On this very first episode of Poldark, we meet all the key characters who will come to shape the series — Ross, Demelza ... and Barrett Brountas, a MASTERPIECE staffer and Poldark superfan.

It was saving Garrick that first brought them together; an illicitly borrowed blue dress that sealed the deal, and Demelza’s Christmas ... securing future of the Poldark name.

George has also got Demelza’s brothers in his sights after ... “There are other needs a body might have,” said the Poldark skivvy who has now found herself without her true love, the ...