POLDARK is the beloved BBC miniseries set against the stormy sociopolitical backdrop of 18th-century England The year is 1780 & Captain Ross Poldark has just returned to Cornwall from his battles in the American War He hopes to settle down with his inheritance & his beloved Elizabeth but false reports of his death preceded his arrival resulting in heartbreaking circumstances In addition Poldark must also contend with his fetching new housekeeper & the family copper mines which threaten to fall into the hands of his greatest archenemy