Period drama series Poldark, set in Cornwall, was one of the most talked-about programmes of 2015. As Poldark returns to our screens for its second series, we’d like you to tell us what you love about Cornwall.
Adapted by Debbie Horsfield from novels by Winston Graham, Poldark follows a handsome captain Ross Poldark who, after fighting in the American War of Independence, returns to Cornwall to take over his father’s mine. Yet he’s met with a different Cornwall to the one he left behind: the population is starving due to falls in the price of tin – the region’s largest export.
A scene in which Aidan Turner, who plays Poldark, wields a scythe with his top off was voted top TV moment of 2015 by Radio Times readers. But fans of agrarian scenes and topless scything will be disappointed this time around, as programme makers have said the eponymous hero would keep his shirt on in the next series. Horsfield blames the Cornish weather: “unfortunately autumn is very chilly in Cornwall, so he won’t be doing any in that.”
To celebrate the second series, we’d like you to tell us what you love about Cornwall. Show us what you love about the region by clicking the ‘Contribute’ button or by filling in our form below. We’ll use a selection of responses in our reporting.
