Series 1
16 episodes · Oct 5, 1975
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Episode 1
Oct 5, 197551mIn 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.
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Episode 2
Oct 12, 197550mRoss 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.
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Episode 3
Oct 19, 197551mDemelza 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.
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Episode 4
Oct 26, 197552mAfter another infidelity from Francis, Elizabeth decides to leave Francis for Ross after his father's death — but Demelza's pregnancy complicates everything.
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Episode 5
Nov 2, 197552mRoss 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.
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Episode 6
Nov 9, 197552mWhen Jim Carter becomes seriously ill in prison, Ross worries that he'll die before completing his sentence.
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Episode 7
Nov 16, 197551mYoung Geoffrey Charles is stricken with a serious illness; when Francis also falls ill, Demelza assists Elizabeth in caring for him.
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Episode 8
Nov 23, 197552mMark Daniel learns of Keren's affair with Dwight Enys; Ross helps Mark avoid capture by the authorities.
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Episode 9
Nov 30, 197552mAfter Ross is released on bail on charges of looting a wrecked ship, the Warleggans stubborn witnesses in order to have him legally executed.
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Episode 10
Dec 7, 197552mFrancis' botched suicide attempt leaves him in deep melancholia as the Warleggans' parade of suborned witnesses darkens Ross' prospects for acquittal.
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Episode 11
Dec 14, 197551mRoss rehires Jud, reestablishes his friendship with Francis, and becomes involved with smugglers in the hope of raising money to exploit a new vein.
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Episode 12
Dec 21, 197549mWarleggan's minions beat Jud to death in revenge for his changing his testimony. Francis and Ross plan to open Wheal Grace using Warleggan money.
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Episode 13
Dec 28, 197552mAfter the birth of Ross and Demelza's son, Francis accidentally drowns in Wheal Grace after supposedly discovering a new vein of precious copper.
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Episode 14
Jan 4, 197651mRoss tries to locate Mark Daniel in hopes that he will remember the location of the copper vein he found while hiding in Wheal Grace.
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Episode 15
Jan 11, 197652mRoss'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.
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Episode 16
Jan 18, 197651mWarleggan 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.