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Poldark
''Poldark'' is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, initially published from 1945 to 1953 and continuing from 1973 to 2002. The first novel, '' Ross Poldark'', was named for the protagonist of the series. The novel series was adapted for television by the BBC in 1975 and again in 2015. Historical setting The series comprises 12 novels: the first seven are set in the 18th century, concluding in Christmas 1799; the remaining five are concerned with the early years of the 19th century and the lives of the descendants of the previous novels' main characters. Graham wrote the first four ''Poldark'' books during the 1940s and 1950s. Following a long hiatus, he decided to resume the series and published ''The Black Moon'' in 1973. Novels Each of the novels is subtitled ''A Novel of Cornwall''. In a preface to '' The Black Moon'', Graham explained his decision to revive the series after a two-decade hiatus. Main characters Ross Poldark Ross Poldark is the eponymous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poldark (2015 TV Series)
''Poldark'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British historical drama Television show, television series created and written by Debbie Horsfield and based on the Poldark, 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 Poldark (1975 TV series), 1975–1977 BBC television series. Set between 1781 and 1801, it stars Aidan Turner as Ross Poldark, a Continental Army, 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) and his relationships with his cousin Elizabeth Poldark (Heida Reed) and rival George Warleggan (Jack Farthing). The first and second series adapted two books each, whilst t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Poldark (novel)
''Ross Poldark'' is the first of twelve novels in ''Poldark'', a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. It was published in 1945. The novel has twice been adapted for television, first in 1975 and then again in 2015. Sales of the novel increased by 205% after the premiere of the 2015 television adaptation. Ross Poldark is the protagonist of the novel. As the book opens, it is 1783. Poldark returns to Cornwall after serving with the British army in the American Revolutionary War. The war has left him with a prominent facial scar and a pronounced limp. When he returns, he discovers that his father has died, his family home has fallen into disrepair, the hard-drinking servants are selling off the household items, and the woman he loves is engaged to marry his cousin. Poldark's character emerges throughout the book in a number of subplots involving his relatives, women with whom he has romantic entanglements, the local gentry, servants, tenants, miners, poachers and competito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidan Turner
Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He began his career in the RTÉ medical drama '' The Clinic'' (2008–2009) and the BBC series ''Desperate Romantics'' (2009). He later gained attention for co-starring as one of the main leads in the popular BBC Three series '' Being Human'' (2009–2011), and for playing the dwarf Kíli in Peter Jackson’s ''The Hobbit'' trilogy (2012–2014), before starring as the eponymous character in the BBC adaptation of Winston Graham's '' Poldark'' (2015–2019). Early life and education Aidan Turner was born at home in Clondalkin, a suburban town of Dublin, on 19 June 1983. The family moved later to Walkinstown. Turner attended secondary school at St Mac Dara's Community College in Templeogue before leaving to join his older brother at Firhouse Community College, where, he said, he "probably wasn't a great student". Before becoming an actor, Turner was a successful ballroom dancer, once obtaining third place in the adult s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poldark (1975 TV Series)
''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. Outline The romantic saga follows Ross Poldark as he loses his fiancée, the well-bred beauty, Elizabeth, to his cousin Francis. Ross ends up marrying his servant, Demelza Carne, but his passion for Elizabeth simmers on for years. Set in late 18th century Cornwall, the plot follows Poldark's attempts to make his derelict copper mines a success. Life is hard, smuggling is rife and Poldark finds himself taking the side of the underclass against the ruthless behaviour of his enemies, the greedy Warleggan clan including George Warleggan. Although the emphasis is primarily on Poldark and Demelza, there are many other characters with their own stories. In the first series we e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Poldark
''Jeremy Poldark'' is the third of twelve novels in ''Poldark'', a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. It was published in 1950. ''Jeremy Poldark'' continues the story of the Poldark marriage and family. The previous novel in the series ('' Demelza'') ended on several dark notes in January 1790. ''Jeremy Poldark'' closes in June 1791, one month after the birth of the child for whom the novel is named. The events in ''Jeremy Poldark'' are the basis for Season 2, Episodes 1-4 in the television series adaptation launched in 2015 produced by the BBC. During the course of the novel, Ross defends himself in court, sells his interest in Wheal Leisure, enters into partnership with a smuggler, deepens his quarrel with George Warleggan, continues his admiration of Elizabeth Poldark, grows in his understanding of Demelza's virtues, and mends his estrangement with Francis Poldark. Demelza earns the respect and admiration of Ross's social and family circles. Dwight Enys meets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston Graham
Winston Mawdsley Graham OBE, born Winston Grime (30 June 1908 – 10 July 2003), was an English novelist best known for the ''Poldark'' series of historical novels set in Cornwall, though he also wrote numerous other works, including contemporary thrillers, period novels, short stories, non-fiction and plays. Graham was the author's pseudonym until he changed his name by deed poll from Grime to Graham on 7 May 1947. Biography Graham was born in Victoria Park, Manchester, on 30 June 1908. As a child, Graham contracted pneumonia, and on medical advice was educated at a local day school rather than Manchester Grammar School which his father had in mind for him. Graham's father, Albert Grime, was a prosperous tea importer and grocer, but became incapacitated by a stroke. When he was 17 years old, Graham moved to Perranporth, Cornwall, where he lived for 34 years. He had wanted to be a writer from an early age and, following the death of his father, he was supported by his moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demelza (novel)
''Demelza'' is the second of twelve novels in ''Poldark'', a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. It was published in 1946. ''Demelza'' continues the story of Ross Poldark (novel), Ross Poldark and his wife, Demelza. It opens in May 1788, six months after the final events depicted in ''Ross Poldark (novel), Ross Poldark''. While the first novel ends on a note of triumph for Demelza, the second novel in the series closes with the tragic death of Demelza's first child. Additionally, as the novel closes, Ross's finances are in poor shape and he and Demelza have had to sell off a number of important family and farm items, including livestock. Ross has been forced to close a copper smelting company he started. His long-simmering enmity with George Warleggan flares up. Francis and Elizabeth Poldark become estranged from Ross and Demelza because Francis is angry at the role played by Demelza in facilitating the elopement of his sister, Verity. Dwight Enys, who becomes a major c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warleggan (novel)
''Warleggan'' is the fourth of twelve novels in '' Poldark'', a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. It was published in 1953. ''Warleggan'' continues the story of the Poldark marriage and family. The previous novel in the series ('' Jeremy Poldark'') ends on an upbeat in June 1791 with the birth of Jeremy Poldark and a reconciliation and partnership between Francis and Ross Poldark. ''Warleggan'' closes on Christmas of 1793 with Elizabeth married to George Warleggan, Dwight Enys engaged to Caroline Penvenen and the marriage of Ross and Demelza on the mend. The main developments in the novel are the tragic death of Francis Poldark, a sexual interaction between Ross and Elizabeth that a number of commentators regard as rape, Elizabeth's marriage to George Warleggan, the near-destruction of Ross's marriage to Demelza, and ups-and-downs in the passionate relationship between Dwight Enys and Caroline Penvenen. These take place against the backdrop of the French Revolution a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Swans
''The Four Swans'' is the sixth of twelve novels in ''Poldark'', a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. It was published in 1976, thirty-one years after the first novel in the series. George Warleggan and Ross Poldark are both elected to Parliament. A child is born to Morwenna. Sam Carne falls in love. Elizabeth confronts George over his suspicions. Demelza has a lover, Hugh Armitage, who dies. Morwenna's husband has sex with her 14-year-old sister. Drake owns a successful business. Book One The main events of Book One are the election of George Warleggan to Parliament, the birth of Morwenna's child, the marriage of Dwight and Caroline Enys, Drake Carne becoming a successful blacksmith, Hugh Armitage's courtship of Demelza, Sam Carne falling in love with Emma Tregirls and Ossie Whitworth taking up a sexual relationship with his 14-year-old sister-in-law Rowella. * George Warleggan asks for a meeting with local physician Daniel Behanna, who was the attending physicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Tomlinson
Eleanor May Tomlinson (born 19 May 1992) is an English actress. She has appeared in films including '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'' (2008), ''Jack the Giant Slayer'' (2013), ''Colette'' (2018) and '' Love Wedding Repeat'' (2020). She also starred in the BBC One series '' The White Queen'' (2013), '' Poldark'' (2015–2019), '' The Outlaws'' (2021) and '' War of the Worlds'' (2019). Early life Tomlinson was born in London, England. She and her family moved to Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, when she was young and she attended Beverley High School. She is the daughter of Judith Hibbert, a singer, and Malcolm Tomlinson, an actor and horse racing commentator. Her brother, Ross Tomlinson (born 1994), is also an actor. Career In 2006, Tomlinson appeared in '' The Illusionist'' as Young Sophie. She starred in the teen film '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'' in 2008, in which she plays Jas. She played Kirsten in the 2009 Pro Sieben international production ' alongsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Ellis
Anthony Robin Ellis (born 8 January 1942) is a British actor and cookery book writer best known for his role as Captain Ross Poldark in the 29 episodes of the 1975 BBC classic series ''Poldark (1975 TV series), Poldark'', adapted from a series of books by the British author Winston Graham. He also appeared in ''A Touch of Class (Fawlty Towers), Fawlty Towers'', ''Cluedo (British game show), Cluedo'', ''The Good Soldier (1981 film), The Good Soldier'' (an adaptation of the Ford Madox Ford novel), ''Elizabeth R'' (playing Essex), ''The Moonstone (1972 TV series), The Moonstone'', ''Bel Ami (British TV series), Bel Ami'', ''Sense and Sensibility (1971 TV series), Sense and Sensibility'' (which also featured Clive Francis), ''Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series), The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes'', ''She Loves Me'' (in which he sings) and ''Blue Remembered Hills'' (written by Dennis Potter). In 2015–17 and 2019 he appeared in the ''Poldark (2015 TV series), Poldark'' series remake as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Moon
''The Black Moon'' is the fifth of twelve novels in ''Poldark'', a series of historical novels by Winston Graham. After an 18-year hiatus from the Cornwall novels, it was published in 1973. While Ward Lock published the first four novels in the series, publishing house Collins took over the reins with the fifth entry. Two children are born in the novel: A son, Valentine, to George and Elizabeth Warleggan; and a daughter, Clowance, to Ross and Demelza Poldark. Dwight Enys, captured by the French and held as a prisoner-of-war, is rescued by Ross Poldark and a crew of Cornishmen. Two of Demelza's brothers, Sam and Drake Carne, enter the story and become major figures, as does Elizabeth's cousin Morwenna Chynoweth. Ray Penvenen dies, making Caroline an heiress. Aunt Agatha also dies, in dramatic circumstances. Wheal Grace starts yielding a decent payoff for Ross and Demelza. The Warleggan clan goes from financial success to financial success and George becomes a magistrate. The novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |