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  • PBS
  • Sep 4, 2016
  • PBS
  • Sep 4, 2016

Summary First adapted for the BBC/Masterpiece Theatre in 1975-77, the new adaptation of the novels by Winston Graham sees Captain Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner) returning to Cornwall in 1783 after spending three years in the army fighting in the American War for Independence, only to find his father dead, the woman (Heida Reed) he loved engaged to ...

  • PBS
  • Sep 4, 2016
  • PBS
  • Sep 4, 2016
Poldark
Season 2
5 Seasons
Season Premiere: Sep 4, 2016
Metascore Available after 4 critic reviews
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary First adapted for the BBC/Masterpiece Theatre in 1975-77, the new adaptation of the novels by Winston Graham sees Captain Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner) returning to Cornwall in 1783 after spending three years in the army fighting in the American War for Independence, only to find his father dead, the woman (Heida Reed) he loved engaged to ...

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Episode 1 • Sep 4, 2016 • 59 m
Episode #2.1
Ross prepares for his trial as Demelza and Elizabeth try to help his cause. George does everything in his power to harm Ross, Francis wrestles with his conscience, and Dwight clashes with an entitled heiress, Caroline Penvenen.
Episode 2 • Sep 11, 2016 • 59 m
Episode #2.2
Episode 3 • Sep 18, 2016 • 58 m
Episode #2.3
Episode 4 • Sep 25, 2016 • 56 m
Episode #2.4
Episode 5 • Oct 2, 2016 • 58 m
Episode #2.5
Episode 6 • Oct 9, 2016 • 58 m
Episode #2.6
Episode 7 • Oct 16, 2016 • 57 m
Episode #2.7
Episode 8 • Oct 23, 2016 • 57 m
Episode #2.8
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.
Episode 9 • Oct 30, 2016 • 58 m
Episode #2.9
Episode 10 • Nov 6, 2016 • 57 m
Episode #2.10
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Sep 20, 2016
The political intrigue and machinations between Warleggen’s scheming and Poldark’s unshakeable pride and principle give this underrated series a great deal of depth, and manage to provide unpredictable journeys in a genre where outcomes are easily guessed.
By Allison Keene FULL REVIEW
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Sep 29, 2016
Even at its hokiest, Poldark is the sort of great escape you would be foolish to resist. [3-9 Oct 2016, p.23]
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW

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