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1977 Series Introduction by Alistair Cooke

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See the original, 1977 series introduction by Alistair Cooke.

Just in time for the premiere of the reimagined Poldark, see Alistair Cooke's introduction of the original, 1977 series. #PoldarkPBS

AIR DATE 6/21/15

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Why a New Poldark?
1977 Series Introduction by Alistair Cooke
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    Captain Ross Poldark rides again in a swashbuckling new adaptation of the hit 1970s series. Aidan Turner stars as a redcoat who returns to Cornwall after the American Revolution; Eleanor Tomlinson plays the miner’s daughter taken in by the captain.

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