7.5

Slow Horses•Season 1•Episode 1

Failure's Contagious

7.5/10 · 5,604 votesApr 1, 202257 min

Ranked #6 of 6 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

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

Directed byJames Hawes

Written byWill Smith

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Failure's Contagious

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Bad Tradecraft

Visiting Hours

Fiasco

Follies

Cast3

Gary Oldman

Jackson Lamb

Jack Lowden

River Cartwright

Kristin Scott Thomas

Diana Taverner

Crew5

Will Smith

Writer

James Hawes

Director

Katie Weiland

Editor

Danny Cohen

Director of Photography

Kal Biggins

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Episode Summary

"Failure's Contagious" is episode 1 of Slow Horses season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 5,604 votes, ranking #6 of 6 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by James Hawes and written by Will Smith, it aired on April 1, 2022.

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