Television Versions
The first seven books of the novel sequence were adapted by the BBC in a series broadcast between 1975 and 1977.
In 1996 an adaptation of "The Stranger From the Sea" in a controversial production by HTV, using a completely new cast featuring John Bowe as Ross Poldark and Mel Martin as Demelza. Fans protested and over 50 members of the Poldark Appreciation Society picketed HTV's headquarters in Bristol wearing 18th century costumes. The pilot was not a success and no further episodes were made.
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