Many viewers in reviews of the TV show "Poldark" urge fans of English historical films to pay attention to this television project. This unhurried costume drama plunges into the world of seething seas, rumbling waves and horses galloping along an open beach under the rocks, it makes empathy for heroes struggling with their weaknesses and injustices of the time.
In the summer of 2019, the fifth, final season of the Poldark series starts about the main character in a series of historical novels by the English author Winston Graham. The events of this season will be based on the eighth of twelve books “The Stranger from the Sea” and will unfold ten years after the events of the end of the fourth part. The series "Poldark" is a description of not only the fate of the heroes, but also of Britain at the end of the 18th century. The country is experiencing a slight economic downturn: low wages, high prices and taxes, civil unrest, and only bankers are doing well.
The content of the series "Poldark"
The television project tells the story of Ross Poldark, a British officer who returned to his native Cornwall three years later after losing the battle for the American colonies to discover that his father had died and his inheritance was a family estate in ruins, badlands and an abandoned tin mine. In addition, beloved bride Elizabeth Chinovet, who decided that the groom was dead, is going to marry his rich cousin Francis.
Subsequently, the hero tries to get his life back on track, resuming the family business of tin mining and trying to put up with the loss of his love. Ultimately, the hero binds himself to marriage with Demelza Karn, whom he saves from his father’s poverty and cruelty, giving her the work of a dishwasher in his house.
Actors and main characters
Demelza Poldark performed by Eleanor Tomlinson is a charming, funny and impulsive girl. She is faithful and ready to please her husband Ross Poldark in everything. The girl met her future husband in the market when he saved Demelza from a crowd of people trying to pick up her dog.
Elizabeth Warleggan (actress Heida Reed) - Ross's first love, real lady, restrained, elegant and graceful, the exact opposite of the mundane Demelza. She is the mistress of the house of Trenvit and the widow of Francis Poldark. After her husband’s death, fleeing poverty and loneliness, she accepts a marriage proposal from George Warleggan. From her first marriage, she has a son, Jeffrey Charles Poldark, in the second marriage, Valentine and Ursula were born.
George Warleggan, played by Jack Farthing, is Ross's main enemy, a wealthy industrialist and banker. He achieves his goals and becomes an extremely powerful person by manipulating people and destroying them financially.
Ross Poldark, who wants to succeed and find ore in his abandoned tin mines, is on the side of the lower class in the confrontation with the greedy clan Warleggan. The main character was played by Aidan Turner, known for the trilogy "The Hobbit" (gnome Keely) and the BBC series "Being a Man" (vampire Mitchell).
Opinion of viewers and critics
Spectator reviews about the TV series "Poldark" are mostly positive. This is a great show, watching which you can comfortably spend a Sunday evening, comfortably curled up under a warm blanket. Poldark is a luxurious visual feast. Magnificent mesmerizing landscapes of the Cornwall coastline and a charming hero with a halo of curly black hair and a courageous scar on his cheek fell in love with the audience. Reviews of the TV series "Poldark" from film critics are somewhat controversial. This project cannot be called a masterpiece, but it is difficult to say that the plot is boring and predictable.
TV shows similar to Poldark
What else is worth watching film fans waiting for the new season? Viewers in reviews of the series “Poldark” find similarities with other historical television projects, such as:
- The drama “Alien Woman”, also based on a series of books about a married military nurse, which mysteriously passed into the past - from 1945 to 1743.
- Downton Abbey is an English drama series telling the life story of an aristocratic Crowley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era.
- "Victoria" is an English television series that depicts the years of Queen Victoria's reign (performed by Jenna Coleman).
- The White Queen is a ten-part television show presenting the story of women involved in a long conflict over the throne of England.
If you've already seen Poldark and liked this movie, try watching something on the list. Perhaps these series will also appeal to you.