From Middle Earth to Cornwall, Hobbit star Aidan Turner has landed the lead part in TV series POLDARK, a role which was heavily tipped to go to his co-star, Richard Armitage, in the remake of the classic 40 years after Robin Ellis first won the hearts of the nation in the BBC original.
The handsome Irishman will be hoping to be as popular as Ellis in the role of Captain Ross Poldark.  The actor already has a sizeable list of acting credentials to his name, perhaps best known for playing a dwarf and a vampire. Turner has starred as Kili in the first two HOBBIT movies of the trilogy– with the third and final film in the installment due in December 2014.Â
Before this film success, the 30 year-old was well known for the time he spent as 117-year-old vampire John Mitchell, one of the main, ill-fated characters in BBC3’s supernatural hit BEING HUMAN.
The last time the romantic saga was on the small screen was in 1975, which aired for 29 episodes, adapted from Winston Graham’s gritty novels set in late 18th century Cornwall. The eight part-series will look to be as successful as when it was first released to British audiences and was sold to 40 countries, including America. Poldark is the second most popular TV series on video, behind PRIDE AND PREJUDICE.
The story tells how dashing Poldark returns to his estate from war to find Britain in the grip of a chilling recession – with his father dead, his home in ruins and the love of his life, Elizabeth, engaged to his cousin. Despite this, Ross finds that hope and love can be found when you are least expecting it.
This version has been adapted by CUTTING IT writer Debbie Horsfield, and filming will soon get underway in Cornwall and Bristol with the series expecting to be aired in 2015.
