BBC series starring Tom Hardy hailed as 'one of the best period dramas'

This gritty historical drama featuring Tom Hardy has been lauded as the "best BBC period drama".

"Taboo" burst onto our screens in 2017, offering a gripping eight-part series crafted by Steven Knight, Hardy himself, and his father, Chips Hardy, inspired by a story penned by the Hardy duo.

The stellar cast alongside Hardy includes Leo Bill, Jessie Buckley, Oona Chaplin, Mark Gatiss, Tom Hollander, and Stephen Graham.

The plot of "Taboo" is summarised as follows: "Adventurer James Keziah Delaney, long believed to be dead, returns home to London from Africa in 1814 in order to inherit his late father's shipping empire.

All is not what it seems, however, as Delaney encounters numerous enemies intent on making his life back in the United Kingdom very difficult."

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