James Delaney, believed dead, returns to London to attend his father's funeral. Other than owning a small part of the west coast of North America, Horace has left nothing of value. The land, Nootka Sound, is in dispute between Great Britain and the United States, who are at war. The East India Company had an agreement to buy the land from Zilpha Geary, Delaney's half-sister, but Delaney knows the war is coming to an end, greatly increasing the value of the land, and scorns their offer. Delaney discovers his father had died from arsenic poisoning, so his mind could have been affected during his final months.

Taboo Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Series 1, Episode 1
• s01e02 - Series 1, Episode 2
• s01e03 - Series 1, Episode 3
• s01e04 - Series 1, Episode 4
• s01e05 - Series 1, Episode 5
• s01e06 - Series 1, Episode 6
• s01e07 - Series 1, Episode 7
• s01e08 - Series 1, Episode 8

Taboo Show Summary

Set in 1813, Taboo follows James Keziah Delaney who returns from Africa with 14 ill-gotten diamonds and seeking to avenge his father's passing. Refusing to sell the family business to the East India Company, he sets out to build his own trade and shipping empire and finds himself playing a dangerous game with two warring nations, Britain and America.