Season 2 • Episode 13
LatestWarleggan tries to have Ross arrested after the duel and Elizabeth consults with a doctor to have her baby prematurely to allay George's suspicions.
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.
Acting
Robin Ellis smolders so hard the screen overheats.
Cinematography
Cornwall's cliffs out-act half the cast.
Costume
Authentic filth—no one's costume stays clean.
Creator
Winston Graham
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1975 adaptation invented the 'Poldark phenomenon'—the 2015 reboot only happened because this version never stopped airing on UK daytime TV.
Angharad Rees (Demelza) married the costume designer after filming ended—apparently those muddy dresses worked better than dating apps.
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