Taboo

Taboo

2017
Taboo
Taboo

Taboo

8.3 | TV-MA | en | Drama

Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP8  Episode 8
Feb. 25,2017
Episode 8

As James Delaney conspires to escape, an enraged Prince Regent unleashes one final plan to destroy him.

EP7  Episode 7
Feb. 18,2017
Episode 7

A devastating betrayal puts James Delaney’s freedom in jeopardy, handing his enemies the opportunity they've been longing for.

EP6  Episode 6
Feb. 11,2017
Episode 6

The East India Company declares war on James Delaney, whilst a family revelation drives him into dark and haunted places.

EP5  Episode 5
Feb. 04,2017
Episode 5

James Delaney is blackmailed into a dangerous mission, whilst animosity between the Crown and Company escalates to a new level.

EP4  Episode 4
Jan. 28,2017
Episode 4

Blacklisted, James Delaney sets out to protect his business by any means necessary.

EP3  Episode 3
Jan. 21,2017
Episode 3

James Delaney decides to take radical action in order to safeguard himself from those intent on his demise.

EP2  Episode 2
Jan. 14,2017
Episode 2

As James Delaney assembles his league of the damned, an unexpected arrival threatens to disrupt his plans.

EP1  Episode 1
Jan. 07,2017
Episode 1

James Delaney returns to 1814 London after 10 years in Africa to claim a mysterious legacy left to him by his father.

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8.3 | TV-MA | en | Drama , Mystery | More Info
Released: 2017-01-07 | Released Producted By: Scott Free Productions , Hardy Son & Baker Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b088s45m
Synopsis

Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.

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Cast

Tom Hardy , David Hayman , Jonathan Pryce

Director

Jos Richardson

Producted By

Scott Free Productions , Hardy Son & Baker

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Dr Jacques COULARDEAU 1814. A long time after the independence of the USA. And yet the same king, George III with still six years to go and when he will go he will have been king for sixty years and he was entirely responsible for the American Revolution by standing firmly, even more than firmly for the East India Company and the infamous Tea Act of 1773. Remember The Boston Tea Party, just as much as the Alamo.James Delaney, the son of the boss of an important shipping company, comes back after the death of his father to recuperate his inheritance. He had been believed dead due to a very long absence and the very obscure conditions of his disappearance in Africa. He was the sole crew survivor of a shipwreck. The ship was a slave ship, totally illegal according to English law. The ship was sailing for the East India Company and importing a great number of slaves, men, women, and children, to the plantation of the brother of some official of the boss of the East India company, or something as sordid as that. The slaves were locked up into the hold of the ship and the hatch was nailed down so that no survivor could reveal the cargo of the ship.The whole plot turns around the possession of a small island or piece of land on the Canadian west coast and Delaney can sell it to the East India Company and it becomes British or to the US government. The whole story is a series of intertwined rivalries, treasons and allegiances for any private interest you can imagine, some on the American side of dependence, most on the British side but all of them for their sole private or corporate interests. Delaney is thus in the very eye of the tornado with his piece of land. He has more or less decided to capture his freedom by giving this land to the Americans but he has to move over there, hence get a ship and he wants to get a lot of gunpowder to take along. But to produce gunpowder is illegal because it is a royal privilege. Then to give it to the Americans is high treason. The London that is depicted here is absolutely squalid. Dirty, muddy, unhygienic, with all sorts of incredible perverse activities from robbers and thieves, to rats and other pest, to prostitutes of any gender or sex, the most popular on the screen being male transvestites, in the very old British tradition. We also discover the Tower of London and the goal you have there with the torture chambers. But apparently, you always survive in these conditions if you detain some information the powerful want to get out of you. The famous line between life and death has to be walked for a very long time. Of course, they will succeed, the rebels who want to go to America, the land of freedom. But it will surely be more difficult than you may think. Enjoy then the details.Dr. Jacques COULARDEAU
Bas van Hest Fantastische serie met een meesterlijke rol van Tom Hardy.
Matthew Cowell I liked this show - it was made well with a good environment. The characters and acting are all great - not just Tom Hardy. It's one of those shows where to win the deception game, you need to be 20 steps ahead. To be honest, there isn't really any plot twists or the likes, just a very, very slow simple plot line surrounding three 'factions?' and greed.My biggest gripe with the series is it is a very tedious watch - and i'm normally one for slow dramas. You might even find yourself having to take a break through episodes, particulary at the start.Like others, i found the mention of James being tretcherous and beast like underwhelming. I also don't know why so many followed him and his grand plan. He's a witty character, but a total ass.
marianna_k-53048 I haven't been so mesmerized by someone's acting,since James Dean. Tom Hardy is the best actor of his generation. He always gives me chills with every move, glance and every sound he makes. The story is something new,unusual and brilliant. Definitely not the same story repeating itself as in other TV series. If you really know about good TV series, then you just found the best one.