History Series / Poldark

* HeroesWantRedheads: Ross with Demelza.

''Poldark'' is an Creator/{{BBC}}1 series that aired from 2015 till 2019. It is adapted from a twelve novel series by Winston Graham and is the second such adaptation of the books (the original series having aired on the same network from 1975 to 1977). Set in UsefulNotes/{{Cornwall}} during the late 18th century, it follows the story of Ross Poldark, a young gentleman who returns home from fighting in the American Revolutionary War to find his father dead, his estate in ruins, and his sweetheart (Elizabeth) married off to his cousin (Francis).

''Poldark'' is an Creator/{{BBC}}1 series that aired from 2015 till 2019. It is adapted from a twelve novel series by Winston Graham and is the second such adaptation of the books. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Cornwall}} during the late 18th century, it follows the story of Ross Poldark, a young gentleman who returns home from fighting in the American Revolutionary War to find his father dead, his estate in ruins, and his sweetheart (Elizabeth) married off to his cousin (Francis).

* TriangRelations: Type 10. Ross and Demelza are married, but romantic drama is mined from Ross's lingering feelings for Elizabeth.

''Poldark'' is an Creator/{{BBC}}1 series that aired from 2015 till 2019. It is adapted from a twelve novel series by Winston Graham and is the second such adaptation of the books. Set in UsefulNotes/{{Cornwall}}, it follows the story of Ross Poldark, a young gentleman who returns home from war to find his father dead, his estate in ruins, and his sweetheart (Elizabeth) married off to his cousin (Francis).

** Taken UpToEleven in the first episode of Series 3 where [[spoiler:Ray Penvenen and Tom Carne]] both die as [[spoiler:Valentine Warleggen]] is born. There is also a [[BadMoonRising total lunar eclipse]] at the same time, which Aunt Agatha reads as a very bad omen.

''Poldark'' is an Creator/{{BBC}}1 series that aired from 2015 till 2019. It is adapted from a twelve novel series by Winston Graham and is the second such adaptation of the books. It follows the story of Ross Poldark, a young gentleman who returns home from war to find his father dead, his estate in ruins, and his sweetheart (Elizabeth) married off to his cousin (Francis).

* AcceptableFeminineGoalsAndTraits: Ross believes it's vital for a mine owner's wife to get to know his business in case he should be called away, and to be familiar and kind to the people who work there; accordingly, Demelza is a fixture at his mines and a favorite among the workers. Francis doesn't share this view, believing Elizabeth's early curiosity about the Grambler mine isn't "ladylike." Later, George assures Elizabeth that she has no need to try to understand their business.

* MaritalRapeLicense: Whitworth repeatadly rapes his wife [[spoiler: Morwenna]] and states his belief that she has no right to refuse him.

* MaternityCrisis: For Elizabeth, during her pregnancies with Valentine and Ursula. [[spoiler:Her pregnancy with Valentine appears to progress on a normal nine-month schedule. Unfortunately, for him to be born after nine months would reveal Elizabeth's one-night stand with Ross one month before her marriage to George, forcing her to fake a bad fall that induces her labor at what George believes to be eight months. George nonetheless remains unconvinced for a long while that Valentine is his, leading Elizabeth to use a potion to induce Ursula's birth one month earlier than expected, which has tragic consequences.]]

* MrFanservice: Ross ... oh God, the Threshing Scene! See ShirtlessScene below.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Demelza helps out Francis and his family when they're stricken by the "putrid throat" epidemic, despite his rudeness to her in the previous episode thus exposing herself to the virus and passing it on to her baby daughter.
* NoGoodDeedGiesUnpunished: Even when Ross convinces Sir Francis Bassett to consider clemency, Jago Martin had shed human blood during the riot, and his sentence stands while the other two at the gallows, the Carne brothers, whose most visible role in the affair was to retrieve Jago from the scene, are reprieved.

* AbsurdPhobia: George hates toads because Ross used to put them down his trousers in school. Drake starts putting toads in George's pond because he reacts so badly to them, and Drake, Demelza, and Ross then have a good laugh once Ross explains [[SchoolBullyingIsHarmless why George hates toads so much]]. This prank [[IncitingIncident eventually leads]] George to try and get Drake [[DisproportionateRetribution hanged]] for a theft he didn't commit.

* AndTheAdventureContinues: The series ends with [[spoiler:Ross leaving to spy in France, albeit with the promise to Demelza that he will return before their child is due to be born.]]

* BabiesEverAfter: ''Three'' instances in the final episode: [[spoiler:Morwenna and Drake have a baby (Loveday), Demelza tells Ross she is pregnant again, and (in a more borderline example) Caroline opens up to intimacy again wth Dwight as she no longer fears having another child.]]

** The treatment of Elizabeth by Francis borders on emotional abuse, and Verity is given little to no freedom by her male family members. Demelza claims that she is beaten regularly by her father when she meets Ross.
** The way Ossie Whitworth treats his new wife [[spoiler: Morwenna]] is definitely this, he threatens to hit her and frequently rapes her, believing that [[DeliberateValuesDissonance it is impossible for a man to rape his wife]].

* DyingAlone: [[spoiler:Captain Henshawe is fatally shot in series 3 during Dr. Enys's rescue. Dwight pronounces him dead and they are forced to leave him. However, Dwight later reveals that Henshawe wasn't actually dead and that he lied to make sure that Ross wouldn't stay with him as he died. Instead, Henshawe died alone on the French countryside.]]

* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: [[spoiler:The "bad adultery" of Ross cheating on Demelza by raping Elizabeth is balanced out by Demelza's "good adultery" of retaliating by icing out Ross and cheating on him with Hugh. Most viewers were disgusted with Ross and supported Demelza's decision, even encouraging her to go a step further and abandon Ross for Hugh, though some viewers just became sick of both of them during the arc.]]

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: In series 2, Francis reconciles with his sister Verity, cousin Ross, and wife Elizabeth. He drowns in a waterlogged part of the mine soon after.]]

* RemarryingForYourKids: When explaining to Ross why she has decided to marry [[spoiler: his ArchEnemy George,]] Elizabeth uses this as one of the reasons. [[spoiler: George is rich and can financially provide for her son, Geoffrey Charles.]]

* SiblingsInCrime: In the seventh episode of series 5 it's revealed that [[spoiler:Joseph Merceron and Ralph Hanson]] are half brothers. The latter has his illegal business dealings while the former uses his business connections to push them through. Though it's only revealed late in the series the family resemblance was visible beforehand.

* RealityEnsues:
** George's actions as magistrate in series 3 end up costing him key support from a prominent local politician who happens to be fed up with the terrible conditions the working class was already facing.
** Even when Ross convinces Sir Francis Bassett to consider clemency, Jago Martin had shed human blood during the riot, and his sentence stands while the other two at the gallows, the Carne brothers, whose most visible role in the affair was to retrieve Jago from the scene, are reprieved.
** Reverend Whitworth's attempt to have Morwenna committed on grounds of sinfulness-induced insanity falls flat on account of King George III having recently gone mad himself. Dwight correctly points out that such grounds would insinuate King George III was undergoing divine punishment for sins of his own, an insinuation which risks a treason charge.
** When Drake confesses that he tried to steal John Conan from Lady Whitworth, Morwenna, even though she understands he was well-intentioned in that regard, can't bring herself to forgive him for it for a while. What he did could be considered kidnapping, which is a very serious crime which, as Demelza explains to him, could upend the Cornish life he and his wife are enjoying and force them both on the run.

'''This page is for the 2015 version of the series - the original can be found [[Series/{{Poldark 1975}} here]]'''.

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* DidNotGetTheGirl: Geoffrey Charles and Cecily don't end up together. They are DoomedByCanon, as Geoffrey Charles marries Amadora several years later in the books.

* LonelyFuneral: [[spoiler:Aunt Agatha]] is given a very quick secret burial with no ceremony. Only Ross is there and he makes a point to dig the grave himself.

* MaritalRapeLicense: Whitworth repeatably rapes his wife [[spoiler: Morwenna]] and states his belief that she has no right to refuse him.

* RecycledScript:
** Andrew Blamey admits to killing his first wife by accident during a struggle. [[spoiler:Keren dies in a similar fashion at the unwitting hands of Mark Daniel.]]
** Demelza spends multiple house parties being beset by unwanted suitors.
** George persuades two different men on two separate occasions to seduce or rape Demelza. [[spoiler:Neither is successful.]]
** George sends his minions to wreck Drake's smithy twice.
** Both OfficialCouple Ross and Demelza and BetaCouple Dwight and Caroline [[spoiler:face the death in infancy of their first daughters.]]

* YourCheatingHeart:
** In season 1, Francis is regularly sleeping with the local prostitute behind Elizabeth's back and even goes so far as to buy her jewellery.
** Keren cheats on Mark with Dwight in season 1.
** [[spoiler: Ross cheats on Demelza when he rapes Elizabeth]]
** [[spoiler: Demelza cheats on Ross with Hugh.]]
** [[spoiler: Mr. Whitworth cheats on Morwenna with her sister.]]

** [[spoiler: Mr. Whitworth cheats on Morwenna with her sister.]]