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I only saw it first about 5 years ago but I love it. Just got back from Cornwall so have had the dvds out again!
Great name btw - my favourite Poldark character
Any other fans out there ?
I normally dislike costume /period type dramas but I loved this .
Became the proud owner of a VHS boxed set some years ago ( might treat myself to the DVD set this Christmas . )
I watched it on TV when it was originally shown , but when I got my boxed set , I was working nights shelf stacking in a supermarket ( oh , the glamour
As I turned the tins around so that they all faced to the front , I would look forward to getting home & watching Poldark until the early hours ( or until I fell asleep , whichever was the soonest :)
Me me me!
I only saw it first about 5 years ago but I love it. Just got back from Cornwall so have had the dvds out again!
Great name btw - my favourite Poldark character
another old thread that i've exhumed!!!
i've watched an episode of poldark for the first time yesterday and enjoyed it-(mostly due to the wainscoted rooms and cornwall setting)so i've bitten the bullet(or should i say musket ball) and bought the series 1 part1 boxset,it was only �9 but i'd be interested in other members views on this series?
Terrific series with lots of fine performances...Angharad Rees, Robin Ellis, Clive Francis,Ralph Bates, Judy Geeson,Jane Wymark, Julie Dawn Cole....
Currently playing on UKTV History on Freeview.....
name='cully']Terrific series with lots of fine performances...Angharad Rees, Robin Ellis, Clive Francis,Ralph Bates, Judy Geeson,Jane Wymark, Julie Dawn Cole....
dunno if you know but does ralph bates have a role in 'star wars'? i thought i recognised an actor in the episode i saw and the name ralph bates rings a bell
The first series is one of my favorite shows of all time. (Series two is also good, just not as good imo)
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Whatever happened to Robin Ellis ?
Dunno but we watched the series as a family when it was first on, and as soon as it was available on DVD I bought it.....Good Times!
they don t seem to be making quality TV like Poldark anymore
the BBC replied with a series set in Cornwall too.... just can't think of the name......
name='lovegod']Whatever happened to Robin Ellis ?
He's still working.
LINK: Robin Ellis (I)
LINK: Robin Ellis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here he is with Angharad Rees in 2003.
name='lovegod']they don t seem to be making quality TV like Poldark anymore
the BBC replied with a series set in Cornwall too.... just can't think of the name......
The BBC followed up Poldark with Penmarric which was set c1900-1930 and was only 13 episodes. I liked it but it didn't capture the public imagination like Poldark did,
The later Poldark series with John Bowe similarly failed to catch on.
name='CaptainWaggett']The BBC followed up Poldark with Penmarric which was set c1900-1930 and was only 13 episodes. I liked it but it didn't capture the public imagination like Poldark did,
i came across 'penmarric' when visiting the bbc shop website,i hadn't heard of it before but may try it!
name='batman']The later Poldark series with John Bowe similarly failed to catch on.
Wasn't that just a one-off film? It was mostly notable for giving early major roles to Ioan Gruffudd and Kelly Rielly
name='CaptainWaggett']Wasn't that just a one-off film? It was mostly notable for giving early major roles to Ioan Gruffudd and Kelly Rielly
I only watched the one which I thought was a 'pilot' for a new series. It was dire so they probably didn't commission the series.
I think it might have been a failed pilot. Problem was that they alienated the fans by re-casting the leads though John Bowes and Mel Martin weren't exactly A-list (even ITV a-list!)
name='CaptainWaggett']I think it might have been a failed pilot. Problem was that they alienated the fans by re-casting the leads though John Bowes and Mel Martin weren't exactly A-list (even ITV a-list!)
I thought everything about it was dire, an elaborate nasty practical joke designed to irritate the people who loved the original. I mean...John Bowe and Mel Martin! Nothing against them as actors but the former is totally unsuitable as a romantic lead and the cuddly Demelza would have, if anything, put on weight with age not become the hollow cheeked Mel. I also recall finding Clowance's accent very funny but can't remember why. Did it come out as Irish??
I tell a lie. The photography was quite good.
The only thing I recall about the fairly enjoyable Penmarric is how beautiful Annabel Leventon was!
name='cully']
The only thing I recall about the fairly enjoyable Penmarric is how beautiful Annabel Leventon was!
Penmarric was notable for being one of the few costume dramas to have featured a gay regular character (played by Rupert Frazer) although a very repressed one.
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