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Taboo

TV·2017–present·1 season, 8 episodes·BBC One·Drama, Thriller, Mystery·58m·8.3·Created by Steven Knight, Chips Hardy, Tom Hardy

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1814: James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa and is encircled by conspiracy, murder and betrayal.

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  1. 01Taboo S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 8.1James Delaney finds himself alone with the mysterious Dr. Dumbarton and discovers an unlikely new ally. With enemies lurking in every corner, James decides only radical action and perilous affiliations will be able to safeguard him from those intent on his demise. As he works to prevent further attempts on his life, James realizes there are other softer options - people close by - whom his enemies may choose to destroy in his place.
  2. 02Taboo S01E07Episode 7S01E07 · 8.1James Delaney has seemingly lost everything, but when he suffers a devastating betrayal, he realizes even his freedom is in jeopardy. Armed with the opportunity they have been longing for, the Crown and Company conspire to bring him down once and for all. Elsewhere, Lorna sets out to discover the truth, whilst Zilpha has perhaps already found her own.
  3. 03Taboo S01E04Episode 4S01E04 · 8.0The Crown makes a devious move against James Delaney, while the Company has its own reasons for frustrating the plot. As London begins closing its doors to him, James sets out to protect his business by any means necessary.With empire and mayhem in mind, James adds Cholmondeley, a depraved Chemist, to his company with explosive consequences. Meanwhile, Lorna aims to prove she's anything but a weak link, and buried secrets become a matter of yet more intrigue and violence.

Castfull cast & details

Tom HardyTom HardyJames Keziah DelaneyJonathan PryceJonathan PryceSir Stuart StrangeOona ChaplinOona ChaplinZilpha GearyDavid HaymanDavid HaymanBraceLeo BillLeo BillBenjamin WiltonRichard DixonRichard DixonEdmund PettiferEdward HoggEdward HoggMichael 'Godders' GodfreyMichael KellyMichael KellyDr. Edgar Dumbarton

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2017Aired 7.9Season avg
  1. S01E01Taboo S01E01Episode 1January 7, 2017 7.6It is 1814 and James Delaney reappears in London, a changed and haunted man, presumed dead in Africa many years before. His return finds his
  2. S01E02Taboo S01E02Episode 2January 14, 2017 7.9Having made his shock entrance into London society, James Delaney sets about reclaiming his legacy and establishing a new life for himself.
  3. S01E03Taboo S01E03Season's bestEpisode 3January 21, 2017 8.1James Delaney finds himself alone with the mysterious Dr. Dumbarton and discovers an unlikely new ally. With enemies lurking in every corner
  4. S01E04Taboo S01E04Episode 4January 28, 2017 8.0The Crown makes a devious move against James Delaney, while the Company has its own reasons for frustrating the plot. As London begins closi
  5. S01E05Taboo S01E05Episode 5February 4, 2017 8.0After a duel at dawn takes a surprising turn, James Delaney is blackmailed into a dangerous mission that finds him in a deadly race against
  6. S01E06Taboo S01E06Episode 6February 11, 2017 7.9As James Delaney's trading plans start to unravel, a family revelation drives him into dark and haunted places, both real and emotional. Tho
  7. S01E07Taboo S01E07Episode 7February 18, 2017 8.1James Delaney has seemingly lost everything, but when he suffers a devastating betrayal, he realizes even his freedom is in jeopardy. Armed
  8. S01E08Taboo S01E08Episode 8February 25, 2017 7.9It is the time of final reckoning. James Delaney confronts Sir Stuart Strange of the East India Company, with the cold hard truth. Revelatio

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