Poldark - Series 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.