‘Poldark’ star confirms extra episodes for Season 2

Aidan Turner has revealed that the new season of Poldark will have more episodes than the first run. Poldark launched on BBC One earlier this year and it was announced in April that the period drama will return for a second season in 2016. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Speaking to Huff … >

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Aidan Turner says ‘Poldark’ could run for five seasons

Poldark star Aidan Turner has speculated that the show could continue for several more seasons. The period drama’s first season concluded on Sunday night and is released on DVD on Monday 11 May. > Order Poldark on DVD on Amazon. Turner told Radio Times: “In the first series we covered the first two novels and … >

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‘Poldark’ finale review

‘Hold onto your cocoa. Sunday nights just put on a tricorn hat and got sexy.’ That was the garrulous opening line from our Episode 1 review: a sentence which was subsequently quoted by a national newspaper and paired with a forensically-chosen screengrab of swoon-magnet Aidan Turner displaying the kind of body you could set your … >

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‘Poldark’ Episode 7 review

Dim the gaslights, darling. It’s time to talk about seduction. These days ‘seduction’ is instantly associated with sex, and who can blame you, loyal Poldark viewer, for thinking about sex in a drama where even the simple act of scything is turned into something that looks like a cologne ad from GQ? But look further … >

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‘Poldark’ Season 1 episode guide

BBC One’s new adaptation of Winston Graham’s acclaimed Poldark saga airs this spring. Set in 18th century Cornwall, the eight-part series stars Aidan Turner (Being Human) as Ross. The cast also includes Eleanor Tomlinson (The White Queen), Heida Reed (Silent Witness), Jack Farthing (Blandings), Kyle Solder (Anna Karenina), Warren Clarke (Red Riding), Phil Davis (Whitechapel), … >

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‘Poldark’ Episode 6 review

Woop-woop! Ain’t no party like a Warleggan party, ‘cos a Warleggan party don’t stop being super-awkward! Alllll night long, y’all! We’ll get to how awkward in just a moment. Until then, DJ, turn that clavichord up to 11 and let’s get this review started… Francis Poldark is not a man to get things right – … >

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BBC One confirms ‘Poldark’ will return for Season 2

The controller of BBC One has revealed that Poldark will return for a second season. Charlotte Moore announced this week: “It’s been an outstanding start to the year for programme-makers on the channel and their ambition has been in evidence throughout … I can also exclusively announce that Sunday’s night new phenomenon Poldark that has … >

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‘Poldark’ Episode 5 review

If the healthy, 6 million+ ratings are any indication, many on sofa-patrol on a Sunday night want a piece of Poldark. And if the tweets from BBC One’s #AskAidan event last Sunday are any indication, many also want a piece of the eponymous hero when he has his shirt off. Can’t blame you. I’m basically … >

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‘Poldark’ Episode 4 review

Roll those Easter Eggs under the bed, put your clocks back an hour, then drag your decorations from the attic – and oh, someone wake 18th century warble-wrangler Noddy Holder from his enchanted slumber – because it’s CHRIIIIIIISTMAAAAAS! The festive season comes to Sunday night’s most hashtaggable drama (#takethatshirtoff), and while you may be thinking … >

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‘Poldark’ Episode 3 review

No time for verbal innuendo this week: Poldark’s getting straight down to business. Ross Poldark’s Kickstarter copper mine is finally up and running, take that, Margaret Thatcher. What’s that? The Iron Lady won’t be born for another one hundred and forty years? Typical sneaky Westminster tactics. Against the sneers of the bankers, Ross is defiantly … >

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