Poldark (2015 TV series)
Poldark (2015 TV series)
The first and second series adapted two books each, whilst the third series adapted the fifth and first half of the sixth novels, and the fourth series adapted the second half of the sixth novel and the seventh novel. The fifth series features an original storyline which ends in 1801, nine years before the events of the eighth novel. The series was a co-production of Mammoth Screen and PBS, who aired the series as part of its Masterpiece) anthology.
Poldark (2015 TV series)
Poldark sustained positive reviews throughout all five series, although viewership declined from the first series onwards. At the 21st National Television Awards, the series was nominated for Best New Drama and Best Drama Performance and Impact Award (both for Turner), winning the latter. At the 22nd National Television Awards, the programme was nominated for Best Period Drama. It also won the Audience Award at the 2016 BAFTA TV Awards.
Plot overview
In 1783 Captain Ross Vennor Poldark returns from the American Revolutionary War to his home of Nampara in Cornwall after three years in the army. Upon his return home, he discovers his father Joshua has died, his estate is in ruins and in considerable debt, and his childhood sweetheart Elizabeth is engaged to his cousin Francis.
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