The BEST episodes of Slow Horses

Every episode of Slow Horses ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Slow Horses!

This quick-witted spy drama follows a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents – and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb – as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

Last Updated: 9/24/2023Network: Apple TV+Status: Continuing
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Old Scores
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8.14
775 votes

#1 - Old Scores

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/30/2022

Lamb and Katinsky go head-to-head. Ho finds himself trapped on a train with a Russian assassin.

Directors: Jeremy Lovering
Writer: Will Smith
Watch Now:Amazon
Boardroom Politics
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7.94
753 votes

#2 - Boardroom Politics

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/23/2022

Lamb orders his Slow Horses to walk into traps. River believes something alarming is heading toward London.

Directors: Jeremy Lovering
Follies
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7.94
1104 votes

#3 - Follies

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/29/2022

Taverner and the Slow Horses attempt different approaches to locate the kidnappers and Hassan. Ho makes a shocking discovery about Sid.

Directors: James Hawes
Writer: Will Smith
Watch Now:Amazon
Fiasco
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7.78
1114 votes

#4 - Fiasco

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/22/2022

The Slow Horses must disappear to avoid capture by MI5. Lamb and River head to The Park to outwit Taverner.

Directors: James Hawes
Cicada
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7.77
673 votes

#5 - Cicada

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/16/2022

Louisa makes her move on Pashkin. Catherine makes moves of a different kind when she plays high-stakes chess with a sinister stranger.

Directors: Jeremy Lovering
Drinking Games
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7.77
753 votes

#6 - Drinking Games

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/9/2022

River gets cozy in the Cotswolds while searching for a sleeper agent. Min discovers Russian drinking games are the most brutal of all.

Directors: Jeremy Lovering
Watch Now:Amazon
Bad Tradecraft
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7.73
1184 votes

#7 - Bad Tradecraft

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/8/2022

Slough House is the unlikely venue for a secret romance, but events take a dark turn when a dangerous encounter becomes deadly.

Directors: James Hawes
Writer: Will Smith
Visiting Hours
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7.69
1106 votes

#8 - Visiting Hours

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/15/2022

Taverner sends the Dogs to hunt down Lamb and the Slow Horses. River holds the secret to saving the gang.

Directors: James Hawes
Watch Now:Amazon
From Upshott With Love
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7.66
780 votes

#9 - From Upshott With Love

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/2/2022

Lamb liaises with a Russian defector who may hold a clue to sleeper agents. River is on the trail of a ruthless assassin.

Directors: Jeremy Lovering
Last Stop
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7.65
866 votes

#10 - Last Stop

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/2/2022

Jackson Lamb is on high alert after a former spy is found dead. Min and Louisa are tempted by an offer from outside Slough House.

Directors: Jeremy Lovering
Writer: Will Smith
Watch Now:Amazon
Work Drinks
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7.50
1255 votes

#11 - Work Drinks

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2022

River and Sid join forces. A misfired gun has dire consequences.

Directors: James Hawes
Writer: Will Smith
Watch Now:Amazon
Failure’s Contagious
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7.32
1464 votes

#12 - Failure’s Contagious

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2022

River Cartwright is ousted from MI5 and finds himself in a place worse than purgatory: Slough House, dumping ground for failed spies.

Directors: James Hawes
Writer: Will Smith