TV Times – 03 August 2019

TV TIMES 9

At times

George is

unforgivably

hateful, but he’s

also like a little

puppy!

Shared grief: Both

George and Ross

loved Elizabeth

1

Leading man Aidan Turner didn’t have

any horse-riding experience before

landing the role of Ross Poldark – despite

telling producers otherwise! ‘For my very

first scene, I had to gallop across the cliffs to

Trenwith,’ he laughs. ‘I was really nervous!’

We go behind

the scenes of

our favourite

Cornish

costume saga

Horsing^ around^

A secret^ star

An^ Enys^ play^ da

te

There’s^ no^ point

!

Famous^ last^ word

s

It’s^ a^ wrap!^

6

When filming finished on the fifth

and final series, the cast and crew

celebrated by going out on the town in

Bristol, where they shoot most of the

drama’s interior scenes. ‘We went to a

bar and got drunk and had lots of tears

and hugs – and shots!’ says Luke.

5

Don’t be fooled: Some of the swords used

in fight scenes are actually made from

rubber! ‘They start to wobble – you just have

to commit and hope everything will be fine!’

laughs Aidan.

4

Gabriella Wilde and Luke Norris (Caroline and

Dwight Enys) brought their two-year-olds

on set and the kids even enjoyed a play date!

‘When we were filming near Gabriella’s house

in Somerset, I took my daughter for a play date

with her son,’ says Luke. ‘She had a lovely time!’

3

As it’s the final series, the cast have

been getting misty-eyed about the last-ever

words they say on the show. ‘“Do you not think

that’s a thought extreme?” was my last line,’ says

Eleanor Tomlinson, who plays Demelza Poldark.

2

This series, Dwight’s lecture, the Drury Lane

theatre foyer and George’s knighthood

were filmed at Leigh Court, near Bristol. But if

you look closely, its frontage has also been CGI’d

to turn it into some of the show’s stately homes!

Six^ se

crets

from

the^ se

t...

Poldark