Poldark (Classic Series) Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Pt. 1Limping and scarred, Ross Poldark returns from the American war to Cornwall after a daring escape from a French prison camp. He finds his debt-ridden father dead, his estate in shambles, and his beloved Elizabeth engaged to his cousin Francis. |
Episode 2 - Pt. 2Ross tries to drink away thoughts of Elizabeth but eventually returns to work restoring his estate. A chance meeting at the market brings Demelza Carne, an ill-bred urchin girl, into his household. Meanwhile, his cousin Verity comes to him for help after falling for a man with a dark past. |
Episode 3 - Pt. 3Ross supports Verity’s romance, leading to tragic consequences, while his opposition to the wealthy George Warleggan makes him enemies with the most powerful man in Cornwall. His relationship with Demelza deepens but is complicated by the class divide. |
Episode 4 - Pt. 4While Demelza remains in misery at her father’s home, the Poldark family is struck by bad fortune and a series of tragedies. Elizabeth flees her unhappy marriage and runs to Ross to rekindle their romance, but Demelza’s secret threatens to come between them. |
Episode 5 - Pt. 5Ross and Demelza grow closer with their marriage and the birth of their daughter. However, both their families disapprove of the union, and Elizabeth can barely hide her contempt. Ross considers a risky new business venture, and Demelza plays matchmaker for Verity. |
Episode 6 - Pt. 6Ross’s business plan attracts the attention—and the ire—of the Warleggans. Later, he makes matters worse with a daring rescue mission to free his unjustly jailed tenant from certain death. Tensions run high at the Warleggans’ charity ball, where Ross exacerbates the grudge. |
Episode 7 - Pt. 7The whole family feels the repercussions of Francis’s betrayal, although Ross is distracted by a murder that casts suspicion on one of his employees. The crime sends the usually honorable Dr. Dwight Enys into a tailspin of doubt and self-loathing and sets Ross on a course that may ruin the Poldarks. |
Episode 8 - Pt. 8Demelza tries to make peace with Elizabeth and Francis, but her goodwill has grim results. Mad with grief, Ross finds himself entangled in yet another scandal after his attempt at aiding a wrecked ship devolves into chaos and violence. |
Episode 9 - Pt. 9Arrested for his role in the shipwreck riot, Ross seems doomed to an unfair trial. Francis seeks to make amends with Demelza, but his guilt over his part in her husband’s fall from grace threatens to push him over the edge. |
Episode 10 - Pt. 10Demelza does everything in her power to stop Ross from being unjustly convicted, but the odds are stacked against him. The key to the trial lies in the hands of former servant Jud Paynter—a tipsy layabout easily swayed by drink and coin. |
Episode 11 - Pt. 11Furious over Ross’s continued success, the Warleggans hatch a plan to financially devastate the Poldarks. At the same time, Ross and Francis agree to settle their quarrel and begin again as partners. Jud, too, has a business proposal for Ross, but it comes with many risks. |
Episode 12 - Pt. 12After an irate Warleggan and his henchmen punish Jud for his loyalty to the Poldarks, Ross’s simmering dislike for George boils over into violence. Demelza has some surprising news, but her husband’s reaction is even more shocking. |
Episode 13 - Pt. 13Trying to improve their financial situation, Demelza puts herself in mortal danger. A newly optimistic Francis pays a high price for his partnership with Ross, and the family seems to be on the brink of ruin once again—until an anonymous benefactor steps in. |
Episode 14 - Pt. 14Ross and Demelza are overjoyed by the birth of their son and their change in fortune. Life appears to be going well for the Poldarks, until a villager’s treachery puts Ross in danger and separates Dr. Enys from his betrothed. |
Episode 15 - Pt. 15Ross escapes the fracas unscathed, but the villagers are not so lucky. Robbed of their land and livelihoods by George Warleggan’s greed, they whisper about revolt. Desperate to leave Cornwall, Elizabeth makes an unforgivable decision, and Ross risks everything to change her mind. |
Episode 16 - Pt. 16After her husband’s deception, Demelza looks for revenge from some unlikely sources. Tensions run high at home and abroad: the villagers are in open rebellion and war with France lies on the horizon. The discovery of tin at the family mine gives the Poldarks financial stability, but their marriage threatens to collapse. |
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