Slow Horses
Based on the book series by Mick Herron, ‘Slow Horses’ follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 – Slough House. Gary Oldman stars as “Jackson Lamb,” the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies who end up in Slough House due to their career ending mistakes.
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- 2022-2028
- 8 seasons
- Apple TV+
- Drama, Suspense
- TV-MA
Based on the book series by Mick Herron, ‘Slow Horses’ follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 – Slough House. Gary Oldman stars as “Jackson Lamb,” the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies who end up in Slough House due to their career ending mistakes.
Season 5 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2025
Episode 1
Bad Dates
Wed, Sep 24, 2025 45 mins
A loner shoots and kills 11 people in a shopping centre and then is killed by a sniper. Shortly afterwards Roddy is almost hit by car. Shirley, who pushed him out of the way in the nick of time, is convinced the driver was trying to kill him. She becomes paranoid about Roddy and the team's safety and starts following Roddy, convinced he is an assassination target.
Episode 2
Incommunicado
Wed, Oct 1, 2025 47 mins
Lamb intercepts an assassin. Taverner receives a key piece of intel about the Abbotsfield shooting.
Episode 3
Tall Tales
Wed, Oct 8, 2025 39 mins
An act of sabotage grinds London to a halt. Taverner interrogates Roddy. Coe is convinced a destabilisation strategy is at play.
Episode 4
Missiles
Wed, Oct 15, 2025 39 mins
Flyte sets out to find Roddy's girlfriend. The gang is dispatched to two different campaign events to prevent another attack.
Episode 5
Circus
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 44 mins
Lamb debriefs River and Coe. Roddy is pulled in to help decipher a piece of code as the destabilization strategy nears its final stage.
Episode 6
Scars
Wed, Oct 29, 2025 51 mins
It's up to the Slow Horses to stop Farouk's team from completing its mission in a final act of mass carnage.
