7.5/103,239 votes7.5/10(3,239)#1 - 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.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Will Smith
7.7/102,825 votes7.7/10(2,825)#2 - Work Drinks
Season 1 Episode 2
Aired 4/1/2022
River and Sid join forces. A misfired gun has dire consequences.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Will Smith
8.1/102,682 votes8.1/10(2,682)#3 - 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.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Will Smith
8.0/102,496 votes8.0/10(2,496)#4 - 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.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Morwenna Banks
8.2/102,467 votes8.2/10(2,467)#5 - 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.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Mark Denton, Jonny Stockwood
8.2/102,552 votes8.2/10(2,552)#6 - 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. ref: https://seasondate.org/en/serials/2022-slow-horses
Director: James Hawes
Writer: Will Smith
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The Best Episodes of Slow Horses Season 1
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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...
Genres:CrimeDramaComedy
Network:Apple TV+
Episodes
6
Avg. Rating
8.0
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Failure’s Contagious" is the best rated episode of "Slow Horses" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 3239 votes. Directed by James Hawes and written by Will Smith, it aired on 4/1/2022. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Work Drinks".
