Taboo

Ended Saturday / 7:00pm BBC One 57 min.
James Keziah Delaney 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.

Season 1

8 Episodes

It is the time of final reckoning. James Delaney confronts Sir Stuart Strange of the East India Company with the cold, hard truth. Revelations about those surrounding him are unearthed and met with deadly ramifications. Meanwhile, James conspires to escape, but as the cold enmity of the Prince Regent turns into a lethal fury, the Crown unleashes one final plan to destroy him. Time is running out, scores need to be settled, and tragic consequences must be borne.
Feb 25 2017
James Delaney has seemingly lost everything but, when he suffers a devastating betrayal, he realises 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 perhaps has already found her own.
Feb 18 2017
The East India Company declares war on James Delaney, whilst a family revelation drives him into dark and haunted places.
Feb 11 2017
James Delaney is blackmailed into a dangerous mission, whilst animosity between the Crown and Company escalates to a new level.
Feb 04 2017
Blacklisted, James Delaney sets out to protect his business by any means necessary.
Jan 28 2017
James Delaney decides to take radical action in order to safeguard himself from those intent on his demise.
Jan 21 2017
As James Delaney assembles his league of the damned; an unexpected arrival threatens to disrupt his plans.
Jan 14 2017
In the series opener, James Delaney returns to 1814 London after ten years in Africa to claim a mysterious legacy left to him by his father.
Jan 07 2017