8 episodes

Poldark - Series 1

First aired Mar 8, 2015Season 1

In 1783 Ross Poldark returns from the American War of Independence to his beloved Cornwall to find his world in ruins: his father dead, his house wrecked and his sweetheart engaged.

Episodes

Episode 1

7.5

Mar 8, 201558 min16 votes

Cornwall, 1783. Ross Poldark returns from the battlefield to find his father dead.

Episode 2

6.6

Mar 15, 201557 min14 votes

Ross plans to reopen his family mine with Francis. Demelza struggles to fit in at Nampara.

Episode 3

6.3

Mar 22, 201557 min13 votes

Rumours spread of a scandalous relationship between Ross and Demelza.

Episode 4

7.8

Mar 29, 201558 min10 votes

News of Ross and Demelza's marriage spreads, damaging Wheal Leisure's prospects.

Episode 5

6.6

Apr 5, 201556 min14 votes

Demelza gives birth. Ross welcomes old friend Dr Dwight Enys to Cornwall.

Episode 6

6.3

Apr 12, 201557 min12 votes

With Jim gravely ill in jail, Ross and Dwight launch a desperate mission to save him.

Episode 7

7.2

Apr 19, 201557 min10 votes

Francis wrongly blames Ross for helping Verity elope with Andrew Blamey.

Episode 8

7.1

Apr 26, 201557 min10 votes

George expands the Warleggan empire, launching a new ship and bankrupting Carnmore.