'Poldark Is Growing Up'

On location in the West Country, Aidan Tur ner talks to TV Times about the return of the Cornish swashbuckler

 

- Sarah Selwood

Aidan Turner is a breath of fresh air. Since taking on the coveted role of swashbuckling hero Ross Poldark in BBC1’s hit Cornish costume saga Poldark in 2015, Aidan has become a household name and a sex symbol across the globe.

It would be easy to understand if all that attention had changed him. But, we are pleased to report, when TV Times meets the cast during filming of the much-anticipated third series, we find Aidan as friendly, good-humoured and candid as he was when we met him before series one aired.

For those of you wondering, he is even more handsome in the flesh!

Aidan, who turns 34 on 19 June, beams with pride as he promises us that this nine-part series is going to be the most explosive yet...

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