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Taboo

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James Keziah Delaney returns to 1814 London after 10 years in Africa to discover that he has been left a mysterious legacy by his father. Driven to wage war on those who have wronged him, Delaney finds himself in a face-off against the East India Company, whilst playing a dangerous game between two warring nations, Britain and America.

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Tom Hardy
James Keziah Delaney
David Hayman
Brace
Jonathan Pryce
Sir Stuart Strange

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Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Tue, Jan 10, 201755 mins

In 1814 James Delaney returns to London for his father's funeral, stunning the mourners, particularly his half-sister Zilpha Geary and her husband Thorne, who believed he drowned with a slave ship off the African coast. Family solicitor Robert Thoyt informs him that he is the sole heir and whilst his father's servant Brace is pleased to see him brothel madam Helga, who has turned the family offices into a bordello, is not and nor are the Gearys, who hope to buy him off. Most hostile of all are Sir Stuart Strange and the East India Company who dispute James' legacy of land in Canada, claiming it is crucial to England in its war with America. They suggest buying it from him but he refuses, making enemies of them.

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Awards

  • 2017 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) - nominated
  • 2017 - Golden Trailer - Best Foreign (TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a series) - nominated
  • 2017 - RTS Craft & Design Award - Best Costume Design: Drama - winner
  • 2017 - RTS Craft & Design Award - Best Make-Up Design: Drama - winner

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