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Positive:
17
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews
Oct 29, 2025
Season 1 Review:
In many ways, it feels as though Down Cemetery Road is finding itself as much as Sarah and Zoë are. But the show’s brisk pace and unexpected humor help keep things surprising, and let’s not kid ourselves, we’d all watch actresses of this caliber read the phone book together.
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Oct 29, 2025
Season 1 Review:
The least convincing aspect of the show is the conspiracy itself, which seems oversimplified for a scandal of its magnitude. Yet the characters are so richly drawn and the plot twists—at least one bombshell per episode—so captivating, it’s hard to blame writer Morwenna Banks for emphasizing those elements instead.
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Oct 29, 2025
Season 1 Review:
If there are more shows like this coming down the pike—thrillers with heavy doses of humor, generally fantastic casting (Wilson, it’s worth noting, gives a very good and tricky star performance here), a sizable budget, and some smart narrative decisions (more refreshingly abrupt, life-goes-on endings like this one, please)—viewers should consider themselves pretty lucky.
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Oct 30, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Most of it is executed elegantly and acted more than competently (though Adeel Akhtar pushes the obsequiousness awfully hard). There is no reason not to enjoy “Down Cemetery Road” (the title comes from a Philip Larkin poem) as a high-grade dark-comic thriller that is as consistently enjoyable as the novel, probably more so.
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Oct 29, 2025
Season 1 Review:
At eight episodes, “Down Cemetery Road” lacks the drum-tight concision that makes “Slow Horses” such an addictive watch. But the show shares enough positive qualities with its predecessor, from a mordant wit to some riveting action once things heat up, that “Slow Horses” fans will find plenty to tide them over between seasons.
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iOct 29, 2025
Season 1 Review:
It slowly sets up the nuanced characters and their interlinked lives, where tension simmers behind the middle-class facade. I expect the lack of clarity will lead some to switch off, but for those who don’t, the premiere builds enough excitement – and ends on an unexpected and gripping cliffhanger – to make it worth sticking with.
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What's Alan Watching?Nov 3, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Though some Slow Horses seasons are stronger than others, in general it makes translating Herron's stories, and toggling between moods, look effortless. Down Cemetery Road has its moments, but overall is a reminder that what Slow Horses does is a lot harder than it appears.
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IndieWireOct 29, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Thompson is on cruise control — enjoying every no-fucks line, even in redundancy, but Zoë lacks the specificity and command seen in Herron’s better characters. Meanwhile, Banks’ strained attempts to put Sarah on Zoë’s level leave Wilson stranded in a character unfit for the driver’s seat.
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