The Best Episodes Written By Mick Herron

Every TV Episode Written by Mick Herron Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #1 - Missiles

    S5:E4

    Flyte sets out to find Roddy's girlfriend. The gang is dispatched to two different campaign events to prevent another attack.

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  2. Background image for Scars
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    #2 - Scars

    S5:E6

    It's up to the Slow Horses to stop Farouk's team from completing its mission in a final act of mass carnage.

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  3. Background image for Circus
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #3 - Circus

    S5:E5

    Lamb debriefs River and Coe. Roddy is pulled in to help decipher a piece of code as the destabilization strategy nears its final stage.

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  4. Background image for Bad Dates
    8.4/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Bad Dates

    S5:E1

    A mass shooting rocks London, intensifying a testy mayoral race. Shirley believes one of the Slow Horses was the target of an attempted hit.

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  5. Background image for Incommunicado
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #5 - Incommunicado

    S5:E2

    Lamb intercepts an assassin. Taverner receives a key piece of intel about the Abbotsfield shooting.

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  6. Background image for Tall Tales
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #6 - Tall Tales

    S5:E3

    An act of sabotage grinds London to a halt. Taverner interrogates Roddy. Coe is convinced a destabilization strategy is at play.

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Mick Herron Ratings Summary

"Missiles" is the best rated episode written by Mick Herron. It scored 8.647/10 based on 17 votes. It was directed by Saul Metzstein. It aired on 10/15/2025 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Scars".