The Poldark story began in 1783, the year in which Ross Poldark met Demelza Carne Now, in 1815, the saga reaches its dramatic conclusion It is a year when the ominous shadow of war reaches out even to the remote corners of Cornwall For Ross and Demelza Poldark the year starts in Paris, with gaiety and laughter, with friendships old and new But suddenly it turns to fearful separation, distrust and danger