Poldark - Series 1

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Episode 1

1 - Episode 1

Air Date: October 5, 1975

In 1783, Ross Poldark returns from the American wars to his native Cornwall to find his home in shambles and his betrothed Elizabeth engaged to another.

Episode 2

2 - Episode 2

Air Date: October 12, 1975

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

Episode 3

3 - Episode 3

Air Date: October 19, 1975

Demelza has taken over running 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.

Episode 4

4 - Episode 4

Air Date: October 26, 1975

After another infidelity from Francis, Elizabeth decides to leave Francis for Ross after his father's death — but Demelza's pregnancy complicates everything.

Episode 5

5 - Episode 5

Air Date: November 2, 1975

Ross and Demelza, now married, celebrate the birth of their daughter, Julia. A travelling troupe of performers stages a play at Nampara, and Mark Daniel falls for a young actress named Keren.

Episode 6

6 - Episode 6

Air Date: November 9, 1975

When Jim Carter becomes seriously ill in prison, Ross worries that he'll die before completing his sentence.

Episode 7

7 - Episode 7

Air Date: November 16, 1975

Young Geoffrey Charles is stricken with a serious illness; when Francis also falls ill, Demelza assists Elizabeth in caring for him.

Episode 8

8 - Episode 8

Air Date: November 23, 1975

Mark Daniel learns of Keren's affair with Dwight Enys; Ross helps Mark avoid capture by the authorities.

Episode 9

9 - Episode 9

Air Date: November 30, 1975

After Ross is released on bail on charges of looting a wrecked ship, the Warleggans stubborn witnesses in order to have him legally executed.

Episode 10

10 - Episode 10

Air Date: December 7, 1975

Francis' botched suicide attempt leaves him in deep melancholia as the Warleggans' parade of suborned witnesses darkens Ross' prospects for acquittal.

Episode 11

11 - Episode 11

Air Date: December 14, 1975

Ross rehires Jud, reestablishes his friendship with Francis, and becomes involved with smugglers in the hope of raising money to exploit a new vein.

Episode 12

12 - Episode 12

Air Date: December 21, 1975

Warleggan's minions beat Jud to death in revenge for his changing his testimony. Francis and Ross plan to open Wheal Grace using Warleggan money.

Episode 13

13 - Episode 13

Air Date: December 28, 1975

After the birth of Ross and Demelza's son, Francis accidentally drowns in Wheal Grace after supposedly discovering a new vein of precious copper.

Episode 14

14 - Episode 14

Air Date: January 4, 1976

Ross tries to locate Mark Daniel in hopes that he will remember the location of the copper vein he found while hiding in Wheal Grace.

Episode 15

15 - Episode 15

Air Date: January 11, 1976

Ross's hopes for a new vein of copper are shattered, and his distress amplifies when he finds out Elizabith is to wed Warleggan, resulting in the break of their vows.

Episode 16

16 - Episode 16

Air Date: January 18, 1976

Warleggan evicts hundreds of tenant families in his efforts to exert power, and Ross discovers a valuable vein of tin in his depleted copper mine, Wheal Grace.