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  • Taboo Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
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    TV Episode | 55 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Taboo

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 55 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

After being presumed dead, James Delaney resurfaces in London seeking revenge for the death of his father and inheriting the family shipping empire, which threatens the ambitions of his half-sister and the East India Company.
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Showrunner
Steven Knight (created by) (written by)
Writers
Steven Knight (created by) (written by) | Tom Hardy (created by) | Chips Hardy (created by)
Producer
Tim Bricknell (produced by) (as Timothy Bricknell)
Composer
Cinematographer
Editor
Casting Directors
Lauren Evans (casting by) | Nina Gold
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 10, 2017

Release date
Jan 10, 2017 (United States)

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Cast

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35 cast members
Name Known for
Tom Hardy
James Keziah Delaney James Keziah Delaney   See fewer
Edward Fox
Horace Delaney Horace Delaney   See fewer
Martin Wimbush
Funeral Caller Funeral Caller   See fewer
Larrington Walker
Street Beggar Street Beggar   See fewer
Oona Chaplin
Zilpha Geary Zilpha Geary   See fewer
Jefferson Hall
Thorne Geary Thorne Geary   See fewer
Nicholas Woodeson
Robert Thoyt Robert Thoyt   See fewer
Richard Syms
Priest Priest   See fewer
Peter Yapp
Old Man Old Man   See fewer
Jo Cameron Brown
Old Lady Old Lady   See fewer
Tim Plester
Passerby 1 Passerby 1   See fewer
Tallulah Haddon
Pearl (as Tallulah Rose Haddon) Pearl (as Tallulah Rose Haddon)   See fewer
Jonathan Pryce
Sir Stuart Strange Sir Stuart Strange   See fewer
James Greaves
Strange's Clerk Strange's Clerk   See fewer
Leo Bill
Wilton Wilton   See fewer
Richard Dixon
Pettifer Pettifer   See fewer
Edward Hogg
Godfrey Godfrey   See fewer
Michael Shaeffer
Dr. Powell Dr. Powell   See fewer
David Houston
Ship's Captain Ship's Captain   See fewer
Anthony Kaye
African Man African Man   See fewer
Louis Ashbourne Serkis
Robert (as Louis Serkis) Robert (as Louis Serkis)   See fewer
Bern Collaço
Dock worker (uncredited) Dock worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Hodges
Drunk (uncredited) Drunk (uncredited)   See fewer
Danielle Kingston
Funeral and Wake Attendee (uncredited) Funeral and Wake Attendee (uncredited)   See fewer
Adam Lazarus
Blacksmith (uncredited) Blacksmith (uncredited)   See fewer
Vinita Satchit
Street Food Seller (uncredited) Street Food Seller (uncredited)   See fewer
Roy Martin Thorn
Blacksmith (uncredited) Blacksmith (uncredited)   See fewer
Terry Wood
Oyster Seller (uncredited) Oyster Seller (uncredited)   See fewer
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