Episode guide
Poldark: Series 1
16 episodes · premiered Oct 5, 1975
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- Episode 1: Episode 1 Oct 5, 1975 · 51m In 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.
- Episode 2: Episode 2 Oct 12, 1975 · 50m Ross 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.
- Episode 3: Episode 3 Oct 19, 1975 · 51m Demelza 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.
- Episode 4: Episode 4 Oct 26, 1975 · 52m After another infidelity from Francis, Elizabeth decides to leave Francis for Ross after his father's death — but Demelza's pregnancy complicates everything.
- Episode 5: Episode 5 Nov 2, 1975 · 52m Ross 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…
- Episode 6: Episode 6 Nov 9, 1975 · 52m When Jim Carter becomes seriously ill in prison, Ross worries that he'll die before completing his sentence.
- Episode 7: Episode 7 Nov 16, 1975 · 51m Young Geoffrey Charles is stricken with a serious illness; when Francis also falls ill, Demelza assists Elizabeth in caring for him.
- Episode 8: Episode 8 Nov 23, 1975 · 52m Mark Daniel learns of Keren's affair with Dwight Enys; Ross helps Mark avoid capture by the authorities.
- Episode 9: Episode 9 Nov 30, 1975 · 52m After Ross is released on bail on charges of looting a wrecked ship, the Warleggans stubborn witnesses in order to have him legally executed.
- Episode 10: Episode 10 Dec 7, 1975 · 52m Francis' botched suicide attempt leaves him in deep melancholia as the Warleggans' parade of suborned witnesses darkens Ross' prospects for acquittal.
- Episode 11: Episode 11 Dec 14, 1975 · 51m Ross rehires Jud, reestablishes his friendship with Francis, and becomes involved with smugglers in the hope of raising money to exploit a new vein.
- Episode 12: Episode 12 Dec 21, 1975 · 49m Warleggan's minions beat Jud to death in revenge for his changing his testimony. Francis and Ross plan to open Wheal Grace using Warleggan money.
- Episode 13: Episode 13 Dec 28, 1975 · 52m After the birth of Ross and Demelza's son, Francis accidentally drowns in Wheal Grace after supposedly discovering a new vein of precious copper.
- Episode 14: Episode 14 Jan 4, 1976 · 51m Ross tries to locate Mark Daniel in hopes that he will remember the location of the copper vein he found while hiding in Wheal Grace.
- Episode 15: Episode 15 Jan 11, 1976 · 52m Ross'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.
- Episode 16: Episode 16 Jan 18, 1976 · 51m Warleggan 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.