Poldark

Ross plans to reopen his family mine with Francis. Demelza struggles to fit in at Nampara.

News of Ross and Demelzas marriage spreads, damaging Wheal Leisures prospects.

With Jim gravely ill in jail, Ross and Dwight launch a desperate mission to save him.

George expands the Warleggan empire, launching a new ship and bankrupting Carnmore.

As the election leads to rioting, Elizabeth goes to Bodmin herself. Demelza tries to influence the case by making a personal appeal to the judge, but George has a number of tricks up his sleeve as the day of the trial arrives.

Needing money to open a mine free of Georges influence, Ross strikes a deal with a local smuggler. Dwight, meanwhile, tries to diagnose an epidemic and receives help from an anonymous benefactor.

Ross tries to help Franciss family financially, but George calls in Rosss debt. Demelza toils loyally to protect all at Nampara, and Dwight and Caroline continue to meet in secret.

Ross and Dwight stand trial for their part in the smuggling. A new tin lode gives Ross renewed hope in Wheal Grace, but it is George who is there for Elizabeth when her mother falls ill and deals Ross a bitter blow.

Dwight enlists in the navy to forget Caroline, and Demelza visits Verity to spend some time apart from Ross. While Ross considers rejoining his regiment, Elizabeth and George settle into married life, but Georges plans provoke the locals to riot.

Sam and Drake provoke Trentishoe and Rosss stubbornness gives George the upper hand. Meanwhile, a great naval battle leaves Dwights fate in question.

George proves merciless as the new magistrate, and Clowance is christened. Ross discovers the means to both help Dwight and combat Cornwalls famine.

Drake finds himself in the Warleggans firing line as George moves to secure his connection to the nobility, and Ross provides some local aid.

Ross is adamant George will lose in the election and determines to get a headstone made for Agathas grave, something Trenwith has neglected. George, meanwhile, questions Dwight over Valentines legitimacy and - paranoid and jealous - shuts himself to Elizabeth, as Rowella begins to seduce Osborne Whitworth and Demelza receives tokens of Hughs affection. Sam continues to pine after Emma, as Dwight instructs Osborne to forego intercourse with Morwenna and Cary informs Lord Falmouth that the Warleggans will be opposing Falmouth in the election. Ross returns from his mine to discover Hugh Armitage at Nampara with Demelza - and this time Hughs attention does not go unnoticed..

As the Poldarks look to rebuild their marriage and the Enyses to increase their family, Cornwall struggles under the Warleggans, whose power threatens all they hold dear.

Ross faces the challenge of Parliament and the Warleggans refuse to accept defeat. In Cornwall, Demelza contends with a failing mine and fixing Drakes broken heart. Dwight and Caroline welcome a baby daughter. Ossie meanwhile tends to a dying parishioner and George hosts an extravagant party at Trenwith.

George increases the strain on the struggling poor, driving Ross to make a risky gambit. The adversity the Poldarks face, however, may not be confined to Cornwall alone.

Joining the Enyses and Ross in London Demelza enjoys the city life and accompanies Ross to a charity ball thrown by Warleggan to celebrate his wifes pregnancy. Here she attracts Adderleys predatory attention, leading him to challenge Ross to a duel, the outcome of which makes Warleggan even more anxious to crush Ross. Whilst Demelza, overwhelmed by events, returns to Cornwall, Morwenna has a message for Drake and Geoffrey Charles makes an observation.

The Poldarks look forward to life together in peace, but a plea from his old army colonel, Ned Despard, compels Ross to the capital. Arriving in London, he finds a city gripped with paranoia, and is determined to save Ned from the conspiracy that imprisoned him.

Rosss tenacity in helping Ned bears fruit, but not without cost. Hanson’s presence in Cornwall raises suspicion and as Demelza wrestles with how best to equip the community to look after itself, Morwenna lends herself to the cause and finds new hope.

George’s cabal moves to ruin the Poldarks, and Morwenna wrestles with a heavy decision.

Ross discovers a French plot, and George finds himself at the mercy of Joseph and Ralph.