Taboo

2017
4.9
109 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (8)

1 Episode One
1/6/17
Season-only
James Delaney returns to 1814 London after 10 years in Africa to claim a mysterious legacy left to him by his father.
2 Episode Two
1/13/17
Season-only
As James Delaney assembles his league of the damned, an unexpected arrival threatens to disrupt his plans.
3 Episode Three
1/20/17
Season-only
James Delaney decides to take radical action in order to safeguard himself from those intent on his demise.
4 Episode Four
1/28/17
Season-only
Blacklisted, James Delaney sets out to protect his business by any means necessary.
5 Episode Five
2/4/17
Season-only
James Delaney is blackmailed into a dangerous mission, whilst animosity between the Crown and Company escalates to a new level.
6 Episode Six
2/11/17
Season-only
The East India Company declares war on James Delaney, whilst a family revelation drives him into dark and haunted places.
7 Episode Seven
2/18/17
Season-only
A devastating betrayal puts James Delaney's freedom in jeopardy, handing his enemies the opportunity they've been longing for.
8 Episode Eight
2/25/17
Season-only
As James Delaney conspires to escape, an enraged Prince Regent unleashes one final plan to destroy him.

About this show

Set in 1814, Taboo follows James Keziah Delaney, a man who has been to the ends of the earth and comes back irrevocably changed. Believed to be long dead, he returns home to London from Africa to inherit what is left of his father's shipping empire and rebuild a life for himself. But his father's legacy is a poisoned chalice, and with enemies lurking in every dark corner, James must navigate increasingly complex territories to avoid his own death sentence. Encircled by conspiracy, murder, and betrayal, a dark family mystery unfolds in a combustible tale of love and treachery.

Ratings and reviews

4.9
109 reviews
Hazel O'Connor
February 14, 2017
Tom Hardy is outstanding in this gloriously sumptuous period drama. It draws you in from the outset , and grips you tight. The best show on the BBC right now. Superb!
russell harker
February 6, 2017
Outstanding gripping full on no bars held drama of intrigue, dark threatening, historical accuracy portrayed in a strangely 'un-BBC liguistic like' manner that will have you craving for the following episode..a masterpiece from every level of a very clever 'Dark Drama'☆☆☆☆☆
Gordon Chapman-Fox
March 28, 2017
Exceptional TV. Tom Hardy mixes period drama with a revenge plot and gothic horror. Incredibly moody and atmospheric, with great dialogue and fantastic performances.