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Poldark is a British historical drama television series created and written by Debbie Horsfield [1] [2] and based on the novel series of the same name by Winston Graham.It aired on BBC One for five series from 8 March 2015 – 26 August 2019, adapting the first seven of the twelve novels in the series, [3] which were previously adapted by the 1975–1977 BBC television series. [4]
The first series was based on the first two Poldark novels by Graham. [1] It is the second screen adaptation of Graham's novels, following a television series broadcast by BBC One between 1975 and 1977. [2] During the course of the programme, 43 episodes of Poldark aired over five series, between 8 March 2015 and 26 August 2019.
Poldark is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, initially published from 1945 to 1953 and continuing from 1973 to 2002. [1] The first novel, Ross Poldark, was named for the protagonist of the series. The novel series was adapted for television by the BBC in 1975 and again in 2015.
In February 2014, the BBC announced a new adaptation of the series, also called Poldark, to be broadcast in 2015. The series, starring Aidan Turner as Ross Poldark and Eleanor Tomlinson as Demelza, began transmission on Saturday, 7 March 2015, on the BBC One. Robin Ellis was cast in a small recurring role as Reverend Dr Halse.
He is notable for playing Freddie Threepwood in Blandings (2013–2014) and villain George Warleggan in the BBC One drama series Poldark (2015–2019). [4] [5] [6] He also appeared as George Balfour in The Riot Club (2014), Marc Fisher in the Netflix romantic comedy Love Wedding Repeat (2020) and Charles, Prince of Wales in the drama Spencer (2021).
Ross Poldark is the first of twelve novels in Poldark, a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. It was published in 1945. [1] The novel has twice been adapted for television, first in 1975 and then again in 2015. Sales of the novel increased by 205% after the premiere of the 2015 television adaptation. [2]
The previous novel in the series ended on several dark notes in January 1790. Jeremy Poldark closes in June 1791, one month after the birth of the child for whom the novel is named. [3] The events in Jeremy Poldark are the basis for Season 2, Episodes 1-4 in the television series adaptation launched in 2015 produced by the BBC.
He is the author of a memoir entitled Making Poldark about the series (originally published by Bossiney Books, ISBN 0-906456-00-2). Making Poldark was expanded and revised in 2012, and republished by Palo Alto Publishing (ISBN 9780983939818). An audio version of his memoir was released on Audible in June 2015.