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Poldark

1975 · 2 seasons · 50m per episode · Drama

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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Seasons

• Series 1 — 16 episodes (October 5, 1975)
• Series 2 — 13 episodes (September 11, 1977)

Cast

• Robin Ellis as Ross Poldark
• Angharad Rees as Demelza Poldark
• Jill Townsend as Elizabeth Warleggan
• Ralph Bates as George Warleggan
• Kevin McNally as Drake Carne

Details

Created by

Winston Graham

First aired

October 5, 1975

Episodes

29

Genres

Drama

Network

BBC One

Status

Ended

TMDB score

6.9 / 10 from 17 votes