What to Expect from Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 5: Circus

The Park and Slough House are going to have to pick up the pace if they want to get ahead of the bad guys on Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 5, “Circus.”

As if the bad guys weren’t efficient enough executing the destabilization strategy, now they’ve got River and Coe helping them out.

River and Coe are going to have to explain to Jackson that they didn’t do the one thing they were supposed to — keep Gimball alive. 

Sure, River made sure Gimball wasn’t beaten up, but Coe did inadvertently set Gimball’s death in motion. It’s a typical Slough House screw up, and as funny as that moment was, Jackson learning about what happened is bound to be even more amusing.

Roddy’s still being held at the Park, but based on the photos, Diana will be turning to him for help. You know the situation has to be bad if Diana is giving Roddy access to his computer after everything he’s done in the name of love.

Here’s everything you need to know about this episode, including the air date, cast, promo, and how to watch.

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Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 5 Details

• Title: “Circus”
• Air Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
• Platform: Apple TV
• Writer: Will Smith
• Director: Saul Metzstein
• Cast: Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Christopher Chung, Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Saskia Reeves, Tom Brooke, Ruth Bradley, James Callis, and Kristin Scott Thomas

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Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 5 Description

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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Photos

Check out the photos from Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 5:

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What are your hopes for this episode of Slow Horses? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below, and be sure to catch up with our review of Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 4, “Missiles,” right here.

Slow Horses airs Wednesdays on Apple TV.

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