Poldark (1975)

Directed by

Christopher Barry, Kenneth Ives

Genre

drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 29 episodes

Rated

16

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British man returns from the American Revolutionary War to find his family estate in ruins and his former sweetheart engaged to his cousin. He works to rebuild his tin mining business while navigating complicated relationships and social tensions in 18th century Cornwall.

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What happens

Poldark is the original version of the BBC television series adaptation of the novels of the same title written by Winston Graham. The adaptation was first transmitted in the UK between 1975 and 1977. The production covered all seven novels (of the eventual twelve) that Graham had written up to this time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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