Poldark: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Britain is in the grip of a chilling recession... falling wages, rising prices, civil unrest - only the bankers are smiling. It's 1783 and Ross Poldark returns from the American War of Independence to his beloved Cornwall to find his world in ruins: his father dead, the family mine long since closed, his house wrecked and his sweetheart pledged to marry his cousin. But Ross finds that hope and love can be found when you are least expecting it in the wild but beautiful Cornish landscape.

Series details

• Title: Poldark
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2015-03-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-08-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 1678

Cast and credited roles

• Aidan Turner — Ross Poldark
• Eleanor Tomlinson — Demelza Carne
• Jack Farthing — George Warleggan
• Beatie Edney — Prudie Paynter
• Tristan Sturrock — Zacky Martin
• Luke Norris — Dwight Enys
• Heida Reed — Elizabeth Poldark Warleggan
• Gabriella Wilde — Caroline Penvenen
• Pip Torrens — Cary Warleggan
• Caroline Blakiston — Aunt Agatha
• Tom York — Sam Carne
• Ellise Chappell — Morwena Chynoweth

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-03-08; final listed air date 2015-04-26; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-09-04; final listed air date 2016-11-06; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2017-06-11; final listed air date 2017-08-06; episode order: 9.
• Season 4: premiered 2018-06-10; final listed air date 2018-07-29; episode order: 8.
• Season 5: premiered 2019-07-14; final listed air date 2019-08-26; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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