Poldark season 5 – Elizabeth Warleggan returns from the dead and four other huge moments from episode 1
POLDARK season five got off to a thrilling start, with Elizabeth Warleggan rising from the dead.
Ross was also up to his old tricks by helping a friend in need – here’s what went down on episode one.
Ross and Demelza got close again
The Poldarks have had their fair share of problems, with both of them having affairs.
But now with the passing of Elizabeth Warleggan, who was Ross’ first love, the couple can start afresh.
In this opening epsiode the pair appear to be back on track and more in love than ever, with Ross telling his wife, “Nothing in my life has meaning without you.”
Captain Ross to the rescue
Ross just can’t help helping a friend in need.
When Ross received a message that his good friend Ned Deapard has been impassioned on false charges, the good Captain immediately headed for London to try and save him.
Whilst he was there he also prevented an assassination attempt on the King of England (as you do).
Meanwhile Ned was later set free after Ross used his sway in Parliament to get his friend released.
Nampara House is set on fire
Will Ross was off trying to free his friend from prison, there is unrest in the village, when a group of locals want jobs at the Poldark mine.
Unable to offer them work they sought revenge, which includes setting fire to Nampara House while Demelza and her family were sleeping.
The family managed to get out time before anyone was hurt and the damage on the cottage wasn’t too bad.
Elizabeth comes back from the dead
The impact of the death of his wife Elizabeth at the end of series four has quite literally came back to haunt George Warleggan.
Throughout the episode we saw him struggle with her passing, and towards the end of the show he was actually hallucinating her.
We saw her sit at the end of the dinner table and talk to him.
He even tried to involve her in business conversations, leaving his uncle concerned for his nephew.
Morwenna gets close to Drake again
After her horrendous ordeal at the hands of her first husband Ossie who constantly raped her, Morwenna is struggling to let her true love Drake be intimate with her.
The pair married at the end of the last series, with him promising that she would be his wife “in name only”.
However, by the end of this episode, Morwenna started to embrace his affection more, and become more comfortable with him.
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When is Poldark on next?
Poldark series 5 continues next SUNDAY (July 21, 2019) at 9pm on BBC1.
The hunky captain is returning for a further seven more episodes.
Once each episode has aired you’ll be able to also catch it on the BBC iPlayer.
Filming finished in February 2019, with the cast sharing sweet snaps of Demelza kissing her Ross on the last day of shooting.