
In TV news, ITV has released a cast photo for their historical series POLDARK which should air in 8 episodes next spring with Aidan Turner playing the titular character who comes home to Cornwall from the American War of Independence to find his former life in tatters. On his return, he discovers that his father has died, his wife Elizabeth, believing he was dead, is betrothed to his cousin and his home is overrun with livestock and drunken servants.The cast image shows from left - George Warleggan (Jack Farthing), Francis Poldark (Kyle Soller), Elizabeth (Heida Reed), Demelza (Eleanor Tomlinson), Ross (Aidan Turner), Verity Poldark (Ruby Bentall) and Aunt Agatha (Caroline Blakiston)!