Greetings, pop pilchards! Demelza and her co-stars form a Ross and roll band
WITH its brooding romances and high drama, Poldark is undoubtedly a very serious affair.
So in a quest for light relief between takes, some of the cast – including Demelza actress Eleanor Tomlinson – have formed a band that plays together on set.
They call themselves Prudie And The Carnes, after being put together by actress Beatie Edney who plays interfering housemaid Prudie – surely the show’s least rock ’n’ roll character.
Actors Harry Richardson and Tom York, who play Demelza’s brothers Drake and Sam Carne, complete the group.
Ms Edney, the daughter of British screen legend Sylvia Syms, said she didn’t expect there to be so much singing on the show.
In an interview with The Lady magazine published on Friday, the 55-year-old says: ‘Poldark has made me sing and I love it now’ – but she doesn’t shed any light on the band’s playlist.
Ms Edney revealed that Tom led a singalong at one script reading, joking: ‘I didn’t realise we would be doing Poldark the musical so soon!’
In a recent interview, Harry – the son of a professional musician – said he played guitar and saxophone, but added: ‘I’m not a musician. I just have a bunch of fun doing it.’
Tomlinson, who has captivated viewers with her enchanting singing voice on Poldark, is also releasing an album of folk songs entitled Tales From Home.
It comes out on Friday, two days before the show, which stars Aidan Tuner as the heroic Ross Poldark, returns to BBC1.