The filming of the big wedding on ‘Poldark’ had to be replanned after bad weather caused havoc on set.
Tom York, whose character Samuel ‘Sam’ Carne is believed to tie the knot with Rosina Hoblyn (Amelia Clarkson) in one of the final scenes of the show, has revealed they had to completely rethink the scene and "scrap all of the ideas" as heavy winds and a downpour hit Cornwall.
Tom told the Daily Star newspaper’s HOT TV column: "We had a specific plan all mapped out for the scene.
"But then it poured with rain so we had to scrap all of the ideas."
Meanwhile, lead star Aidan Turner recently revealed that he wasn’t allowed to ride his horse near the cliffs for "insurance reasons".
The 36-year-old actor returns to screens in the titular role as Captain Ross Poldark for the final series of the hit BBC One period drama with trusty stead Seamus, but it was actually a stunt man used for scenes near to the cliff edge.
Speaking at a preview screening of the finale season, Aidan said: "I think the only thing, sometimes, is galloping by the cliffs, I wasn’t allowed."
Whilst executive producer Kare Thrussell expanded: "I think you had a stunt man for insurance reasons."
Although ‘Poldark’ is coming to a close after five series, bosses recently admitted they won’t rule out a return in the future.
Producer Michael Ray admitted the source material means there are plenty of stories left to tell on the small screen.
He said: "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 Poldark and to delve into the tales author Winston Graham, who stories the series is based on, 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 scene was completely redone due to bad weather
