Taboo (2017 TV series)
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| Genre | Period drama |
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| Composer(s) | Max Richter |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | Mark Patten |
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| Running time | 55 – 57 minutes |
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BBC One (UK) FX (US) Sonar Entertainment (non-US) |
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| Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 7 January 2017 – present |
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Taboo is a British television drama series produced by Scott Free London and Hardy Son & Baker for BBC One and FX. The show premièred on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2017, followed by a United States première on FX on 10 January 2017. It is created by Steven Knight, Tom Hardy and his father, Edward "Chips" Hardy and based on a story written by Tom Hardy. Directorial duties are shared by Kristoffer Nyholm and Anders Engström, who directed The Killing and Jordskott respectively. All the music was composed by Max Richter. The show has received generally favourable reviews, with critics praising Hardy's performance.
The eight-part series, set in 1814, begins with James Delaney (Tom Hardy) returning to England after twelve years in Africa with fourteen stolen diamonds, following the death of his father and as the war with the United States is nearing its end. Two more series are planned.
Some historians have expressed concern that the East India Company may be portrayed inaccurately. Before the broadcast of Taboo, Steven Knight said, "This man, James Delaney, is a deeply flawed and deeply troubled human being. His greatest struggle will be against the East India Company which, throughout the 19th century, was the equivalent of the CIA, the NSA, and the biggest, baddest multinational corporation on earth, all rolled into one self-righteous, religiously-motivated monolith." Tirthankar Roy, an economic historian at the London School of Economics, argued that it gave an excessively negative view of the East India Company. Nick Robins, author of The Corporation That Changed the World, added that the organisation had made a positive contribution, but that by the time it was dissolved it had long "outlived its usefulness". A lecturer at Manchester Business School, Matthew McCaffrey, considers Taboo to portray monopolies realistically.
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