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Renewed: Poldark

Aidan Turner will return as UK hero Ross Poldark for 10 more episodes, to screen in 2017.

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The BBC has announced a third season of its period remake, Poldark, starring Aidan Turner.

Turner will return as Ross Poldark and Eleanor Tomlinson as his wife Demelza, in ten new episodes adapted by Debbie Horsfield from the novels by Winston Graham. Filming will take place in locations across Cornwall and Bristol later this year, to air in 2017.

A second season is due to premiere in the UK shortly.

Mammoth Screen Managing Director Damien Timmer says: “Poldark is a passion project for all of us, and it’s with real excitement that we prepare for both the launch of series two and our return to Cornwall to shoot series three. Winston Graham and Debbie Horsfield’s extraordinary flair for storytelling means the saga of Ross, his friends and enemies will go to even more thrilling places!”

Elizabeth Kilgarriff, Executive Producer for the BBC, says: “Series two promises to take the audience on another fantastic rollercoaster ride and we’re thrilled to know that the story won’t end there. It’s a testament to Debbie’s brilliant storytelling and the passion of the Mammoth team that Poldark will be returning for a third series, with yet more twists and turns for these much-loved characters.”

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  2. Looking forward to watching.
    Was a bit doubtful about this working at first but it has been a huge success, no doubt largely due to Aidan’s incredible popularity with female viewers.
    I have been a big fan since his Being Human Days – definitely a rising star …impossibly good looking but an excellent and charismatic actor as well.
    Tipped by many to be the next James Bond but don’t think he’s quite right for that role.

    1. I think the success is more comprehensive than just Aiden. The biggest positive is that they have stayed more closely to the books, and captured more of the feeling of Winston Graham’s narrative.

      So looking forward to the second series. The first finished on a big cliff-hanger so it is a long time to wait for those who haven’t read the books.

  3. Great news ! Do we know when series 2 will be screened in Australia, I guess we will have to wait until ABC gets it after BBC First.

      1. Season 2 hasn’t aired in the UK yet. I recall season 1 airing only a few months after airing in Uk on the abc so I’m wondering is this show included in the deal where shows go first to BBC first?

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