Britain is in the grasp of a terrifying recession... falling wages, rising prices, civil unrest - simply the bankers are still now smiling. It's Ross and 1783 Poldark yields from the War of Independence for his beloved Cornwall to uncover his universe ruins: his dad dead, the family mine since closed, his house wrecked and his love pledged to marry his cousin. But Ross finds that hope and love can be seen when you are least expecting this in the open but beautiful Cornish picture.