Set in 18th-century Cornwall after America’s War for Independence, Winston Graham’s saga of 18th-century Cornwall has been dramatized twice on TV: once in the 1970's, and again in the 2010's. One of the 10 most popular shows in Masterpiece Theatre history, this epic saga is a British Gone with the Wind.
2015-2019: Seasons 1-4 stars Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson. (5 Seasons)
The 1975 version stars Robin Ellis as Capt. Ross Poldark, a young hero who returns home to find his estate in ruins, his inheritance gone, and his beloved Elizabeth (Jill Townsend) engaged to another man.
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