Poldark (1975), The Complete Collection

2018

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2 reviews

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Season 1 episodes (29)

1 Season 1, Episode 1

10/5/75

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Ross Poldark returns home to Cornwall to inherit a house, land, two idle mines and the girl he is to marry. But as Ross was reported dead in the war, others have laid claims.

2 Season 1, Episode 2

10/12/75

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With Elizabeth now married, Ross has lost interest in himself and Nampara. But a generous act at Redruth Fair starts a chain of events which change his life.

3 Season 1, Episode 3

10/19/75

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Ross unwittingly sets off a chain of violence when he allows Verity and the Captain to hold meetings at Nampara.

4 Season 1, Episode 4

10/26/75

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Ross once told Elizabeth a time would come when he would be her only salvation. Events now cause her to take those words seriously.

5 Season 1, Episode 5

11/2/75

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Demelza, bred in the gutters of Illuggan, becomes Ross Poldark's wife and is also pregnant - will local society accept her?

6 Season 1, Episode 6

11/9/75

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Ross is appalled when Jinny Carter tells him of the agony her husband is suffering in Launceston Gaol. His resolve to help uncovers skeletons outside the jail as well as in.

7 Season 1, Episode 7

11/16/75

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Unknown to Ross, the Warleggans have found new means by which to attack. Meanwhile, Mark Daniel has found that his love is no longer returned.

8 Season 1, Episode 8

11/23/75

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Demelza insists on helping Elizabeth to nurse the morbid sore-throat victim, Francis. Meanwhile, for Ross, a shipwreck in Nampara Cove brings a different kind of danger.

9 Season 1, Episode 9

11/30/75

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Ross's trial for looting draws near. Demelza learns that witnesses are being bribed to give evidence against him and suspects the hands of Warleggans at work.

10 Season 1, Episode 10

12/7/75

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Ross Poldark's trial begins. Among the spectators in the gallery are those who would like, and expect, to see it end in a hanging.

11 Season 1, Episode 11

12/14/75

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As a sign of gratitude for his conduct at the trial, Jud is re-hired at Nampura and suggests to Ross he might like to do business with a Mr Trencrom.

12 Season 1, Episode 12

12/21/75

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Jud is found beaten to death and Prudie is inconsolable. She vows to give him a lavish send-off, until the devil takes a hand.

13 Season 1, Episode 13

12/28/75

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The birth of a son brings joy to Ross, but it is overshadowed by the threat of financial ruin. The tragedy of a death in the family raises ghosts from the past to haunt Demelza.

14 Season 1, Episode 14

1/4/76

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Determined to find Mark Daniel, Ross has to accompany Trencrom's smugglers to the Scilly Isles - a dangerous undertaking when an informer lurks.

15 Season 1, Episode 15

1/11/76

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Elizabeth accepts an offer of marriage, although she knows it will horrify Ross. Tragedy strikes at Wheal Grace and this leads Ross to rashly react.

16 Season 1, Episode 16

1/18/76

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The feud between Poldark and Warleggan needs to be resolved and so must the strained relationship between Ross and Demelza. Ross confronts George and a blazing climax is assured.

17 Season 2, Episode 1

9/10/77

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Ross Poldark returns home from the American War of Independence to find Prenwith destroyed and an old feud with George Warleggan reignited.

18 Season 2, Episode 2

9/17/77

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Elizabeth has had a son - born under a Black Moon. At Nampara, news arrives that Dwight Enys is missing at sea.

19 Season 2, Episode 3

9/24/77

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Ross goes to France to search for Dwight but is captured. Drake has fallen in love with Morwenna as the feud with Warleggan continues.

20 Season 2, Episode 4

10/1/77

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Demelza has given birth to a daughter. Unaware of Morwenna's love for Drake, George has arranged a marriage between her and Rev Whitworth.

21 Season 2, Episode 5

10/8/77

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Dwight's rescue from Fort Baton goes according to plan until they reach the Channel. Meanwhile, Aunt Agatha prepares for her 100th birthday.

22 Season 2, Episode 6

10/15/77

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George is haunted by Aunt Agatha's dying curse; Ross's heroic exploits reunite Caroline and Dwight and lead to a new conquest for Demelza.

23 Season 2, Episode 7

10/22/77

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Ross refuses to stand as a parliamentary candidate, so George accepts. With Morwenna pregnant, temptation confronts Rev Whitworth.

24 Season 2, Episode 8

10/29/77

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Demelza, fighting her attraction for Hugh Armitage, learns of Ross's secret meeting with Elizabeth. Rev Whitworth's calm life is shattered.

25 Season 2, Episode 9

11/5/77

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Starvation has caused rioting amongst the miners. Ross sympathises but is powerless to help. Meanwhile, Demelza and Hugh draw closer.

26 Season 2, Episode 10

11/12/77

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It is several months since Ross's abrupt departure for Westminster left Demelza alone to grieve. Will love triumph at their reunion?

27 Season 2, Episode 11

11/19/77

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George gives a party at Penrice and calls in a loan. Rev Whitworth's domestic arrangements appear to be running a little too smoothly.

28 Season 2, Episode 12

11/26/77

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George's schemes have come to fruition as Pascoe's Bank faces bankruptcy. In Ross's absence Demelza risks all to help save their old friend.

29 Season 2, Episode 13

12/3/77

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Demelza's happiness in her first trip to London, already soured by an encounter with Monk Adderly, is about to be shattered.

About this show

The original 1970's brooding drama set in 18th-century Cornwall. Ross Poldark returns from war to find his father dead, the estate in ruins and his sweetheart Elizabeth engaged to his cousin. On impulse, Ross rescues young urchin Demelza and resolves to forge a new life in the face of hostile forces. Adapted from Winston Graham's novels.

Ratings and reviews

5.0

2 reviews