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Poldark

Poldark

161975•50m•6.8/10
Drama

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Poldark is a television drama based on Winston Graham's novels of the same title. It was first transmitted on BBC Two across two seasons between 1975 and 1977. The adaptation covered all seven novels (of the eventual twelve) published up to the time. In late 18th-century Cornwall, Ross Poldark loses his fiancée, well-bred beauty Elizabeth, to his cousin Francis. He ends up marrying his servant, Demelza Carne, but his passion for Elizabeth simmers on for years. Meanwhile, he strives to make his derelict copper mines a success. Life is hard, smuggling is rife, and Ross finds himself taking the side of the underclass against the ruthless behaviour of his enemies, the greedy Warleggan clan.

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Production

BBC, London Films Productions, BBC Lionheart Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 5, 1975

Last Aired

December 4, 1977

Networks

BBC One

Created By

Winston Graham

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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 1975-10-05
In 1783, Ross Poldark returns from the American wars to his native Cornwall to find his home in shambles and his betrothed Elizabeth engaged to another.
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 1975-10-12
Ross determines to put Nampara back on track and get his mine Wheal Leisure running again. Ross decides to take young Demelza Carne into his house as a servant.
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 1975-10-19
Demelza has taken over running Nampara; Elizabeth and Francis now married have had a child; Ross has to defend Jim Carter in court but to no avail as he is sent to prison.
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 1975-10-26
After another infidelity from Francis, Elizabeth decides to leave Francis for Ross after his father's death — but Demelza's pregnancy complicates everything.
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 1975-11-02
Ross and Demelza, now married, celebrate the birth of their daughter, Julia. A travelling troupe of performers stages a play at Nampara, and Mark Daniel falls for a young actress named Keren.
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 1975-11-09
When Jim Carter becomes seriously ill in prison, Ross worries that he'll die before completing his sentence.
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 1975-11-16
Young Geoffrey Charles is stricken with a serious illness; when Francis also falls ill, Demelza assists Elizabeth in caring for him.
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 1975-11-23
Mark Daniel learns of Keren's affair with Dwight Enys; Ross helps Mark avoid capture by the authorities.
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 1975-11-30
After Ross is released on bail on charges of looting a wrecked ship, the Warleggans stubborn witnesses in order to have him legally executed.
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 1975-12-07
Francis' botched suicide attempt leaves him in deep melancholia as the Warleggans' parade of suborned witnesses darkens Ross' prospects for acquittal.
E11
Episode 11
Air date: 1975-12-14
Ross rehires Jud, reestablishes his friendship with Francis, and becomes involved with smugglers in the hope of raising money to exploit a new vein.
E12
Episode 12
Air date: 1975-12-21
Warleggan's minions beat Jud to death in revenge for his changing his testimony. Francis and Ross plan to open Wheal Grace using Warleggan money.
E13
Episode 13
Air date: 1975-12-28
After the birth of Ross and Demelza's son, Francis accidentally drowns in Wheal Grace after supposedly discovering a new vein of precious copper.
E14
Episode 14
Air date: 1976-01-04
Ross tries to locate Mark Daniel in hopes that he will remember the location of the copper vein he found while hiding in Wheal Grace.
E15
Episode 15
Air date: 1976-01-11
Ross's hopes for a new vein of copper are shattered, and his distress amplifies when he finds out Elizabith is to wed Warleggan, resulting in the break of their vows.
E16
Episode 16
Air date: 1976-01-18
Warleggan evicts hundreds of tenant families in his efforts to exert power, and Ross discovers a valuable vein of tin in his depleted copper mine, Wheal Grace.

Cast

Robin Ellis

Robin Ellis

Ross Poldark

Angharad Rees

Angharad Rees

Demelza Poldark

Jill Townsend

Jill Townsend

Elizabeth Warleggan

Ralph Bates

Ralph Bates

George Warleggan

Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

Drake Carne

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