In 1783, Ross Poldark returns from the American wars to his native Cornwall to find his home in shambles and his betr...

Ross determines to put Nampara back on track and get his mine Wheal Leisure running again. Ross decides to take young...

Demelza has taken over running Nampara; Elizabeth and Francis now married have had a child; Ross has to defend Jim Ca...

After another infidelity from Francis, Elizabeth decides to leave Francis for Ross after his father's death — but Dem...

Ross and Demelza, now married, celebrate the birth of their daughter, Julia. A travelling troupe of performers stages...

When Jim Carter becomes seriously ill in prison, Ross worries that he'll die before completing his sentence.

Young Geoffrey Charles is stricken with a serious illness; when Francis also falls ill, Demelza assists Elizabeth in ...

Mark Daniel learns of Keren's affair with Dwight Enys; Ross helps Mark avoid capture by the authorities.

After Ross is released on bail on charges of looting a wrecked ship, the Warleggans stubborn witnesses in order to ha...

Francis' botched suicide attempt leaves him in deep melancholia as the Warleggans' parade of suborned witnesses darke...

Ross rehires Jud, reestablishes his friendship with Francis, and becomes involved with smugglers in the hope of raisi...

Warleggan's minions beat Jud to death in revenge for his changing his testimony. Francis and Ross plan to open Wheal ...

After the birth of Ross and Demelza's son, Francis accidentally drowns in Wheal Grace after supposedly discovering a ...

Ross tries to locate Mark Daniel in hopes that he will remember the location of the copper vein he found while hiding...

Ross's hopes for a new vein of copper are shattered, and his distress amplifies when he finds out Elizabith is to wed...

Warleggan evicts hundreds of tenant families in his efforts to exert power, and Ross discovers a valuable vein of tin...