5.057 minSeason 5 • Episode 8
LatestWith the fate of his nation in the balance, Ross must gamble everything to protect his country and those he loves.
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.
Cinematography
Cornwall so gorgeous you'll book a holiday mid-episode.
Costume
Tricorn hats and flowing gowns that actually get dirty.
Acting
Turner and Tomlinson's chemistry could power a mine.
Aidan Turner
Ross Poldark
Eleanor Tomlinson
Demelza Poldark
Jack Farthing
George Warleggan
Luke Norris
Dwight Enys
Beatie Edney
Prudie Paynter
Pip Torrens
Cary Warleggan
Gabriella Wilde
Caroline Enys
Tom York
Sam Carne
Harry Richardson
Drake Carne
Tristan Sturrock
Zacky Martin
Sofia Oxenham
Tess Tregidden
Kerri McLean
Kitty Despard
Vincent Regan
Ned Despard
Woody Norman
Valentine Warleggan
Ellise Chappell
Morwenna Carne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Aidan Turner's scything scene went viral and allegedly boosted UK tourism to Cornwall by 50%.
The 1970s original series was so beloved that viewers wrote to the BBC demanding Ross's resurrection when the actor quit—forcing a recasting rather than killing the character.
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