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In the 18th century Cornish Squire Ross Poldark returns home from America to find his estate in taters, putting things to rights he meets the fiery Demelza and crosses swords with the evil George Warleggan.

REGULAR CAST - SEASON ONE

ROBIN ELLIS as Ross Poldark
ANGHARAD REES as Demelza Poldark
RALPH BATES as George Warleggan
JILL TOWNSEND as Elizabeth Poldark Warleggan
CLIVE FRANCIS as Francis Poldark (season one)
JUDY GEESON as Caroline Penvenan Enys
NORMA STREADER as Verity Poldark (season one)
PAUL CURRAN as Jud Paynter
MARY WIMBUSH as Prudie
FORBES COLLINS as Zacky Martin
STEFAN GATES as Geoffrey Charles
RICHARD MORANT as Dwight Enys
CHRISTOPHER BENJAMIN as Sir Hugh Bodrugan (season one)
CYNTHIA GRENVILLE as Lady Bodrugan

PRODUCTION DETAILS

Creator: Winston Graham
Theme Music: Kenyon Emrys Roberts
Script Editors: Simon Masters (season one)
Producer: Morris Barry
Directors: Christopher Barry, Paul Annett, Kenneth Ives, Philip Dudley, Roger Jenkins

UK / BBC1 / 29x50m-e / 1975-77

SEASON ONE - 16 Episodes / 1975

1. WRITER: Jack Pulman

With:-
FRANK MIDDLEMASS as Charles Poldark
NICHOLAS SELBY as Nicholas Warleggan
RUTH TROUNCER as Mrs Chynoweth
JOHN BASKCOMB as Mr Pearce
ERIC DODSON as Reverend John

Ross is back in Cornwall from America and is shocked to discover his house in disarray and his fiancee Elizabeth engaged to his cousin Francis.

2. WRITER: Jack Pulman

With:-
FRANK MIDDLEMASS as Charles Poldark
JONATHAN NEWTH as Captain Blamey
MARY ANN TURNER as Mrs Martin
STUART DOUGHTY as Jim Carter
GILLIAN BAILEY as Jinny Carter
DON HENDERSON as Tom Carne

Ross determines to put Nampara back on track and get his mine Wheal Leisure running again. Ross also decides to take young Demelza Carne into his house as a servant.

3. WRITER: Jack Pulman

Demelza has taken over the running of Nampara, Elizabeth and Francis now married have had a child. Ross has to defend Jim Carter in court but to no avail as he is sent to prison.

With:- STUART DOUGHTY as Jim Carter / GILLIAN BAILEY as Jinny Carter / FRANK MIDDLEMASS as Charles Poldark / NICHOLAS SELBY as Nicholas Warleggan / JOHN RINGHAM as Henshawe / JOHN FORBES-ROBERTSON as Dr Choake / PETER BETON as Clerk of the Court

4. WRITER: Jack Pulman

After spending the night with Demelza Ross decides to send her away, she returns to her family home but then Ross discovers she is pregnant and tracks her down.

With:- GILLIAN BAILEY as Jinny Carter / FRANK MIDDLEMASS as Charles Poldark / DON HENDERSON as Tom Carne / HILARY MASON as Mrs Carne / SHEELAH WILCOX as Mrs Tabb / ERIC DODSON as Reverend Johns

5. WRITER: Paul Wheeler

Demelza gives birth to a daughter, Ross later tries to introduce his wife to society, Ross also tries to set up a smelting company for his mine, while Demelza tries to reunite Verity and Captain Blamey. A team of strolling players visits the district and mine worker Mark Daniel falls for actress Keren.

With:- SHEILA WHITE as Keren / JONATHAN NEWTH as Captain Blamey / DON HENDERSON as Tom Carne / HILARY MASON as Mrs Carne

6. WRITER: Paul Wheeler

Ross decides to break a seriously ill Jim Carter out of prison; Ross's good friend Doctor Dwight Enys begins an affair with Mark Daniel's wife Keren.

With:- SHEILA WHITE as Keren / RALPH NOSSEK as Pascoe / PATRICK WESTWOOD as Tonkin / JON CROFT as Blewitt / COLIN GEORGE as Blight / JONATHAN NEWTH as Captain Blamey

7. WRITER: Paul Wheeler

Elizabeth and Francis's son Geoffrey Charles contracts the morbid sore throat, Demelza helps nurse him but then tragedy strikes with their own child.

With:- JONATHAN NEWTH as Captain Blamey / SHEILA WHITE as Keren / RALPH NOSSEK as Pascoe / SHEELAH WILCOX as Mrs Tabb / JOHN BASKOMB as Pearce / JON CROFT as Blewitt

8. WRITER: Paul Wheeler

When Mark Daniel murders his wife over her affair with Dwight Ross decides to help him escape the clutches of the law and ends up putting his own life in danger.

With:- DONALD DOUGLAS as Captain MacNeil / JOHN BASKOMB as Pearce / RALPH NOSSEK as Pascoe / MILTON JOHNS as Matthew Sanson / DENIS HOLMES as Captain Bray

9. WRITER: Peter Draper

Ross is arrested when a ship wrecked and then looted by the village, the law (with a little help from the Warleggans) try to persuade Ross's servant Jud to turn evidence against his master. It then looks like Francis Poldark may give evidence against Ross.

With:- JOHN WHITE as Blencowe / HOWARD BELL as Garth / JOHN BASKCOMB as Pearce / CLIFFORD PARISH as Sir John / DONALD DOUGLAS as Captain MacNeil

10. WRITER: Peter Draper

It is Ross's trial and Francis is desperate enough to contemplate suicide. Dwight meets Caroline Penvenen for the first time.

With:- MICHAEL GWYNN as Justice Lister / HOWARD BELL as Garth / CHARLES KINROSS as Clerk / GORDON SALKILLD as Ezekial / PHILIP MADOC as Sir Henry Bull / ROY EVANS as Nick Vigus / DONALD DOUGLAS as Captain MacNeil / DENIS HOLMES as Captain Bray

11. WRITER: Peter Wheeler

Ross is found not guilty on all charges and makes it up with Francis, they become partners in Wheal Grace. Demelza falls pregnant again.

With:- JOHN BASKCOMB as Pearce / RALPH NOSSEK as Pascoe

12. WRITER: Peter Draper

Ross is being paid to turn a blind eye to smuggling on his land. Jud is feared after an accident but has a surprise in store for everyone.

With:- GORDON SALKILLD as Ezekial / EVIE GARRETT as Tina / SHEELAH WILCOX as Mrs Tabb / JOHN BASKCOMB as Pearce / RALPH NOSSEK as Pascoe / JOHN BLYTHE as Constable Vige

13. WRITER: Jack Russell

Demelza, heavily pregnant, begins labour pains while out fishing alone, she gives birth to son Jeremy. Francis, whilst searching for signs of copper at Wheal Grace has an accident and ends up being killed.

END OF CLIVE FRANCIS' ROLE IN THE SERIES.

With:- RALPH NOSSEK as Pascoe / SHEELAH WILCOX as Mrs Tabb / DONALD DOUGLAS as Captain MacNeil / PETER CLAY as Unwin / PATRICK HOLT as Penvenen

14. WRITER: Jack Russell

A mysterious benefactor has agreed to finance Ross's investigations into Wheal Grace. Ross also resorts to having the smuggler's booty hidden at Nampara which almost leads to a catastrophe when Captain MacNeil gets suspicious.

With:- DONALD DOUGLAS as Captain MacNeil / PATRICK HOLT as Penvenen / PETA MASON as Rosena / BARRY JACKSON as Charlie Kempthorne / DAVID GARFIELD as Jacka Hoblin

15. WRITER: Jack Russell

Dwight is fined for warning the smugglers of the soldiers approach. Ross has plans to blast a new tunnel in Wheal Grace and is determined to stop Elizabeth marrying George Warleggan much to the disgust of Demelza.

With:- DOANLD DOUGLAS as Captain MacNeil / JOHN RINGHAM as Henshawe / SHEELAH WILCOX as Mrs Tabb / MISCHA DE LA MOTTE as Squire Wentworth / KEITH ASHTON as Osborne Wentworth

16. WRITER: Jack Russell

Ross and Demelza's marriage is on the verge of collapse thanks to his obsession with Elizabeth but Wheal Grace is found to be full of tin; Warv is then declared with France as events move to a climax with Ross fighting it out with Warleggan.

With:- PATRICK HOLT as Penvenen / MARTIN READ as Gamekeeper / PIP MILLER as Paul Daniel / DAVID GARFIELD as Jacka Hoblin / PETA MASON as Rosena / RALPH NOSSEK as Pascoe

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