Poldark 2016

They were probably thinking that no one would notice what with the usual mumbled dialogue and endless background music. Anyone remember when you used to get all the atmosphere from the acting?

Oh, now what trouble's coming up? ! (wrings hands. can't take much more).

Quite surprised when Taggart turned up in uniform.

'There's bin a murrrrrrrderrrrrrrrr!'

Yes! Loved that 'muuurrrderr'.

At least Mark McManus actually was Scottish and thus had an authentic accent.

I'm loving this series.

I`m +not complaining, because I just like to look at him, but has anyone else noticed how the length of Ross Poldark`s hair changes from scene to scene?

I did last night number - not that I care

I think it's that sometimes his hair is curlier than others. Bless.

There was a lot of scything too, but with clothes on

I noticed his hair seemed longer - but maybe it grew when he was in prison.

George Warleggan is such a superb villain. Someone you really love to hate.

What about a game of "spot the cliché" or "the extra doing something unnecessary"?

So, tonight we had the obligatory scene of riding across the grass land over the sea (cliché, shown every scene, only worth 1 point) BUT meeting an adversary whilst on said ride, threatening conversation, with scowling! A possible 3 points there?

But possibly most points scored in the "extra doing something unnecessary" category for the smock wearing yokel prodding geese around in a pen for no apparent reason! Must be worth a 10?

I didn't see it tonight. DH gets exceedingly grumpy because the TV Bodmin apparently looks nothing like the real thing. I thought it was the real thing.

Rosie - thanks for the heads up re AT's ballroom dancing. I bet he'd do a good pasa doble. Let's have him on Strictly.

Re Demelza, I think she is well cast really. She needs to look a bit different to the well bred young ladies, I suppose.

But she's so tall!! Would a girl from a poor family in those days really be as tall, if not taller, than all the men?

Have you ever seen wild primroses such a garish shade of yellow!

(sorry for comma in wrong place there, should have been after 'than')

Ana - yes, she is tall, isn't she? I think you are probably right that a poor girl would have been less well nourished and therefore shorter. Nice hair, though.

Missing it tonight. I'm in Gdansk drinking Goldwasser - there are proper gold flakes in it, it's so exciting (and only 3 quid) - so I'll probably get over it. Looking forward to my Corrie, Poldark, Victora and Archers fest on Wednesday though In the meantime, yes please, pour me another Goldwasser....

I expected shirt and breeches to come off before he waded into the sea. Need cheering up a bit. I find watching it quite gloomy. I know they didn't have electricity. Interesting, too, how he lapses into a slight brogue now and then. It must be difficult keeping up another accent all the time.

Ana I'd have put the comma where you did too !

Although they went to Bodmin for the assizes, Poldark is set much further south, nearer to Truro.

Angharad Rees was more urchin like as Demelza which is true to the character. I agree this Demelza is too tall.

Shirt and breeches staying on? In that case I haven't missed much

Oh, I think we've missed a lot !

Chest-hair opportunity missed tonight with the sea-wading scene! Tut tut, BBC.

I read that both Aiden and the cameraman were clonked on the head by the boat when filming that scene as the sea was so rough. It was filmed in winter so I don't blame him for wearing something, probably needed a wetsuit underneath!

DH says that "Bodmin" is Malmesbury in Wiltshire, I get a running commentary on all the mines. One thing I noticed was how quickly Demelza's belly popped, deemed to grow during scenes