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Will James Delaney, played by Tom Hardy, get a second series to settle old scores? (Picture: Scott Free Prods – Photographer: Robert Viglasky)

The final episode of Taboo’s first season ended with the promise of a new life for Delaney and his surviving men, but whether we’ll get the chance to see that new life still hangs in the balance.

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The BBC said they have not yet made a decision over whether the series will return for a second season, but they have not ruled it out, according to Radio Times.

Sources said that disappointing ratings could affect whether we see Delaney return to our screens for round two.

The commissioning of a second series also depends on the lead actors’ schedules and whether Hardy, Tom Hollander and Stephen Graham are free to commit to a second bout of blood, mud and gore.




Although the show has received largely positive reviews, the ratings fell by 1.5 million over the course of the eight episodes, according to overnight figures.

Episode 8 saw more bloodshed with a gun battle on the docks (Picture: Scott Free Prods – Photographer: Robert Viglasky)

But there’s still hope because writer Stephen Knight originally envisaged the show as a three season run and is keen to make more.

Before the first series aired writer Knight said: ‘We think it has got a two and a three certainly, that’s the plan, after that who knows? This series is eight parts – it’s a lot of time.’

The BBC series, set in 1814, follows the story of James Delaney who returns to England after twelve years in Africa to collect his inheritance and becomes embroiled in a battle against the East India Trading Company.

With the first series leaving us with so many questions, we hope a second series comes a long to help clear up whether James is free to love again and whether he can ever return to England.

While we wait with bated breath, let’s take a look at the explosive season finale:

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The BBC and representatives for Stephen Knight have been contacted for comment.

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