LOVE STORIES AT THE HEART OF THE DRAMA

ross and demelza poldark

(Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson)

ross hopes to rebuild his marriage, but the paternity of elizabeth’s unborn baby weighs heavy. will demelza seek solace in the arms of aristocrat Hugh Armitage (see panel, far right)?

‘Hugh makes her feel special, while Ross has been ignoring her,’ explains Eleanor. ‘Demelza’s flattered and begins to fall in love

with the idea of being wanted.’

george and elizabeth warleggan

(Jack Farthing and Heida Reed)

not happy with lording it over Truro through finance alone, george finds new opportunities as he and pregnant elizabeth plot their rise to become Cornwall’s most powerful family.

‘This series definitely sees Elizabeth getting slightly darker,’ says Heida. ‘We now find George opening his first bank,’ adds Jack. ‘He’s more of a force to be reckoned with both financially and socially.’

dr dwight enys and Caroline penvenen

(Luke Norris and Gabriella Wilde)

The kind doctor joined the navy last series, and now england and France are at war, he’s in the midst of a protracted conflict and soon in serious peril – devastating news for his true love, heiress Caroline.

‘Dwight has quite a journey and gets into a few scrapes,’ says Luke. Gabriella teases: ‘There’s a lot of loss for Caroline this series.’