Third Series Confirmed For Poldark

Poldark is to return to BBC One for a third series, it has been confirmed.

Aidan Turner will return as hero Ross Poldark. The commission comes as the second season of the show prepares to air on the channel. Eleanor Tomlinson also stars as Poldark's wife Demelza.

Filming on the next installment of the series is expected to commence later this year, for transmission in 2017.

Production company Mammoth Screen has confirmed that Debbie Horsfield will write further episodes of Poldark. Filming will take place in locations across Cornwall and Bristol.

Damien Timmer, Managing Director, Mammoth Screen, said: "Poldark is a passion project for all of us, and it's with real excitement that we prepare for both the launch of series two and our return to Cornwall to shoot series three. Winston Graham and Debbie Horsfield's extraordinary flair for storytelling means the saga of Ross, his friends and enemies will go to even more thrilling places."

Elizabeth Kilgarriff, Executive Producer for the BBC, added: "Series two promises to take the audience on another fantastic rollercoaster ride and we're thrilled to know that the story won't end there. It's a testament to Debbie's brilliant storytelling and the passion of the Mammoth team that Poldark will be returning for a third series, with yet more twists and turns for these much-loved characters."

Poldark is adapted by Debbie Horsfield and the third series will be produced by Roopesh Parekh and Michael Ray. It will be directed by Josh Agnew and Stephen Woolfenden. Debbie Horsfield continues to serve as executive producer alongside Tom Mullens, Karen Thrussell and Damien Timmer for Mammoth Screen, and Elizabeth Kilgarriff for the BBC.

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