Poldark: The Complete Collection

Welcome to romance, betrayal and adventure in the spellbinding saga of gallant Captain Ross Poldark (Robin Ellis) and his ever-changing fortunes on the ruggedly beautiful Cornish coast. Enjoy all 32 episodes in both series, from Poldark's return from the American Revolution as a wounded prison escapee, and his earth-shaking discovery that the woman he loves is engaged to viperous man who is determined to drive the Poldarks from their land. You'll relish every turn, including Poldark's tumultuous marriage to Demelza, and the dramatic resolution of the struggles with his predatory rival. A sensation on Masterpiece.

Season 1
Episode 1 - Ross returns from fighting for Britain in the American Revolution only to find his ex-fiance, Elizabeth, now engaged to his cousin Francis.

Episode 2 - Verity, Ross' cousin, is considered by everyone to be an old maid. They are all astonished when she attracts the attention of Captain Blamey at a ball. Unfortunately her father strongly disapproves of the match because the Captain is an ex-prisoner and former alcoholic. He forbids them to meet but Ross and Demelza take pity on Verity and encourage them to meet secretly so that Verity can get to know him better.
Verity also tells Ross that Demelza is in love with him which amazes him. He still has feelings for the exquisite Elizabeth but he feels a growing affection for Demelza.

Episode 3 - Ross' former employee, Jim Carter, stands trial for poaching and Ross gives evidence in his defence.
Demelza, taken in as a maid by Ross, falls in love with him but learns that Ross still loves Elizabeth. She seduces him and becomes pregnant, running away because she knows that he isn't likely to want the child.

Episode 4 - Ross learns that Demelza is pregnant and goes looking for her. Demelza gets into terrible trouble with her Puritan father and step-mother who can't stand the scandal. Before this Elizabeth finally agreed to run away with Ross and leave Francis whom she doesn't love.

Episode 5 - Ross decides to marry Demelza because she is pregnant to Elizabeth's great displeasure. Ross'daughter Julia is born and he holds a party to celebrate. Elizabeth is very unhappy and not nice to Demelza.

Episode 6 - Ross Poldark goes to a party and gets into a card game.
Meanwhile, in business Ross is still at odds with the Warleggans - who seem to hold all the cards.

Episode 7 - The Warleggan family discover a new way to attack and Ross does not know about it.

Episode 8 - Demelza want to help Elizabeth take care of Francis. A ship being wrecked in the Cove means danger to Ross.

Episode 9 - The time of Ross' trial has almsot come and someone's paying witnesses to provide evidence against Ross.

Episode 10 - Finally, Ross' trial begins. Some of the spectators want to see him hung.

Episode 11 - After his honesty at the trial, Jud is reinstated at Nampara.

Episode 12 - Jud is found, but he has been beaten to death.

Episode 13 - Financial ruin threatens at the same time a son is born.

Episode 14 - Ross is still determined to find Mark Daniel.

Episode 15 - Elizabeth accepts a marriage proposal

Episode 16 - The feud between the Poldarks and the Warleggans must come to an end.

Season 2
Part 1
George Warleggan now owns the home of Ross's elderly aunt Agatha. Ross protests to no avail, but George-whose wife, Elizabeth, is pregnant-cannot easily dismiss the ominous words Agatha utters about "a child born under a black moon."

Part 2
Demelza Poldark is expecting a child of her own, but Ross is preoccupied with other news-the wreck of Dwight Enys's ship off the coast of France. Meanwhile, Demelza's two younger brothers, Sam and Drake Carne, generate more friction between the Poldarks and the Warleggans.

Part 3
After narrowly escaping execution in France as a spy, Ross continues the search for his friend Dwight. Drake also runs risks as he pursues a relationship with Elizabeth Warleggan's young cousin, Morwenna.

Part 4
George Warleggan makes his own plans for Morwenna's future-and plans of a distinctly different sort for Drake. Only Ross's intervention saves his young brother-in-law's neck, an act of generosity that Drake is determined to repay.

Part 5
A daring raid to rescue Dwight from a French jail succeeds-but at great cost. Back in Cornwall, tension fills the Warleggan household after their infant son falls ill; Morwenna is unhappily married off to a vicar; and Aunt Agatha's final words shock George to the core.

Part 6
George sets out to find the truth about his son. Dwight marries his sweetheart, Caroline. And Morwenna's recently arrived younger sister, Rowella, attracts the attentions of Morwenna's husband, Ossie.

Part 7
Ossie and Rowella form a new bond as Ross and Elizabeth rediscover an old one. More interested in social status than romance, George concentrates his efforts on getting elected as the local member of Parliament.

Part 8
Members of the Warleggan and Poldark families become mired in jealousy. George takes out his hatred of the Poldarks on poor Drake Carne, but it is the gentle Morwenna who proves particularly ruthless in exacting retribution and getting just what she wants.

Part 9
Corn prices are rising, miners are rioting, and Ross is divided between his loyalties to the Crown and sympathies for the poor. When a new election is called, he decides to run for Parliament against George, who risks not only losing his seat, but also his wife.

Part 10
Marital tension pervades the Poldark home, although it's nothing compared to the rancor between Morwenna and Ossie. Tragedy lurks for Dwight and Caroline, while George finds yet another way to hit back at Ross.

Part 11
A party at the Warleggans' attracts the great and the good-as well as the uninvited Ross, who manages to steal some moments with Elizabeth alone. Meanwhile, Drake faces an excruciating choice when he learns about the fate of Morwenna's husband, Ossie.

Part 12
Drake disappears, suspected of murder, and George's plans to hurt Ross begin to take effect. But it is the actions of Demelza that not only nearly bankrupt the Poldarks, but also put Ross's life on the line.

Part 13
Ross accepts a duel, risking a conviction for murder. Newly pregnant Elizabeth considers extreme measures to safeguard her marriage and family. And Drake makes one last play for a life of happiness with Morwenna.

Series Cast & Crew:

Directed by Philip Dudley, Roger Jenkins
Written by John Wiles, Martin Worth
Produced by Morris Barry, Tony Coburn, Colin Tucker< br> Executive Produced by Richard Beynon
Film Editing by Chris Lovett, Alistair McKay, Ian Pitch, Richard Trevor
Costume Design by John Bloomfield, Penny Lowe

"Sweeping, swashbuckling, exotic" -The Washington Post

"Raging ambition, terrible betrayals, frustrated loves, daring deeds, and a marvelously dashing hero" -The New York Times

"Find yourself completely enraptured." -San Francisco Chronicle