13 burning questions we have after the first episode of Taboo

Tom Hardy, Ridley Scott and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight’s atmospheric new drama Taboo began tonight, and amongst all the period flair, brutal surgery and scenes of Hardy growling at all and sundry several mysteries were budded that will no doubt entrance viewers over the next eight weeks. And of course, said viewers include us here at RadioTimes.com, so we’ve put together our thoughts on the very biggest questions lurking around after the end of the first episode as well as a few answers that we’ve managed to find out.