Poldark is a television show.
Poldark . The BBC has adapted the series for television twice : Poldark , which aired in 1975 and 1977 , and a new version , Poldark , which premiered in 2015 . Poldark is a British-American drama television series that was first broadcast on BBC One on 8 March 2015 . The first eight-part series ( aired in seven parts in the USA ) was based on the first two Poldark novels by Winston Graham , adapted by Debbie Horsfield and directed by Edward Bazalgette and Will McGregor .