Taboo

Taboo

Taboo

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Taboo

2017- 2017

1 Seasons

8 Episodes

7.9(1443 votes)

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Drama

Mystery

Overview

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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Production Companies

Hardy Son & Baker

Scott Free Productions

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2 videos

Cast & Crew

9 members

Acting

Tom Hardy

James Keziah Delaney

Tom Hardy

Acting

David Hayman

Brace

David Hayman

Acting

Jonathan Pryce

Stuart Strange

Jonathan Pryce

Acting

Oona Chaplin

Zilpha Geary

Oona Chaplin

Acting

Richard Dixon

Pettifer

Richard Dixon

Acting

Leo Bill

Wilton

Leo Bill

Acting

Edward Hogg

Michael 'Godders' Godfrey

Edward Hogg

Acting

Jessie Buckley

Lorna Bow

Jessie Buckley

Acting

Stephen Graham

Atticus

Stephen Graham

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