Matthew Arnold
Poldark is a British historical drama television series created and written by Debbie Horsfield 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, which were previously adapted by the 1975–1977 BBC television series. Set between 1781 and 1801, it stars Aidan Turner as Ross Poldark, a British Army veteran of the American Revolutionary War, who returns to his home in Cornwall to find that his father has died, leaving his estate in ruins. The series follows his efforts to rebuild his fortune with the aid of his maid-turned-wife Demelza (Eleanor Tomlinson), as well as his relationships with his cousins Elizabeth Poldark (Heida Reed) and Francis Poldark (Kyle Soller), and his rival George Warleggan (Jack Farthing).
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.
