Slow Horses
8 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere:
Apr 1, 2022
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
82
User score
Generally Favorable
7.8
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
82
94% Positive
84 Reviews
84 Reviews
6% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Sep 16, 2025
100
The six episodes are perfectly paced. .... Slow Horses is unusual: a long-running show that hasn’t had a drop-off in quality.
Aug 21, 2024
91
There’s so much plot and character in the fourth chapter of “Slow Horses” that it’s almost difficult to keep up with what’s happening, but that’s partially by design. It’s a season clearly meant to reflect not just the confusion of David Cartwright’s shaky memory, but the sense that all of the power structures in this world are built on foundations of buried secrets that are always threatening to tumble out. It’s rarely been more entertaining to watch them fall.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.8
82% Positive
408 Ratings
408 Ratings
11% Mixed
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
7% Negative
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
Mar 18, 2026
10
Epic performances and sardonic humor with incredible twists. Best show on TV.
Sep 8, 2024
10
Probably the best thing I have watched on TV over the last 3 years. Great characters and storytelling.
Sep 4, 2024
80
The pivot to personal is a bit of a shaky turn for a series that otherwise excels at both action and comedy. It’s easy to buy the disintegrating relationship between River and his ailing grandfather, or Lamb’s occasional affection for his team, but efforts toward developing relationships between some of the more minor characters ring hollow or overdone.
Nov 28, 2022
80
No one at Slough House is shy about the fact that their greatest wish is to leave it behind, but with another solid series under its belt, this bunch of losers might be stuck there for a while yet.
Mar 31, 2022
75
Setups, compromised motives and sharp repartee abound. The show has a dark and wonderfully tangy sense of humor, much of it thanks to Lamb.
Nov 29, 2023
50
The show’s strengths remain, if somewhat downplayed. Gary Oldman is the walking embodiment of body odor and mental acuity as Jackson Lamb. .... The other slow horses remain too underdeveloped to really build out the show’s world in unexpectedly compelling ways.
Sep 24, 2022
10
Ignore OlivierPiel. He's a moron who gives literally everything a bad review. This is as good as spy thrillers get, it's that simple.
Aug 23, 2024
3
Jackson Lamb, a slow house operations manager within the "slow horses" , is a Seasoned powerful personality and..., and, ****.,,,, But, why does he have to be a smoker!!! ..., And if this character had not appeared without smoking, would that have diminished the strength of the character in any way!!!..., I believe that: No,... he would also have remained with the same strength, acumen and skill, without smoking!!!... ** Therefore, a special request from - Messrs. directors or producers - of any dramatic work, if there is “Any Possibility” to complete the work WITHOUT smoking scenes (and in my humble opinion, I believe it is possible...), all appreciation and thanks to them...; Because some people - especially young one - (unfortunately) are tempted by cinema and drama with “glamorous” “attractive” scenes that contain smoking! and They rush to imitate this dangerous matter!!! * * Scientifically , smoking, in all its forms, is cigar, cigarette, hookah, or even passive smoking! It leads to slow and difficult blood flow - adequately - within the various arteries of the body - and not just the arteries of the heart - as smoking increases the viscosity of the blood,... And the benefit of blood to the body's organs is Not Only the delivery of food and oxygen!, but blood also Contains "White Blood Cells", which are responsible for immunity !!! , We can imagine the amount of risks that any organ in the body may face, without a “sufficient degree” of immunity, against: various diseases or against oxidant substances, or the so-called carcinogenic free Radicals , which are present almost “regularly” in the bodies of all people. ..!!! Of course, this is in addition to the damage resulting from the products of combustion itself, from carbon and otherwise... And there are many other harmful effects of smoking that would take a long time to explain. * *There are tips that have helped others to quit smoking, including: * The Will and desire to train to "hate" smoking or even its appearance! * Keep three things constantly busy, “especially at the beginning of quitting smoking”: "Hands" - "Mouth" - and "Thinking", ; * Hands and mouth, for example: eating green parsley, or rosted seeds (but in reasonable quantities daily according to healthy nutritional advice for each person), or other means... * Also “thinking”: about what things make a person preoccupied with smoking... ** Also, staying away “as much as possible” from people who **** preferably the opposite, getting closer to people who have quit smoking!... Sorry for length ... All respect and appreciation ... And Thaaanks ALOT
Jan 13, 2025
2
Overrated. Glad when it finally ended. Save yourself the time and don’t start.



























