Ross opens his mine and the search begins for a vein of copper.
When Francis is wounded, Elizabeth announces to Ross that she is pregnant with Francis' child.Įarly 1785 to Early 1787. Ross assists her to meet Blamey in secret, against her father Charles' wishes, leading to a duel between Francis and Blamey. At a dance, Ross's spinster cousin, Verity, falls in love with disgraced sea captain, Captain Andrew Blamey, who is falsely accused of murdering his wife.
Ross manages to obtain financing for his mine from other businessmen. Ross hopes to go into business with Francis to reopen a mine, but Francis declines after tensions between him, his wife Elizabeth, and Ross are fanned by business rival George Warleggan. Bailiffs are closing mines, putting hundreds out of work. Ross's uncle tries to persuade him to leave Cornwall Ross becomes more determined to stay and work his inheritance. Demelza has left home after being beaten by her father. He goes to market to sell some of his family possessions and comes across an urchin, Demelza Carne, being attacked by ruffians who want to steal her dog to use it in a dog fight. Ross goes to his own home, Nampara, and wakes the servants Prudie and Jud. He calls at Trenwith, his uncle Charles' home, to discover his inheritance in ruins and his sweetheart Elizabeth betrothed to another - his cousin Francis Poldark. Two years after being injured in fighting in Virginia in 1781, Ross Vennor Poldark, a British veteran of the American War of Independence, returns home to Cornwall in October 1783 to discover his father Joshua had died six months past.
That’s it for Episode 2.Episodes Series 1 (2015) No.
Filmed at the popular filming location of Holywell Bay – More information about this area including a free map showing where Holywell Bay is located can be found here
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Read more about other episodes in this series. For those who live overseas and have not seen it yet, it was another fast-moving episode with plenty of drama but don’t worry as we have written the below in such a way that there should be NO SPOILERS. Hopefully, we will see you in Cornwall soon. For those who saw it, this quick blog post explains where the Cornwall filming locations can be found. Episode 2 of Poldark Series 5 aired last night on the BBC in the UK.