Four years after Captain Ross Poldark returns to the family estate, Demelza, the daughter of a poor miner whom he once protected from the cruelty of teenagers, becomes his wife. This part of the Winston Graham saga is full of complicated and very dramatic love stories, and it begins with the birth of Ross and Demelza's first child, daughter Julia. At the same time, Ross, who strives to restore the family's former prosperity, is haunted by failures - and primarily due to his conflict with the influential banker George Warleghan. And that's half the trouble...