However, the emphasis remains with Ross and Demelza, and the series concludes with the death of Elizabeth Warleggan after the birth of her and George's daughter Ursula. She loves Sam, but knows that her lack of religion and her bad reputation will eventually cause conflict between him and his faith. Sam becomes enamoured of Emma Tregirls ( Trudie Styler), who refuses to marry him because she knows that his Methodist congregation will never approve of her. Despite being traumatized by her marriage to Osborne, Morwenna eventually marries Drake. Rowella's husband Arthur Solway (Stephen Reynolds) discovers his wife's adultery and attacks Osborne, who is dragged to death by his frightened horse. Osborne has an affair with Morwenna's younger sister Rowella ( Julie Dawn Cole).
Eventually Morwenna tells Osborne she will kill his son if he forces his attentions on her one more time. Morwenna and Osborne have a son, John Conan, whom Morwenna cannot bring herself to love. Pining for Morwenna, Drake puts his energies into building his blacksmith business and helping his brother Sam (David Delve), a devout Methodist. George marries Morwenna off to Reverend Osborne Whitworth ( Christopher Biggins), whom she despises. Geoffrey Charles plays an instrumental role in the development of Drake and Morwenna's romance.ĭrake is Ross Poldark's brother-in-law and has a working-class background: therefore George considers him an unsuitable marriage partner for Morwenna. Geoffrey Charles begins a friendship with Demelza's brother Drake Carne ( Kevin McNally), whom he and his governess, Elizabeth's cousin Morwenna ( Jane Wymark), meet in the woods on the Warleggan estate.
Geoffrey Charles resembles his father, and at times comes into conflict with his new stepfather George Warleggan, though Warleggan shows him certain kindnesses and pays for his education. Elizabeth eventually marries Ross's great enemy George Warleggan. Francis drowns in a subterranean lake while investigating a putative new lode of copper in a mine in which he is invested with Ross. In the second series we get to see much of Geoffrey Charles Poldark ( Stefan Gates), the son of Elizabeth and Francis Poldark. In the second series, they marry following Ross's rescue of Dwight from a French prison. Enys has a brief affair with a married actress, Keren Daniel ( Sheila White), which results in her murder by her husband.īy the end of the first series, Dwight has become involved with heiress Caroline Penvenen ( Judy Geeson). In the first series we encounter Dr Dwight Enys (played by Richard Morant in the first series, Michael Cadman in the second series), a forward-thinking young man who prefers to serve poor local communities rather than the rich. Life is hard, smuggling is rife and Ross Poldark finds himself taking the side of the underclass against the ruthless behaviour of his enemies, the greedy Warleggan clan including George Warleggan ( Ralph Bates).Īlthough the emphasis is primarily on Ross and Demelza, there are many other characters with their own stories. Set in late 18th century Cornwall, the plot follows Ross Poldark's attempts to make his derelict copper mines a success. Ross ends up marrying his servant, Demelza Carne ( Angharad Rees), but his passion for Elizabeth simmers on for years. The romantic saga follows Ross Poldark ( Robin Ellis) as he loses his fiancée, the well-bred beauty, Elizabeth ( Jill Townsend), to his cousin Francis ( Clive Francis).
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