‘Poldark’ bosses won’t rule out a return in the future.
The BBC period drama – based on the novels by Winston Graham – has wrapped filming for the upcoming fifth and final series, and while the programme will come to an end, producer Michael Ray has admitted the source material means there are plenty of stories left to tell on the small screen.
He told the Mail on Sunday newspaper’s Event magazine: "We want it to go out with a bang.
"The key to ending any series is the audience should want to know more but not need to.
"There are more books, so we will never say never on this. That’s it for now, but there’s always another story to tell."
For the new season, the story will depart from the books as the team look to fill in the 11-year gap between the events in seventh novel ‘The Angry Tide’ – which was featured in series four – and the eighth instalment ‘The Stranger From The Sea’.
The show’s creator Debbie Horsfield admitted she decided to look at what happened to Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner), and to delve into the tales Graham didn’t tell in his writing.
She said: "According to the books, he goes from mine owner to government spy. My question was, how on earth did he get there?
"That became the spine of series five. What happened? What decisions did he make that set him on that journey to book eight?"
Despite that, Horsfield wanted to make sure they remained true to the character and the novels, which means they won’t be departing in a major way by killing off the main character.
She added: "We’ve always been very clear that we would never create anything that contradicts the events in the remaining five books. Ross isn’t going to die."
Poldark bosses hint at more series after finale
