Poldark takes you to 18th century Cornwall. Ross Poldark, a soldier, comes home after American Revolutionary War. His estate? A mess. His ex? Engaged to his cousin. Love, loyalty, social class- big themes here. Ross fights to rebuild life and estate against all odds. Fans love it for its intense stories and memorable characters.

Meet the characters from Poldark

Verity Poldark

Oh Verity — the sort of warm, clever cousin who sneaks into your heart and then rearranges your bookshelf, literally and emotionally. She’s dainty but stubborn as a mule, very good at smiles and also terrible at keeping secrets (like, she WILL tell you about the surprise party by accident). There’s a softness there, almost old-fashioned romance, but also this sly wit that pops out when you least expect it — she can be both whiskery-and-serious and giggly in the same paragraph. She collects bits of ribbon for reasons she can’t quite explain and sometimes forgets where she put them, which is charming and infuriating all at once.

Elizabeth Chynoweth

Elizabeth is all poise with an undercurrent of ache — very composed, very pretty, and quietly fierce even when she looks like porcelain. She’s the person who makes the right social jokes and then goes home and writes long, sensible letters to no one; also she might burn half of them because “they’re too much,” or not, I swear she does both. There’s a dignity about her that isn’t cold; it’s complicated, like ice with a warm heart hiding beneath, and she is full of careful choices that you suspect will explode at any second. Oh, and tiny detail — she always smooths a napkin before she sits, like it’s a ritual, which somehow makes everything feel heavier.

Morwenna Carne

Morwenna is painfully shy and stubbornly decent, the kind of person who blushes at compliments and saves the last piece of cake for someone else — and then regrets it and eats it when no one’s looking. She’s sweet in a way that hurts, gentle but with a surprising inner steel; don’t be fooled, she can out-endure people who shout louder. There’s this tragic, trembling quality to her life, but also tiny rebellions — humming off-key, stealing sneaky walks, keeping button collections (yes, buttons!) as if they’re talismans. She mostly whispers, but when she decides to stand up you feel it like a small, quiet earthquake.

Caroline Penvenen

Caroline is sparkle and brass — bold, rich, lively, and utterly unafraid to throw a little money and a lot of smiles at a problem. She’s generous to the point of chaos, patronizing things left and right and then getting personally offended if anyone suggests she’s careless (she might be, but it’s with the best intentions!). There’s sophistication — horses, gloves, Paris-ish airs — yet she also pops out with very blunt, very real opinions that make everyone laugh or gasp. Quirk: she collects foreign hats she never wears but insists they’re essential to her mood.

Drake Carne

Drake is rough-hewn and huge-hearted, the kind of man who looks like he could wrestle a gale and then cry into his own hands about a shed lamb. He’s loyal in a way that makes you nod and go “okay, that’s dangerous but also lovely,” stubborn as granite but oddly sentimental (he keeps an old, battered toy — maybe a wooden horse? — don’t ask why). There’s raw courage mixed with this weirdly tender domestic streak; he sings off-tune sometimes and thinks it’s entirely charming. Also, he can swear like a sailor and then apologize with flowers — inconsistent, but it fits.

Dr. Dwight Enys

Dr. Enys is the dreamy, idealistic doctor who looks like a thinker and acts like one, full of principles, poetry, and long, brooding walks in unhelpful weather. He wears morality like a heavy cloak and sometimes forgets to eat, or maybe he eats too much when he’s not thinking, honestly both have been observed. Deeply compassionate with a steady, quiet rage about injustice — in other words: will argue politics at midnight and then patch a patient by dawn. He keeps little notebooks of verses and medical notes in the same pocket; it’s adorable and slightly alarming.

Ross Poldark

Ross is volcanic charm — brooding, honorable, maddening, inspiring, the full dramatic lead who storms in with a plan and a scowl and then somehow makes you love the scowl. He has the obstinate sense of justice of someone who’ll fight a system with his bare hands but also can sulk like a petulant poet; contradictory? Absolutely, and all the better for it. There’s restless romanticism, sea-rough hair (maybe), quick decisions that are heroic or catastrophically impulsive — depends on the week. Small oddity: he hoards little maps and scraps of land deeds like someone collecting stamps, which is both strategic and slightly romantic in a grubby way.

Demelza Carne

Demelza is tornado energy with a soft center — fiery, loyal, laugh-out-loud funny, and terrifyingly practical when it matters, like the best friend you didn’t know you needed. She can be cheeky and naive and then wise beyond anyone’s expectations, growing into herself in a way that’s messy and glorious; she might forget a book’s title but will remember your birthday down to the hour. Resourceful as heck (always has jam in the larder, somehow), musical without meaning to be, and fiercely protective; also prone to spontaneous, dramatic declarations that shock polite society. Oh and she dyes her hair once in a while? Or maybe that’s a rumor — either way, she pulls it off.