TV series

Slow Horses

Drinker. Thinker. Rebel. Spy.

2022★ 8.0 · 909Returning Series6 seasonsCrimeDramaComedy

Overview

Follow 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.

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Cast

Gary Oldman
as Jackson Lamb

Jack Lowden
as River Cartwright

Kristin Scott Thomas
as Diana Taverner

Hugo Weaving
as Frank Harkness

Saskia Reeves
as Catherine Standish

Christopher Chung
as Roddy Ho

Rosalind Eleazar
as Louisa Guy

Aimee-Ffion Edwards
as Shirley Dander

Crew

Adam Randall
Executive Producer

Gary Oldman
Executive Producer

Gaby Chiappe
Co-Executive Producer

Julian Stevens
Executive Producer

Jamie Laurenson
Executive Producer

Hakan Kousetta
Executive Producer

Gail Mutrux
Executive Producer

Emile Sherman
Executive Producer

Iain Canning
Executive Producer

Douglas Urbanski
Executive Producer

Mick Herron
Book

Daniel Pemberton
Main Title Theme Composer

Seasons

Season 1

When a young man is kidnapped and threatened with beheading, the slow horses find themselves unexpectedly embroiled in a dangerous case that forces them to prove their worth.

Episodes: 6

Season 2

Long-buried Cold War secrets emerge which threaten to bring carnage to the streets of London. When a liaison with Russian villains takes a fatal turn, our hapless heroes must overcome their individual failings and raise their spy game in a race to prevent a catastrophic incident.

Episodes: 6

Season 3

A romantic liaison in Istanbul threatens to expose a buried MI5 secret in London. When Jackson Lamb and his team of misfits are dragged into the fight, they find themselves caught in a conspiracy that threatens the future not just of Slough House but of MI5 itself.

Episodes: 6

Season 4

In season 4, a bombing detonates personal secrets, rocking Slough House's already unstable foundations.

Episodes: 6

Season 5

In season five, everyone is suspicious when resident tech nerd Roddy Ho has a glamorous new girlfriend. When a series of increasingly bizarre events occur across the city, it falls to the Slow Horses to work out how everything is connected. After all, Lamb knows that in the world of espionage, the London Rules — cover your back — always apply.

Episodes: 6

Season 6

In season six, the Slow Horses are on the run as Diana Taverner embroils them all in a fatally high-stakes game of retaliation and revenge.

Episodes: 6

Information

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909 TMDB votes

8.0

First air date: 2022-04-01

Show status: Returning Series

Genres

CrimeDramaComedy

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