I know I just posted a minute ago, but this from Herald Scotland
There is also much excitement about a remake of romantic 18th-century melodrama Poldark (Richard Armitage is tipped to play the lead), as well as a shameless compendium of crowd-pleasing Victoriana in Dickensian, a remix of the 19th-century author’s work in which his most famous characters from different novels cross paths. Herald Scotland
I’m moving to England or some of my friends are going to need to assist me to see this in real time.
I agree with you, I want to move to England~
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Maybe we could all get a cottage together like in college. Ha!
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We could~ that’s not a bad idea at all
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Alas, I believe one of our commentors pointed out it would be impractcal to film this is Cornwall.
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Why it would be impractical?
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Something about tourists in the summer and too cold in the winter.
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Makes sense~ It would be impractical for the shooting of a series.
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It wouldn’t be too cold- Cornwall is in the Gulf Stream so is wet and warm. Cornish people are understandably proud of their county so might get a bit defensive about this but on my many visits there, it rained a lot.
Mind you, that might not be a problem in Poldark. Maybe they will go for a rugged and windswept vibe.
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I don’t see why not/ The original series was shot on site in Cornwall.
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Dibs on the top bunk.
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Giggles! And we have to save a room for special guests who might want to visit. *wink*
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His hair certainly looks appropriate for Poldark. Oh, please, let it be true.
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*!!!!*
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Oh please. Please!
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It’s going to take some high tech on our part to see it here in real time. But I’m getting ahead of myself- and BBC.
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Yes, that is the hardest part – domestic waiting for BBC to make it across the pond. 😦
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There are ways.
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I will just simply follow your lead when it happens. Tell me when, where and should I bring bail money. 😉
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If RA did get the lead in Poldark, then this time around he’d be able to go into an acting job knowing he was the fan favourite, instead of having to win over the diehards like previously.
A trip to Cornwall would be very nice, wouldn’t it?
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Isn’t that where Poldark takes place?
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Absolutely!
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OMG, count me in. Please, please, let this be true! Let it go forward!
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Personally I’m not buying this as anything new, this speculation has been around for months.
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I wish it has said “tapped” instead of “tipped” and it is an odd way to announce, BUT, this is the first time it’s been mentioned without stating that fans or the Poldark Society are pushing it.
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All I know is if he does get the part, I hope it is on PBS or BBCA. I would like to see him on the telly again in the States.
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Amen to that.
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I’m hyperventilating with excitement! I really hope this is true and would be more than I could wish for! I shall however remain (moderately) calm until it’s officially confirmed 🙂
And as a sign of me keeping my cool I’m off to google the heck out of Poldark 😉
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Report back.
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Oh Perry – what would you like to know?
In short…RP returns injured from the American Civil war ( fetching scar and limp- nothing too grotesque) to find his father dead, his home a ruin and Elizabeth, the girl he was betrothed to, married to his soppy cousin. He broods. He takes on a skinny little wench who loves him from afar and even though the whole community gossips, he behaves honourably and does not bed her. He broods some more. Skinny little wench grows up into a beauty and when her father says she must go home to look after her brothers, she decides the only way forward is to seduce RP. Which she does. (What a scene that was!) then, because he is thoroughly decent, he decides he must marry her, despite not loving her and still being in love with Elizabeth, whom he broods around every time the family get together. So they marry and then have to negotiate not being master and servant anymore but husband and wife. Winston Graham implies ( or maybe it was just my dirty mind) lots of bedroom action. He still doesn’t love the wench and still broods although he gradually thaws out a bit after lots of the aforementioned bedroom activity and a child or two. Elizabeth has an attack of jealousy when she realises she has married a wimp who has gambled all the money away and missed out on Mr Gorgeous. All in all, there’s lots of brooding and unresolved sexual tension ( which does get resolved but not until about book 4).
RA would be perfect.
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I’ve seen it- the multiple episode version. I’ve heard there is a shorter more modern one.
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Is there? My version was from my memories of the book- I seem to recall the seduction scenes had to be watered down for the BBC of the time.
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I never found the modern one, but when reading something, I thought that’s what I read. I could be wrong. I saw the one with all the episodes – the very same weekend I discovered North and South during A Brit Period Piece Marathon.
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I’ve never watched the 1970’s version again because I thought it might not live up to my memories. It was a big event in our house – I was allowed to stay up late to watch it. Those were the days..
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Sounds absolutely perfect *sigh*
I also like the sound of multiple epsiodes. According to Wiki the 1970’s series ran to just under thirty. That’s a lot of RA in period costume. 😀
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breeches,horses, hair tied back in a ribbon, boots, puffy shirts, romance,
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RA is perfect.
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He is growing his hair out for several months now. Either he just enjoys the look or is too lazy to make an appointment with his hairdresser. So if this look really is thought to match a certain character in an upcoming project I wonder why there had been no announcement (or some more substantial rumors) yet. It must have been quite some time in the pipeline now.
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Actually, he must have had some haircuts since the World’s end Premiere in Wellington, and still, he is keeping it long. So I think that bodes well.
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You’re not the only one hyperventilating over this Agzy. I’ve been a Poldark fan since I was about 10 and had a big crush on Robin Ellis. I have read and reread the books so many times…I took one off the shelf to show my daughters ( and to read them the description of Ross Poldark in the book – ” the young man was tall and thin and big boned…his hair, which had a hint of copper in it’s darkness, was brushed back and tied with brown ribbon” ) and it is held together with ancient sticky tape that’s peeling off with age. Even though I have moved a dozen times, those books have always been too precious to discard. If RA plays RP, I think I will just about expire with happiness.
Btw : when do roles get announced? I was reading an old thread on a forum in which a member had met Rupert Penry Jones on the set of Spooks. Reading between the lines ( because she said there was something else that she had been asked not to divulge yet) RA was there too. Later on in the timeline she said she had met RA who looked thin. So he must have been filming series 7 but his role hadn’t been announced until filming was well under way.
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Spooks was only announced after he started filming. I remember someone showed me a pic of RA and RPJ on set before it was officially announced. CA never was officially announced, but pics from set turned up and someone found out which character’s name was on his trailer. But in both cases RA gave hints months ago. On the other hand, casting for movies is often announced a long time in advance, the usual suspects have stuff listed for 2014 and 2015.
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So what’s your conclusion?
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I read someplace that TV casting gets done int he summer But that was U.S. and regular series. I don’t know if BBC is planning a multi multi episode version ( probably not) or something between 3 and 4 hours. Shooting shouldn’t take that long – but it would need to be on location, I would think, in UK.
Guessing, guessing, speculation – and it’s all about the hair.
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Not sure if anyone has already posted this information, but I’ve just read a newspaper article which states:
“The six-part romantic saga, adapted from the novels of Winston Graham, will return on BBC1 next year, filmed at an estimated cost of £10million.”
Another article says that they will be one hour episodes.
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We need to find someone who knows someone who knows a travel agent willing to set up a Poldark Cruise to Cornwall while they are filming if Richard really does get the part. Do you know how many American women would buy tickets on that cruise? They’d probably fill it in a day…
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We could be extras-dressed as sheep, or even better “wenches.” They had wenches in Poldark. Wait- where’s that weskit I wore for a night of role playing?” And yeah- where’s the water bra I needed to fill it?
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Dare I asks what you were doing role playing a wench?
I only do that on very special occasions 😉
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I was a sailor for 8 years. I’d row wherever he was if I had to.
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The way things are nowadays, it may not be filmed in Cornwall. After all, RH was filmed in Hungary and George Gently (set in Northumberland) was filmed in Ireland. Filming in Cornwall in summer would have severe limitations due to the tourist industry and filming in winter would be ghastly. I know people love Cornwall ( my in laws lived there) but the weather can be challenging.
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Just found article on the remake of Poldark- it’s going to be a 6 part series (so, much shorter that the original) filmed in Cornwall later this year.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/poldark-returns-bbc1-remaking-classic-1878606
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And then there’s this one, referred to by Mezz. http://www.list.co.uk/article/50924-poldark-returns-to-tv/ These actors are too young for Poldark, IMO.
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KatherineD .. my apologies to you. I should have read all the comments before I replied earlier giving details that you had already stated in your post here. Sorry! 😦
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I can’t speak for Katharine, but we’re pretty loosey goosey here. Not to worry.
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Some of the contenders for the role of Ross Poldark have me scratching my head. Jonas Armstrong and Matt Smith? I can’t see any of them as Poldark. Then again, it could be that my Armitage inclinations have me prejudiced against anyone else!
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This was meant to be a reply to KatharineD. I was referring to the names put forward for the role in the above “Mirror” article.
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I know, WP doesn’t always put the comment replies in the correct order. I’ve corrected it.
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I really don’t want to fall into the speculation trap again like I did with Batman- the phrase ‘ in the frame’ for the lead role has proven to be such a bandied about piece of nonsense.
I really would like to see RA in this, but the truth is I’ll probably give it a watch whoever gets the part, just to see how well it’s been done. I have vivid memories of watching it when it first aired,as well as reading all the books, so it’s quite special to me.
If the reports are correct, and it is to be filmed this year, then the timing could be right for the new RA hairdo.
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Mezz- did you see it way back when as well? You seem pretty invested in it like me. I have the DVDs if you want a loan of them any time.
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I for one only saw it on Netflix or Amazon Streaming- can’t recall which.
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Do you Katharine? Whereabouts in Sydney are you- I think we should be meeting up for a coffee and a DVD lending session!
Mezz can vouch for me. I’m not a tattooed trucker with several serious convictions. I’m fairly safe..
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Aha- the mind boggles at the image of a tough,tattooed trucker sitting watching N&S, weeping over the station scene!
I live in southern suburbs of Sydney- sure, happy to meet up some time.
Do you subscribe to Perry’s blog? She could pass on your email details to me if you like.
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I’m on the north shore – maybe we can meet in the city sometime? Perry- if you could please pass on my email to Katharine?
On the issue of an unfortunate casting for Poldark- I think I probably would have to watch but – oh the disappointment! RP has always been, in my mind, a TDH man and even if they didn’t cast RA I would hope they would cast someone I could lust over. If RA doesn’t want the part, there must be another TDH actor ( possibly still unknown) who could do it but none of the names mentioned would be right IMO.
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Will do
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Thank you Perry. 🙂
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I watched RH on the INSP channel today. I tried to picture Jonas as RP. Just couldn’t do it. He doesn’t have the hair for it and isn’t tall enough. He could be Jud Paynter, Ross’s drunk servant.
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LOL. He doesn’t have that sort of presence or authority.
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Jonas Armstrong could play that villager that gets thrown in prison for poaching on Warleggan’s land. Think his name was Jim Carter?
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KatharineD and Bolly, you two should definitely meet up! Thinking back to that night of the Q&A, I’m sure that afterwards we were together in the upstairs lobby, so you may even recognise each other!
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When it was released, I was at college, staying at a student hostel, so getting to watch anything on TV was difficult, let alone something one really wanted to see. I did see it at some stage on VHS video, although my memories of it are hazy. Thanks for the offer of the DVD loan, I am currently waiting for the first disc to arrive from Quickflix! I never read the books (no idea why not, as I love period fiction) and I’m waiting for them to arrive too, having ordered them at the weekend. My interest in it now is simply because of Richard, and I read as much about it as I could find once the possibility of him playing the lead role was put forward. 🙂
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Just don’t expect present day production values and you’ll enjoy it fine. Robin Ellis and Angharad Rees are wonderful in it- in fact if RA were cast as Ross, my concern would be that they find a great Demelza to spark off him.
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Isn’t Demelza much younger than Poldark?
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One of my favourite period dramas of all time is The Manions of America starring Pierce Brosnan, so “dated” doesn’t worry me if it’s well made.
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I read that it was to begin filming “this year” but would be released for the 40th anniversary of the airing of Poldark – in 2015!
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I guess that has a certain ring to it, but damn- I want it sooner.
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Would you get it at same time as UK? Unless they put it on BBCAmerica – I won’t. Though there are means. I learned last Saturday that with a willing participant, a UK friend can allow me to network with her computer. Perfectly legal.
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You know, if one of those two played Poldark I’m not sure I could watch.
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You’d be curious I bet though, wouldn’t you? If only to watch from behind your fingers to see how wrong they were!
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I’ll be in touch Bolly!
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🙂
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Aidan Turner has been cast as Poldark. (Robin Ellis will portray the reverend.). No sign of RA.
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Yes, hello BarbaraSue and welcome. You were responding to an old post. Since then I have posted updates on the New Poldark. You can find them by putting “Poldark” in the search box on the side. There are a few.
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