ANSWERS

1) D. The characters’ accents.

THE Cornish accents have been criticised for being plain wrong. One viewer took to twitter to declare: ‘We are not Wurzels.’

Historian Hallie rubenhold said of Poldark’s topless scenes: ‘taking off your shirt was equivalent to going naked. Men always kept them on — even during sex.’

Pugs used to look different, with a much more pronounced snout. And exeter University’s Dr Joseph Crawford said the characters would have had missing teeth and stunted growth from malnutrition — and been scarred by smallpox.

2) TRUE

He has admitted to using baby oil and eyeliner. Poldark make-up and hair stylist Jaqueline Fowler said of his chest hair: ‘I clipped it right down. And his underarm hair. I wanted it to be stylised.’

3) A. He auditioned without a shirt on.

TURNER did not audition. He said: ‘they just sent me the scripts and the books and asked if I wanted to play the role.’ Producer Damien timmer was unconvinced of turner’s sex appeal and asked his colleagues if they thought women would find him attractive. And the actor has two tattoos on his upper arm that have to be covered for all those shirtless scenes.

4) FALSE

He was furious when he saw the adaptation. His daughter said: ‘Dad blew a gasket when he saw the first episode of the original series. He was so angry about the way they had changed Demelza into a floozy.’

5) A. Writing cookery books

ROBIN ELLIS’S top-selling cookery books were inspired by his diabetes diagnosis. He also had a cameo in the revamped Poldark series, playing judge reverend Halse.

6) TRUE

THE series was also a hit in Israel, Greece, Germany and Australia.