb finds Chapman's body at his flight fund stash, while Patrice, using Chapman's phone, hears Moira's message that David is safe at Slough House. Patrice invades Slough House, killing Marcus in a shootout, before being subdued by Shirley and a returning Lamb. Coe persuades Shirley not to execute Patrice, then kills him himself. Harkness negotiates his release by threatening to reveal that MI5 and other security agencies employed his mercenary group for assassinations, having left letters at Molly's addressed to Whelan and other heads of service, timed to upload within 24 hours if he remained in custody. River has David committed to a care home against his wishes, before Lamb invites him for a drink.

· Episodes › Series 5 (2025)

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Bad Dates"

Directed by

Saul Metzstein

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

24 September 2025 (2025-09-24)

A man armed with a military assault rifle massacres eleven civilians outside his flat in Abbotsfield before being shot dead by an unseen sniper. Among the dead is a campaigner for London mayor Zafar Jaffrey, who is running for reelection against populist Tory MP Dennis Gimball. Flyte identifies the shooter as Rob Trew, a Gimball supporter radicalised on incel forums and recruited by his likely killer. Shirley saves Roddy from being run over, convinced it was an attempt on his life, though the rest of Slough House dismisses her fears as stemming from guilt and PTSD over Marcus's death. Louisa is given a send-off for a six-month mental health break, but privately tells River she intends to quit the Service. Still fearing for Roddy's safety, Shirley tails him and is surprised to see him meet a date, Tara; she follows the two to a nightclub. Standish, following Shirley, urges River to intervene. Shirley mistakenly attacks another patron, provoking a heated argument with River, but she resumes her pursuit after spotting Roddy and Tara leaving the club in a cab. After Roddy is dropped at his flat, Tara secretly texts an unknown contact with his location.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Incommunicado"

Directed by

Saul Metzstein

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

1 October 2025 (2025-10-01)

Lamb warns Roddy at his flat that he is in danger and stations Shirley as lookout. An assassin breaks in, but Lamb blinds him with bleach and Roddy knocks him out a window; accomplices in a van shoot at them with a machine gun. Shirley pursues and stabs the fleeing assassin, but he escapes before his team kills him and burns his body, with their leader Farouk saying the aim was only to make MI5 believe Roddy a target. Lamb takes Roddy to a rooftop restaurant and has him record what he knows about Tara. River and Coe visit her given address, unaware she is watching from across the street. Judd visits Taverner at her home, admitting he advises an arms company that lost a crate of weapons, one of which was used in the Abbotsfield massacre. A paparazzo working for Gimball's wife Dodie, a gossip columnist, presses Whelan about his history visiting prostitutes. Flyte reports that shell casings from Roddy's flat match those used by the sniper who killed Trew. Coe infers the attacks are part of a destabilisation strategy modelled on UK invasion tactics. Taverner orders the Dogs seize Roddy and lock down Slough House, while the terrorists hire eco-activists to sabotage a petrol refinery, causing car fires across London.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Tall Tales"

Directed by

Saul Metzstein

Written by

Sean Gray

Original release date

8 October 2025 (2025-10-08)

Slough House is kept under lockdown by the Dogs while chaos ensues due to the car fires. Whelan consults an MI5 lawyer about placing a D-Notice on news surrounding his personal affairs. The terrorists bribe a drug addict into unknowingly bombing the penguin enclosure at London Zoo, which makes national news and forces Flyte and some of the Dogs to leave Slough House. Coe recognises Roddy’s compromise, the Abbotsfield attack, transport disruption and media distraction as steps in a national destabilisation strategy, with the next step being the assassination of a populist leader, convincing Lamb that Gimball will be targeted. At his campaign event, Jaffrey is confronted by his disillusioned son Irfan, who is arrested after admitting to the refinery sabotage. Lamb shares an anecdote about an agent who, alongside his pregnant lover, was brutally tortured by the Stasi, all for information he ultimately did not know. The Dogs are captivated by the story, allowing River, Shirley and Coe to disarm and restrain them. Lamb sends his agents to protect Jaffrey and Gimball. Standish asks Lamb if he was the agent in the anecdote, but Lamb denies the story is real. Taverner interrogates Roddy and learns that Tara briefly gained access to the MI5 database, sparking fears of a major IT breach.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Missiles"

Directed by

Saul Metzstein

Written by

Edward Docx

Original release date

15 October 2025 (2025-10-15)

Flyte tricks Roddy into giving up Tara’s location, but Lamb locates her flat first. After Lamb deduces that she is hiding at Roddy’s flat, he catches Tara and Flyte arrests her. To quash the publication of his affair, Whelan threatens to expose Dennis Gimball as the son of a Turkish illegal immigrant and Dodie Gimball as a former Marxist, although Dennis captures this attempted blackmail on tape. Jaffrey learns that the sabotaged petrol killed a woman, making him and his chief of staff Tyson Bowman concerned about Irfan's connection to the terrorists. Shirley and Standish thwart an assassination attempt on Jaffrey by Farouk, but he escapes. River and Coe guard Dennis Gimball’s rally, where Coe, stationed on overhead scaffolding, witnesses Bowman meeting Gimball in a back alley. Bowman implores Gimball to refrain from mentioning Irfan, but Gimball declines and racially provokes Bowman, leading River to intervene in the ensuing scuffle. Bowman retreats after River pulls a gun on him. As Coe descends the scaffolding to help, various equipment collisions cause a paint can to drop onto Gimball’s head, killing him. River and Coe discover that Gimball’s tape recorded the entire altercation, so they steal the tape.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Circus"

Directed by

Saul Metzstein

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

22 October 2025 (2025-10-22)

River and Coe privately confess to Lamb that they accidentally killed Gimball. Lamb visits Regent's Park to inform Taverner and Whelan that the terrorists are likely of Libyan origin, seeking revenge for Britain’s role in the collapse of their government after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, and warns that their next step is to "blind the enemy." Taverner confirms Tara’s Libyan background. During her interrogation, Tara claims she was coerced into honey trapping Roddy, and gives MI5 a code she was ordered to enter into their database while Roddy was logged in. MI5 technicians enlist Roddy's help in investigating the code. The Dogs trace the terrorists’ van to an airport parking lot, inferring that a passenger flight is the target. Tara tells Whelan she must meet the Libyans at midnight in Piccadilly Circus; Whelan has her attend the meeting wearing a coat containing a tracker, while Flyte and the Dogs keep watch. Meanwhile, Shirley and Standish search Roddy’s keepsakes of Tara at Slough House and discover that Tara is linked to every stage of the destabilisation plot. David calls River in a paranoid state and reveals that another honey trap is likely to be the next step in destabilisation, but River ignores him. The code Tara installed on Roddy's laptop turns out to be a virus, and triggers an outage at Regent's Park. Tara evades MI5 surveillance, abandons her coat in the Underground, and is picked up by the terrorists; she declares that the final phase of their plan can begin.

No.overall

No. inseries

Title

"Scars"

Directed by

Saul Metzstein

Written by

Will Smith

Original release date

29 October 2025 (2025-10-29)

Tara seizes the Libyan embassy and demands £100 million in lost oil revenues plus safe passage from the UK, threatening to attack a place of worship within an hour if refused. With MI5’s systems down and no way to protect countless Sunday targets, Taverner authorises the ransom. The money is sent to an offshore account owned by Judd, who had secretly rented it to the Libyans. Farouk nevertheless continues the plan with Kamal, another member of the Libyan cell, while Sami, their third operative who opposes civilian deaths, deserts them. Standish and Lamb help the Dogs capture Tara without bloodshed. Lamb deduces that Jaffrey’s Abbotsfield memorial service at a multi-faith centre is the target. River, Coe, and Shirley evacuate the crowd; Farouk and Kamal attack, but Shirley kills Kamal and Coe fatally stabs Farouk. An offhand comment from David makes River realise that one terrorist remains, and, with Lamb's advice, he rushes to protect Whelan. Sami confronts Whelan at gunpoint after his morning jog over the role his past policy advice played in Libya’s collapse, but River kills Sami. Whelan schemes to close Slough House and blame them while Judd profits from the payout. Lamb counters with Gimball’s tape, forcing Whelan to accept blame, resign, and keep Slough House open. Taverner replaces him, frees Roddy, and denies River’s promotion. Lamb's foot is shown to be severely scarred, confirming he was the torture victim from his story.

No.overall

No.overall	No. inseries	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
25	1	"Bad Dates"	Saul Metzstein	Will Smith	24 September 2025 (2025-09-24)
A man armed with a military assault rifle massacres eleven civilians outside his flat in Abbotsfield before being shot dead by an unseen sniper. Among the dead is a campaigner for London mayor Zafar Jaffrey, who is running for reelection against populist Tory MP Dennis Gimball. Flyte identifies the shooter as Rob Trew, a Gimball supporter radicalised on incel forums and recruited by his likely killer. Shirley saves Roddy from being run over, convinced it was an attempt on his life, though the rest of Slough House dismisses her fears as stemming from guilt and PTSD over Marcus's death. Louisa is given a send-off for a six-month mental health break, but privately tells River she intends to quit the Service. Still fearing for Roddy's safety, Shirley tails him and is surprised to see him meet a date, Tara; she follows the two to a nightclub. Standish, following Shirley, urges River to intervene. Shirley mistakenly attacks another patron, provoking a heated argument with River, but she resumes her pursuit after spotting Roddy and Tara leaving the club in a cab. After Roddy is dropped at his flat, Tara secretly texts an unknown contact with his location.
26	2	"Incommunicado"	Saul Metzstein	Will Smith	1 October 2025 (2025-10-01)
Lamb warns Roddy at his flat that he is in danger and stations Shirley as lookout. An assassin breaks in, but Lamb blinds him with bleach and Roddy knocks him out a window; accomplices in a van shoot at them with a machine gun. Shirley pursues and stabs the fleeing assassin, but he escapes before his team kills him and burns his body, with their leader Farouk saying the aim was only to make MI5 believe Roddy a target. Lamb takes Roddy to a rooftop restaurant and has him record what he knows about Tara. River and Coe visit her given address, unaware she is watching from across the street. Judd visits Taverner at her home, admitting he advises an arms company that lost a crate of weapons, one of which was used in the Abbotsfield massacre. A paparazzo working for Gimball's wife Dodie, a gossip columnist, presses Whelan about his history visiting prostitutes. Flyte reports that shell casings from Roddy's flat match those used by the sniper who killed Trew. Coe infers the attacks are part of a destabilisation strategy modelled on UK invasion tactics. Taverner orders the Dogs seize Roddy and lock down Slough House, while the terrorists hire eco-activists to sabotage a petrol refinery, causing car fires across London.
27	3	"Tall Tales"	Saul Metzstein	Sean Gray	8 October 2025 (2025-10-08)
Slough House is kept under lockdown by the Dogs while chaos ensues due to the car fires. Whelan consults an MI5 lawyer about placing a D-Notice on news surrounding his personal affairs. The terrorists bribe a drug addict into unknowingly bombing the penguin enclosure at London Zoo, which makes national news and forces Flyte and some of the Dogs to leave Slough House. Coe recognises Roddy’s compromise, the Abbotsfield attack, transport disruption and media distraction as steps in a national destabilisation strategy, with the next step being the assassination of a populist leader, convincing Lamb that Gimball will be targeted. At his campaign event, Jaffrey is confronted by his disillusioned son Irfan, who is arrested after admitting to the refinery sabotage. Lamb shares an anecdote about an agent who, alongside his pregnant lover, was brutally tortured by the Stasi, all for information he ultimately did not know. The Dogs are captivated by the story, allowing River, Shirley and Coe to disarm and restrain them. Lamb sends his agents to protect Jaffrey and Gimball. Standish asks Lamb if he was the agent in the anecdote, but Lamb denies the story is real. Taverner interrogates Roddy and learns that Tara briefly gained access to the MI5 database, sparking fears of a major IT breach.
28	4	"Missiles"	Saul Metzstein	Edward Docx	15 October 2025 (2025-10-15)
Flyte tricks Roddy into giving up Tara’s location, but Lamb locates her flat first. After Lamb deduces that she is hiding at Roddy’s flat, he catches Tara and Flyte arrests her. To quash the publication of his affair, Whelan threatens to expose Dennis Gimball as the son of a Turkish illegal immigrant and Dodie Gimball as a former Marxist, although Dennis captures this attempted blackmail on tape. Jaffrey learns that the sabotaged petrol killed a woman, making him and his chief of staff Tyson Bowman concerned about Irfan's connection to the terrorists. Shirley and Standish thwart an assassination attempt on Jaffrey by Farouk, but he escapes. River and Coe guard Dennis Gimball’s rally, where Coe, stationed on overhead scaffolding, witnesses Bowman meeting Gimball in a back alley. Bowman implores Gimball to refrain from mentioning Irfan, but Gimball declines and racially provokes Bowman, leading River to intervene in the ensuing scuffle. Bowman retreats after River pulls a gun on him. As Coe descends the scaffolding to help, various equipment collisions cause a paint can to drop onto Gimball’s head, killing him. River and Coe discover that Gimball’s tape recorded the entire altercation, so they steal the tape.
29	5	"Circus"	Saul Metzstein	Will Smith	22 October 2025 (2025-10-22)
River and Coe privately confess to Lamb that they accidentally killed Gimball. Lamb visits Regent's Park to inform Taverner and Whelan that the terrorists are likely of Libyan origin, seeking revenge for Britain’s role in the collapse of their government after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, and warns that their next step is to "blind the enemy." Taverner confirms Tara’s Libyan background. During her interrogation, Tara claims she was coerced into honey trapping Roddy, and gives MI5 a code she was ordered to enter into their database while Roddy was logged in. MI5 technicians enlist Roddy's help in investigating the code. The Dogs trace the terrorists’ van to an airport parking lot, inferring that a passenger flight is the target. Tara tells Whelan she must meet the Libyans at midnight in Piccadilly Circus; Whelan has her attend the meeting wearing a coat containing a tracker, while Flyte and the Dogs keep watch. Meanwhile, Shirley and Standish search Roddy’s keepsakes of Tara at Slough House and discover that Tara is linked to every stage of the destabilisation plot. David calls River in a paranoid state and reveals that another honey trap is likely to be the next step in destabilisation, but River ignores him. The code Tara installed on Roddy's laptop turns out to be a virus, and triggers an outage at Regent's Park. Tara evades MI5 surveillance, abandons her coat in the Underground, and is picked up by the terrorists; she declares that the final phase of their plan can begin.
30	6	"Scars"	Saul Metzstein	Will Smith	29 October 2025 (2025-10-29)
Tara seizes the Libyan embassy and demands £100 million in lost oil revenues plus safe passage from the UK, threatening to attack a place of worship within an hour if refused. With MI5’s systems down and no way to protect countless Sunday targets, Taverner authorises the ransom. The money is sent to an offshore account owned by Judd, who had secretly rented it to the Libyans. Farouk nevertheless continues the plan with Kamal, another member of the Libyan cell, while Sami, their third operative who opposes civilian deaths, deserts them. Standish and Lamb help the Dogs capture Tara without bloodshed. Lamb deduces that Jaffrey’s Abbotsfield memorial service at a multi-faith centre is the target. River, Coe, and Shirley evacuate the crowd; Farouk and Kamal attack, but Shirley kills Kamal and Coe fatally stabs Farouk. An offhand comment from David makes River realise that one terrorist remains, and, with Lamb's advice, he rushes to protect Whelan. Sami confronts Whelan at gunpoint after his morning jog over the role his past policy advice played in Libya’s collapse, but River kills Sami. Whelan schemes to close Slough House and blame them while Judd profits from the payout. Lamb counters with Gimball’s tape, forcing Whelan to accept blame, resign, and keep Slough House open. Taverner replaces him, frees Roddy, and denies River’s promotion. Lamb's foot is shown to be severely scarred, confirming he was the torture victim from his story.

mw- Critical response of Slow Horses · Reception

Series

Rotten Tomatoes

95% (61 reviews)

Metacritic

78 (22 reviews)

Series

Rotten Tomatoes

100% (26 reviews)

Metacritic

84 (10 reviews)

Series

Rotten Tomatoes

98% (44 reviews)

Metacritic

85 (21 reviews)

Series

Rotten Tomatoes

100% (45 reviews)

Metacritic

85 (19 reviews)

Series

Rotten Tomatoes

92% (37 reviews)

Metacritic

79 (17 reviews)

Series	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
1	95% (61 reviews)	78 (22 reviews)
2	100% (26 reviews)	84 (10 reviews)
3	98% (44 reviews)	85 (21 reviews)
4	100% (45 reviews)	85 (19 reviews)
5	92% (37 reviews)	79 (17 reviews)

· Reception › Accolades

2022

Year

2022

Award

Hollywood Critics Association Awards

Category

Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama

Nominee(s)

Gary Oldman

Result

Nominated

Music+Sound Awards

Year

Music+Sound Awards

Award

Best Original Composition in Film + Television Programme

Category

Mick Jagger and Daniel Pemberton

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Hollywood Music in Media Awards

Year

Hollywood Music in Media Awards

Award

Best Main Title Theme in a TV Show/Limited Series

Category

Mick Jagger and Daniel Pemberton

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Best Original Song in a TV Show/Limited Series

Year

Best Original Song in a TV Show/Limited Series

Award

Mick Jagger and Daniel Pemberton (for "Strange Game")

Category

Nominated

Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards

Year

Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards

Award

Music – Original Title

Category

Mick Jagger, Daniel Pemberton

Nominee(s)

Nominated

2023

Year

2023

Award

Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards

Category

Best Long Form TV Drama

Nominee(s)

Will Smith (for "Failure's Contagious")

Result

Nominated

British Society of Cinematographers Awards

Year

British Society of Cinematographers Awards

Award

Best Cinematography in a Television Drama

Category

Danny Cohen (for "Bad Tradecraft")

Nominee(s)

Nominated

The Operators Awards

Year

The Operators Awards

Award

Television Drama

Category

Vince McGahon (for "Bad Tradecraft")

Nominee(s)

Won

Casting Directors' Guild Awards

Year

Casting Directors' Guild Awards

Award

Best Casting in a Television Drama

Category

Nina Gold and Kate Bone

Nominee(s)

Nominated

USC Scripter Awards

Year

USC Scripter Awards

Award

Episodic Series

Category

Will Smith (for "Failure's Contagious")

Nominee(s)

Won

BPG Awards

Year

BPG Awards

Award

Best Drama Series

Category

Slow Horses

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Best Actor

Year

Best Actor

Award

Gary Oldman

Category

Nominated

Royal Television Society Programme Awards

Year

Royal Television Society Programme Awards

Award

Writer – Drama

Category

Will Smith

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards

Year

Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards

Award

Sound – Scripted

Category

Joe Beal, Andrew Sissons, and Martin Jensen

Nominee(s)

Nominated

British Academy Television Awards

Year

British Academy Television Awards

Award

Best Actor

Category

Gary Oldman

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Best Supporting Actor

Year

Best Supporting Actor

Award

Jack Lowden

Category

Nominated

British Academy Television Craft Awards

Year

British Academy Television Craft Awards

Award

Best Editing: Fiction

Category

Katie Weiland (for "Failure's Contagious")

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Best Original Music

Year

Best Original Music

Award

Mick Jagger and Daniel Pemberton

Category

Nominated

Best Sound: Fiction

Year

Best Sound: Fiction

Award

Martin Jensen, Joe Beal, Duncan Price, Craig Butters, Sarah Elias, and Andrew Sissons

Category

Nominated

2024

Year

2024

Award

Golden Globe Awards

Category

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Nominee(s)

Gary Oldman

Result

Nominated

The Operators Awards

Year

The Operators Awards

Award

Television Drama

Category

Vince McGahon and James Harrison (for "Cleaning Up")

Nominee(s)

Nominated

BFE Cut Above Awards

Year

BFE Cut Above Awards

Award

Best Edited Series – Drama

Category

Sam Williams and Zsófia Tálas

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Casting Directors' Guild Awards

Year

Casting Directors' Guild Awards

Award

Best Casting in a TV Drama Series

Category

Nina Gold and Melissa Gethin Clarke

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Year

Nominated

USC Scripter Awards

Year

USC Scripter Awards

Award

Episodic Series

Category

Will Smith (for "Negotiating with Tigers")

Nominee(s)

Won

ACE Eddie Awards

Year

ACE Eddie Awards

Award

Best Edited Drama Series

Category

Sam Williams (for "Strange Games")

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Satellite Awards

Year

Satellite Awards

Award

Best Actor in a Series, Drama or Genre

Category

Gary Oldman

Nominee(s)

Won

BPG Awards

Year

BPG Awards

Award

Best Drama Series

Category

Slow Horses

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Best Actor

Year

Best Actor

Award

Gary Oldman

Category

Won

Best Writer

Year

Best Writer

Award

Will Smith

Category

Nominated

Royal Television Society Programme Awards

Year

Royal Television Society Programme Awards

Award

Leading Actor – Male

Category

Gary Oldman

Nominee(s)

Nominated

British Academy Television Awards

Year

British Academy Television Awards

Award

Best Drama Series

Category

Slow Horses

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Best Supporting Actor

Year

Best Supporting Actor

Award

Jack Lowden

Category

Nominated

British Academy Television Craft Awards

Year

British Academy Television Craft Awards

Award

Best Editing: Fiction

Category

Sam Williams (for "Last Stop")

Nominee(s)

Won

Zsófia Tálas (for "Old Scores")

Year

Zsófia Tálas (for "Old Scores")

Award

Nominated

Best Make-Up & Hair Design

Year

Best Make-Up & Hair Design

Award

Lucy Sibbick

Category

Nominated

Best Sound: Fiction

Year

Best Sound: Fiction

Award

Slow Horses Sound Team

Category

Won

Location Managers Guild International Awards

Year

Location Managers Guild International Awards

Award

Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Television Series

Category

Ian Pollington and Nick Renner

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year

Primetime Emmy Awards

Award

Outstanding Drama Series

Category

Slow Horses

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Year

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Award

Gary Oldman (for "Footprints")

Category

Nominated

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Year

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Award

Jack Lowden (for "Hard Lessons")

Category

Nominated

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Year

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Award

Saul Metzstein (for "Strange Games")

Category

Nominated

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Year

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Award

Will Smith (for "Negotiating with Tigers")

Category

Won

Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Year

Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Award

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Category

Jonathan Pryce (for "Footprints")

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

Year

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

Award

Nina Gold

Category

Nominated

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)

Year

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)

Award

Daniel Pemberton and Toydrum (for "Strange Games")

Category

Nominated

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series

Year

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series

Award

Zsófia Tálas (for "Footprints")

Category

Nominated

Venice TV Awards

Year

Venice TV Awards

Award

Best TV Series

Category

Slow Horses

Nominee(s)

Nominated

British Academy Cymru Awards

Year

British Academy Cymru Awards

Award

Best Actor

Category

Siôn Daniel Young

Nominee(s)

Nominated

British Academy Scotland Awards

Year

British Academy Scotland Awards

Award

Best Director: Fiction

Category

Saul Metzstein

Nominee(s)

Won

Favourite Scot on Screen

Year

Favourite Scot on Screen

Award

Jack Lowden

Category

Nominated

Hollywood Music in Media Awards

Year

Hollywood Music in Media Awards

Award

Best Original Score in a TV Show/Limited Series

Category

Daniel Pemberton and Toydrum

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Rose d'Or

Year

Rose d'Or

Award

Performance of the Year

Category

Gary Oldman

Nominee(s)

Won

Astra Awards

Year

Astra Awards

Award

Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series

Category

Gary Oldman

Nominee(s)

Nominated

2025

Year

2025

Award

Golden Globe Awards

Category

Best Television Series – Drama

Nominee(s)

Slow Horses

Result

Nominated

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Year

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Award

Gary Oldman

Category

Nominated

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

Year

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role on Television

Award

Jack Lowden

Category

Nominated

Satellite Awards

Year

Satellite Awards

Award

Best Drama Series

Category

Slow Horses

Nominee(s)

Won

Best Actor in a Series, Drama or Genre

Year

Best Actor in a Series, Drama or Genre

Award

Gary Oldman

Category

Nominated

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

Year

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

Award

Saskia Reeves

Category

Nominated

The Operators Awards

Year

The Operators Awards

Award

Television Drama

Category

Vince McGahon and James Harrison (for "Hello Goodbye")

Nominee(s)

Nominated

AACTA International Awards

Year

AACTA International Awards

Award

Best Drama Series

Category

Slow Horses

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Best Actor in a Series

Year

Best Actor in a Series

Award

Gary Oldman

Category

Nominated

Critics' Choice Awards

Year

Critics' Choice Awards

Award

Best Drama Series

Category

Slow Horses

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Producers Guild of America Awards

Year

Producers Guild of America Awards

Award

Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama

Category

Slow Horses

Nominee(s)

Nominated

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

Year

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

Award

Best TV Series or Limited Series

Category

Slow Horses

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Best Actor – TV/Streaming

Year

Best Actor – TV/Streaming

Award

Gary Oldman

Category

Nominated

Artios Awards

Year

Artios Awards

Award

Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Television Series – Drama

Category

Nina Gold and Melissa Gethin Clarke

Nominee(s)

Won

BFE Cut Above Awards

Year

BFE Cut Above Awards

Award

Best Edited Series – Drama

Category

Robert Frost, Harrison Wall

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Casting Directors' Guild Awards

Year

Casting Directors' Guild Awards

Award

Best Casting in a TV Drama Series

Category

Nina Gold and Melissa Gethin Clarke

Nominee(s)

Nominated

ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards

Year

ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards

Award

Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series

Category

Choi Ho Man, Oskars Vilnitis-Pantelejevs, Kamlan Man, and Joanna Pratt (for "Returns")

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Cinema Audio Society Awards

Year

Cinema Audio Society Awards

Award

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Series – One Hour

Category

Andrew Sissons, Martin Jensen, Ben Darier, and Anna Wright (for "Hello Goodbye")

Nominee(s)

Nominated

USC Scripter Awards

Year

USC Scripter Awards

Award

Episodic Series

Category

Will Smith (for "Hello Goodbye")

Nominee(s)

Nominated

AMPS Awards

Year

AMPS Awards

Award

Excellence in Sound for a Television Drama

Category

Andrew Sissons, Duncan Price, Ashley Reynolds, Joe Beal, and Martin Jensen (for "Hello Goodbye")

Nominee(s)

Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Award

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Category

Gary Oldman

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Year

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Award

Ruth Bradley, Tom Brooke, James Callis, Christopher Chung, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Rosalind Eleazar, Sean Gilder, Kadiff Kirwan, Jack Lowden, Gary Oldman, Jonathan Pryce, Saskia Reeves, Joanna Scanlan, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hugo Weaving, Naomi Wirthner, and Tom Wozniczka

Category

Nominated

Golden Reel Awards

Year

Golden Reel Awards

Award

Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Broadcast Long Form

Category

Ben Smithers (for "Returns")

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Dialogue and ADR

Year

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Dialogue and ADR

Award

Joe Beal, Sophie Mapplebeck, Duncan Price, and Abbie Shaw (for "Hello Goodbye")

Category

Nominated

ACE Eddie Awards

Year

ACE Eddie Awards

Award

Best Edited Drama Series

Category

Robert Frost (for "Identity Theft")

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Royal Television Society Programme Awards

Year

Royal Television Society Programme Awards

Award

Writer – Drama

Category

Will Smith

Nominee(s)

Nominated

British Academy Television Awards

Year

British Academy Television Awards

Award

Best Actor

Category

Gary Oldman

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Best Supporting Actor

Year

Best Supporting Actor

Award

Christopher Chung

Category

Nominated

Jonathan Pryce

Year

Jonathan Pryce

Award

Nominated

British Academy Television Craft Awards

Year

British Academy Television Craft Awards

Award

Best Editing: Fiction

Category

Robert Frost (for "Identity Theft")

Nominee(s)

Won

Best Original Music

Year

Best Original Music

Award

Daniel Pemberton and Toydrum

Category

Nominated

Best Sound: Fiction

Year

Best Sound: Fiction

Award

Andrew Sissons, Martin Jensen, Joe Beal, Alex Ellerington, Duncan Price, and Abbie Shaw

Category

Won

Astra Awards

Year

Astra Awards

Award

Best Drama Series

Category

Slow Horses

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Year

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Award

Gary Oldman

Category

Nominated

Best Writing in a Drama Series

Year

Best Writing in a Drama Series

Award

Will Smith (for "Hello Goodbye")

Category

Nominated

National Film Awards

Year

National Film Awards

Award

Best Actor

Category

Gary Oldman

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year

Primetime Emmy Awards

Award

Outstanding Drama Series

Category

Slow Horses

Nominee(s)

Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Year

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Award

Gary Oldman (for "Identity Theft")

Category

Nominated

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Year

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Award

Adam Randall (for "Hello Goodbye")

Category

Won

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Year

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Award

Will Smith (for "Hello Goodbye")

Category

Nominated

Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Year

Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Award

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

Category

Nina Gold and Melissa Gethin Clarke

Nominee(s)

Nominated

2026

Year

2026

Award

Golden Globe Awards

Category

Best Television Series – Drama

Nominee(s)

Slow Horses

Result

Pending

Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Year

Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama

Award

Gary Oldman

Category

Pending

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2022	Hollywood Critics Association Awards	Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama	Gary Oldman	Nominated
	Music+Sound Awards	Best Original Composition in Film + Television Programme	Mick Jagger and Daniel Pemberton	Nominated
	Hollywood Music in Media Awards	Best Main Title Theme in a TV Show/Limited Series	Mick Jagger and Daniel Pemberton	Nominated
	Hollywood Music in Media Awards	Best Original Song in a TV Show/Limited Series	Mick Jagger and Daniel Pemberton (for "Strange Game")	Nominated
	Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards	Music – Original Title	Mick Jagger, Daniel Pemberton	Nominated
2023	Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards	Best Long Form TV Drama	Will Smith (for "Failure's Contagious")	Nominated
	British Society of Cinematographers Awards	Best Cinematography in a Television Drama	Danny Cohen (for "Bad Tradecraft")	Nominated
	The Operators Awards	Television Drama	Vince McGahon (for "Bad Tradecraft")	Won
	Casting Directors' Guild Awards	Best Casting in a Television Drama	Nina Gold and Kate Bone	Nominated
	USC Scripter Awards	Episodic Series	Will Smith (for "Failure's Contagious")	Won
	BPG Awards	Best Drama Series	Slow Horses	Nominated
	BPG Awards	Best Actor	Gary Oldman	Nominated
	Royal Television Society Programme Awards	Writer – Drama	Will Smith	Nominated
	Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards	Sound – Scripted	Joe Beal, Andrew Sissons, and Martin Jensen	Nominated
	British Academy Television Awards	Best Actor	Gary Oldman	Nominated
	British Academy Television Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Jack Lowden	Nominated
	British Academy Television Craft Awards	Best Editing: Fiction	Katie Weiland (for "Failure's Contagious")	Nominated
		Best Original Music	Mick Jagger and Daniel Pemberton	Nominated
		Best Sound: Fiction	Martin Jensen, Joe Beal, Duncan Price, Craig Butters, Sarah Elias, and Andrew Sissons	Nominated
2024	Golden Globe Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama	Gary Oldman	Nominated
	The Operators Awards	Television Drama	Vince McGahon and James Harrison (for "Cleaning Up")	Nominated
	BFE Cut Above Awards	Best Edited Series – Drama	Sam Williams and Zsófia Tálas	Nominated
	Casting Directors' Guild Awards	Best Casting in a TV Drama Series	Nina Gold and Melissa Gethin Clarke	Nominated
	Casting Directors' Guild Awards	Best Casting in a TV Drama Series	Nina Gold and Melissa Gethin Clarke	Nominated
	USC Scripter Awards	Episodic Series	Will Smith (for "Negotiating with Tigers")	Won
	ACE Eddie Awards	Best Edited Drama Series	Sam Williams (for "Strange Games")	Nominated
	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Series, Drama or Genre	Gary Oldman	Won
	BPG Awards	Best Drama Series	Slow Horses	Nominated
		Best Actor	Gary Oldman	Won
		Best Writer	Will Smith	Nominated
	Royal Television Society Programme Awards	Leading Actor – Male	Gary Oldman	Nominated
	British Academy Television Awards	Best Drama Series	Slow Horses	Nominated
	British Academy Television Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Jack Lowden	Nominated
	British Academy Television Craft Awards	Best Editing: Fiction	Sam Williams (for "Last Stop")	Won
		Best Editing: Fiction	Zsófia Tálas (for "Old Scores")	Nominated
		Best Make-Up & Hair Design	Lucy Sibbick	Nominated
		Best Sound: Fiction	Slow Horses Sound Team	Won
	Location Managers Guild International Awards	Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Television Series	Ian Pollington and Nick Renner	Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Drama Series	Slow Horses	Nominated
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Gary Oldman (for "Footprints")	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Jack Lowden (for "Hard Lessons")	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series	Saul Metzstein (for "Strange Games")	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series	Will Smith (for "Negotiating with Tigers")	Won
	Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Jonathan Pryce (for "Footprints")	Nominated
		Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series	Nina Gold	Nominated
		Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)	Daniel Pemberton and Toydrum (for "Strange Games")	Nominated
		Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series	Zsófia Tálas (for "Footprints")	Nominated
	Venice TV Awards	Best TV Series	Slow Horses	Nominated
	British Academy Cymru Awards	Best Actor	Siôn Daniel Young	Nominated

References

Nominees: Graham Yost, Will Smith, Douglas Urbanski, Gail Mutrux, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Jane Robertson, Jamie Lau
Deadline
https://deadline.com/2024/10/slow-horses-renewed-season-6-apple-tv-plus-gary-oldman-1236116258/
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2025/07/slow-horses-renewed-season-7-apple-tv-plus-1236451850/
The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/slow-horses-high-drama-and-comedy-abound-in-this-gripping-spy-thriller-about-reject-spooks-238349
Variety
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/slow-horses-aimee-ffion-edwards-kadiff-kirwan-season-2-1235254207/
EW.com
https://ew.com/slow-horses-season-5-preview-roddy-ho-exclusive-photos-11798105
Radio Times
https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/slow-horses-season-6-release-date/
TheWrap
https://www.thewrap.com/slow-horses-season-5-episodes-release-date-schedule/
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2019/11/gary-oldman-to-star-in-spy-drama-slow-horses-for-apple-with-justifieds-graham-yost-exec-producing-1202786925/
Variety
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/slow-horses-season-5-release-date-first-look-1236416375/
Variety
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/slow-horses-creator-will-smith-leaves-show-1236473735/
SlashFilm
https://www.slashfilm.com/1977618/slow-horses-season-5-showrunner-will-smith-exclusive-interview/
Pajiba
https://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/whats-the-secret-behind-the-slow-horses-release-schedule.php
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/06/16/a-wild-update-about-slow-horses-season-5-6-and-7-on-apple-tv/
Backstage
https://www.backstage.com/uk/magazine/article/uk-whats-filming-the-essex-serpent-slow-horses-72698/
stroudtimes.com
https://stroudtimes.com/a-a-taxis-and-cafe-max-used-as-the-backdrop-for-gary-oldman-and-kristin-scott-thomas-spy-drama/
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2020/09/apple-shows-suspicion-slow-horses-to-shoot-amid-coronavirus-uma-thurman-gary-oldman-1234586102/
Deadline
https://deadline.com/video/slow-horses-gary-oldman-his-slough-house-spies-tease-season-3/
Gold Derby
https://www.goldderby.com/tv/2025/slow-horses-director-adam-randall-interview/
Slow Horses
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/slow_horses/s01
Slow Horses
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/slow-horses/season-1
Slow Horses
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/slow_horses/s02
Slow Horses
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/slow-horses/season-2
Slow Horses
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/slow_horses/s03
Slow Horses
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/slow-horses/season-3
Slow Horses
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/slow_horses/s04
Slow Horses
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/slow-horses/season-4
Slow Horses
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/slow_horses/s05
Slow Horses
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/slow-horses/season-5
"And the nominees for the Streaming Edition of the 2nd Annual HCA TV Awards are..."
https://web.archive.org/web/20220708175157/https://hollywoodcriticsassociation.com/and-the-nominees-for-the-streaming-edition-of-the-2nd-annual-hca-tv-awards-are/
Music+Sound Awards
https://www.masawards.com/2022-composition-finalists
Hollywood in Music Media Awards
https://www.hmmawards.com/2022-hmma-nominations-and-winners/
Royal Television Society
https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-craft-design-awards-2022
"Writers' Guild Awards shortlist"
https://writersguild.org.uk/writers-guild-awards-shortlist-2023/
British Society of Cinematographers
https://bscine.com/media/uploads/Awards/bsc-tv-drama-award.pdf?v=1749856202
British Society of Cinematographers
https://bscine.com/media/uploads/Awards/bsc-operators-tv-award.pdf?v=1749856202
Casting Directors' Guild
https://www.thecdg.co.uk/cdg-awards-2023/
University of Southern California Libraries
https://libraries.usc.edu/scripter/past-scripter-awards
Broadcasting Press Guild
http://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/2023/02/television-and-streaming-nominations-for-this-years-bpg-awards-revealed/
Royal Television Society
https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2023
Royal Television Society
https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-craft-design-awards-2023
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
https://www.bafta.org/awards/television/?award-year=2023
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
https://www.bafta.org/awards/tv-craft/?award-year=2023
Golden Globe Awards
https://goldenglobes.com/nominations/2024
British Film Editors
https://www.britishfilmeditors.co.uk/copy-of-awards-1
Casting Directors' Guild
https://www.thecdg.co.uk/cdg-awards-2024/
American Cinema Editors
https://web.archive.org/web/20240529222302/https://americancinemaeditors.org/2024-eddie-winners/
International Press Academy
https://www.pressacademy.com/2023-winners/
"BPG Television and Streaming nominations for the 50th annual BPG Awards"
http://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/2024/02/bpg-television-and-streaming-nominations-for-the-50th-annual-bpg-awards/
"Winners of 50th BPG Awards Announced Today"
http://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/2024/03/winners-of-50th-bpg-awards-announced-today/
Royal Television Society
https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2024
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
https://www.bafta.org/awards/television/?award-year=2024
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
https://www.bafta.org/awards/tv-craft/?award-year=2024
"11th Annual LMGI Awards Nominations Announced"
https://locationmanagers.org/11th-annual-lmgi-awards-nominations-announced/
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
https://www.televisionacademy.com/files/assets/Downloads/76thnominations-list-v1.pdf
"76th EMMY® Awards Winners Announced"
https://www.televisionacademy.com/files/assets/press/emmys-240915-v1a.pdf
Venice TV Awards
https://venicetvaward.com/winners-and-nominees-2024/
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
https://www.bafta.org/awards/cymru/?award-year=2024
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
https://www.bafta.org/awards/scotland/?award-year=2024
Hollywood in Music Media Awards
https://www.hmmawards.com/2024-hmma-winners-nominations/
"Winners of 63rd Rose d'Or awards announced"
https://www.rosedor.com/2024/12/02/winners-of-63rd-rose-dor-awards-announced/
"The 2024 Astra TV Awards Nominations Have Arrived"
https://theastras.com/the-2024-astra-tv-awards-nominations-have-arrived/
"Nominations Announced for 82nd Annual GOLDEN GLOBES®"
https://goldenglobes.com/articles/nominations-announced-for-82nd-annual-golden-globes/
"IPA Reveals Winners for the 29th SATELLITE® Awards"
https://www.pressacademy.com/news/ipa-reveals-winners-for-the-29th-satellite-awards/
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/aacta-international-awards/
"Television Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards hosted by Chelsea Handler"
https://www.criticschoice.com/2024/12/05/television-nominations-announced-for-the-30th-annual-critics-choice-awards/
"2025 PGA Awards – Motion Pictures and Television Categories Nominees"
https://producersguild.org/2025-pga-awards-motion-pictures-and-television-categories-nominees/
"AARP The Magazine Announces Nominees for the Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards"
https://press.aarp.org/2024-11-20-AARP-The-Magazine-Announces-Nominees-for-the-Annual-Movies-for-Grownups-Awards
"Casting Society's 40th Annual Artios Awards Presented Across the Globe to Casting Professionals in Film, Television, Commercials, and Theater"
https://www.castingsociety.com/news/1144118
British Film Editors
https://www.britishfilmeditors.co.uk/awards
Casting Directors' Guild
https://www.thecdg.co.uk/cdg-awards-2025/
Art Directors Guild
https://adg.org/awards/adg/winners/2025/
"Cinema Audio Society Reveals Nominations for 61st Annual CAS Awards, Honoring Outstanding Sound Mixing in 2024"
https://cinemaaudiosociety.org/cinema-audio-society-reveals-nominations-for-61st-annual-cas-awards-honoring-outstanding-sound-mixing-in-2024/
Deadline Hollywood
https://deadline.com/2025/01/usc-scripter-awards-2025-nominations-1236262826/
Association of Motion Picture Sound
https://www.amps.net/awards/2024
"Nominations Announced for the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards"
https://www.sagawards.org/media/news/releases/nominations-announced-31st-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards
"MPSE Announces Winners for the 72nd Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards"
https://www.mpse.org/page-18247
American Cinema Editors
https://americancinemaeditors.org/eddie-winners/
Royal Television Society
https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2025
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
https://www.bafta.org/awards/television/?award-year=2025
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
https://www.bafta.org/awards/tv-craft/?award-year=2025
"A Complete List of the 2025 Astra TV Awards Nominations"
https://theastras.com/a-complete-list-of-the-2025-astra-tv-awards-nominations/
"National Film Awards UK 2025 – 11th annual Nominations Revealed"
https://www.nationalfilmawards.org/nfa2025nominations/
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
https://www.televisionacademy.com/files/assets/Downloads/77thnominations-list-v1.pdf
BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0174vlpg3o