Episode 4

Episode 4
Series {{{series}}}, Episode 4
Air date	Jan 28, 2017 (BBC One) Jan 31, 2017 (FX)
Written by	Steven Knight and Emily Ballou
Directed by	Kristoffer Nyholm
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Episode 4 is the fourth of eight episodes of the first season of Taboo, a period drama miniseries originally aired on January 28^th, 2017 on BBC One, and January 31^st, 2017 on FX.

Synopsis

The Crown makes a devious move against James Delaney, while the Company has its own reasons for frustrating the plot. As London begins closing its doors to him, James sets out to protect his business by any means necessary. With empire and mayhem in mind, James adds depraved chemist Cholmondeley to his company with explosive consequences. Meanwhile, Lorna aims to prove she's anything but a weak link, while buried secrets become a matter of yet more intrigue and violence.

Cast

Starring Tom Hardy as James Delaney Oona Chaplin as Zilpha Geary David Hayman as Brace Jonathan Pryce as Sir Stuart Strange Jefferson Hall as Thorne Geary Guest Starring Jessie Buckley as Lorna Bow Stephen Graham as Atticus Franka Potente as Helga von Hinten Mark Gatiss as Prince Regent Michael Kelly as Dr. Dumbarton Leo Bill as Benjamin Wilton Richard Dixon as John Pettifer Jason Watkins as Solomon Coop Ed Hogg as Michael Godfrey Nicholas Woodeson as Robert Thoyt Tom Hollander as George Cholmondeley Ruby-May Martinwood as Winter

Co-Starring Edward Fox as Horace Delaney Louis Serkis as Robert Scroobius Pip as French Bill Danny Ligairi as Martinez Marina Hands as Countess Musgrove Tallulah Rose Haddon as Pearl Fiona Skinner as Brighton Morgan Walters as Gaoler Eleanor Hafner as Bluestocking Brian Nickels as Luis The Hanover Band as Concert Musicians Tim Charles as Butler Richard Cant as Magician David Nellist as Thomas Brooke Esq. Gintare Beinoraviciute as Party Guest Ruth Emily Plaxton as Dancer / Party Guest Tamara Sharpe as Helga's Girl

Gallery

• Promotional Stills
• Screencaps

Videos

James meets Zilpha in the garden - Taboo Episode 4 Preview - BBC One

Episode 4 Season 1 Episode 4 Trailer Taboo

Trivia

• The Duke of Richmond is portrayed as grotesque and depraved. The actual Duke of Richmond in 1814 was 50-year-old Charles Lennox, the 4th Duke in the current line. He was handsome (by contemporary as well as modern standards), very athletic (he excelled at cricket, tennis, and racket-ball), and apparently happily married to Charlotte Gordon, with whom he had 14 children - 7 daughters and 7 sons. In the setting of Taboo, the Duke was quite likely not even in London - at some point during 1814 he moved his family to Brussels (as he was serving in the war against Napoleon), where they stayed until 1818 when he was appointed Governor-General of British North America.
• The actresses are heckled during Act 1 scene 2 of "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare.