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rosequartz Sun 08-Mar-15 22:52:00

I did enjoy it and loved the scenery. The big house looked familiar -does anyone know where it is?

Never heard of Aidan Turner but I was very impressed!

merlotgran Sun 08-Mar-15 22:40:07

I'm watching Indian Summers on 4+1

A good night for quality drama.

absentgrandma Sun 08-Mar-15 22:37:28

Well....whoop-de-do! A plot you could follow, great scenery and no mumbling. Oh heck..... I forgot it was Indian Summers tonight as well, although couldn't watch it last week as sometimes we can't get ITV4 here, so I guess it's Poldark for the next few weeks now. Cornwall v Simla ..... quelle problem!!

gillybob Sun 08-Mar-15 22:36:57

Just brilliant !

Anya Sun 08-Mar-15 22:34:53

Loved it!

Ana Sun 08-Mar-15 22:30:58

I, too, am madly in love with Aidan Turner, even without his Irish accent, but Demelza is all wrong. She's too big and tall to have been mistaken for a child/urchin and looks too...knowing.

Leticia Sun 08-Mar-15 22:29:01

Loved it. (I loved it first time around so was a bit worried it wouldn't be so good. )

rosequartz Sun 08-Mar-15 22:28:41

I think this is supposed to be closer to the book than the original tv series was. Apparently Winston Graham was upset at the original production.

I read that Robin Ellis has a cameo role in this one, I haven't noticed him yet.

Tegan Sun 08-Mar-15 22:23:07

It helped that I'm madly in love with Aidan Turner anyway. Not sure how closely it followed the book, never having read the series. My only critiscism is that Elizabeth wasn't charismatic enough for someone to dream about whilst away fighting for years. My first reaction was 'wow; Ross Poldark as Heathcliffe', great idea. I stil want to live in Cornwall again and this isn't helping.

merlotgran Sun 08-Mar-15 22:13:41

I was dreading the BBC doing a Jamaica Inn with it but it was great.

I even forgot all about Robin Ellis blush

granjo39 Sun 08-Mar-15 22:07:39

At long last-something worth watching on a Sunday evening.

Coolgran65 Sun 08-Mar-15 22:06:49

DH and I are just about to watch it now smile

JessM Sun 08-Mar-15 22:02:11

Strike a light. Smouldering melodrama under the Cornish skies or what?
It is however totally obvious what our hero should do in order to save the family fortunes - become a trailblazer in the Cornish tourism industry and start a bed and breakfast.