The BBC has confirmed the air date for new drama Taboo, an epic new BBC1 series starring Tom Hardy and overseen by The Martian director Ridley Scott and Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight.

The new eight-part series will begin on Saturday 7 January 2017 on BBC1.

Set in 1814, Hardy plays James Keziah Delaney, who is believed to be long dead but returns home to London from Africa to inherit what is left of his father's shipping empire and rebuild a life for himself. Of course, he has a number of enemies to avoid and a death to avenge...

The series features an impressive supporting cast, including Games of Thrones' Jonathan Pryce alongside Oona Chaplin, Stephen Graham, Tom Hollander, Jason Watkins and Mark Gatiss.

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