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| Heida Reed and Jack farthing as Elizabeth and George Warleggan Photo: BBC |
Heida Reed has enjoyed her character, Elizabeth Warleggan,
raising her social game and embracing her new position in society this series.
‘This series is really exciting for Elizabeth as we finally
see her come out of her shell and be a lady of society. Elizabeth was born to
be admired, to charm people, wear nice clothes and have interesting
conversations with the best of society and she is finally able to do that
without having to worry too much about anything else.
'It has taken her a very long time to get there so she is
really trying to enjoy and make the most of it, whether she is in London or
Cornwall. She thoroughly enjoys being in London because it is presents the
opportunity of raising her social game, incorporating new people into her
circle and also seeing what is new fashion wise.’
The later time period of series four, as well as the new
setting of London, brings a great shift in the fashions and thus, costumes of Poldark
this year. Heida reveals that she wasn’t initially too excited about this…
‘One of my favourite periods of all time, visually, was the
period we started in at the very beginning of the show when Ross (Aidan Turner)
goes off to war. That style, with the tiny waists and the billowing skirts
created such beautiful silhouettes. It is uncomfortable to wear that sort of style for a long period
of time but it looks amazing. So I wasn’t, at first, super enthusiastic about
changing the style because it was such a drastic change but the costume
designer, Howard Burden, has done such an incredible job at making us look
gorgeous and the corsets are different and in a lot of ways more comfortable so
that was a nice change. I actually ended up liking the cut and fabrics way more
than I anticipated.’
Something else that was new for Heida this series was having
a teenage son.
‘Geoffrey Charles is all grown up this series and it was
definitely a shock showing up to rehearsals, before series four, and meeting
Louis (Davison). Louis is older than he plays and is really tall which is
funny because it suddenly made me feel very old. I have been so lucky with all
of the brilliant actors who have played Geoffrey Charles. It’s great to get to
move that relationship forward and it is fun to play a mother who is struggling
with her teenage son who is getting up to all sorts of no good. It is a
different beat to play and is something I haven’t done before.
‘Geoffrey Charles is Elizabeth’s pride and joy and Debbie
(Horsfield) and I have always talked about the fact that he is the only thing
Elizabeth hasn’t messed up and hasn’t got anything to hide about. She loves him
like nothing else in her life. It is obviously sad for her that George (Jack
Farthing) will never embrace him as much as she would like him to. So the fact
that Ross is in London to help out and keep an eye on him means the world to
Elizabeth. They handle it very well and very delicately in terms of making
their friendship about being grownups who are now friends who also both care
for Geoffrey Charles.’
Elizabeth’s husband, George Warleggan is in London pursuing
a political career. Heida describes how Elizabeth has become his well-connected
accomplice...
‘They’re definitely a bit of a power couple and there is a
recognisable Macbeth element there, just not as morbid. Elizabeth is very good
at turning a blind eye to the more severe things that George gets up to. She
sees what she wants to see in him and that is why she loves him so much. People
may think that she is trapped in a loveless marriage and they may not
understand why she has married him. At first it had everything to do with
security but now there is a real mutual love, respect and understanding. They
really get off on aiding each other in their rise to the top, within their
world. She is the perfect right hand woman, the perfect partner for him and he
is brilliant for her as well.
‘This series George and Elizabeth are very happy. It has
taken a lot to get there and for the storm to calm but they finally get to be
what they want to be and there is a great respect and love between them now.
That was so much fun for Jack and I, who have been partners for three years on Poldark.
'We finally got to play a happy couple and it is a different
experience. It is a lot of fun, especially when you do it with your friend who
you know and who you have worked alongside for a such long time. Being in a
happy relationship with George made me really care for them as a couple this
series. For a brief moment they have everything they have ever wanted.'
And Heida can finally see what it is Elizabeth sees in
George...
‘I always understood how George was viewed and why people
didn’t understand why Elizabeth would marry him but for the first time this
series I loved George. I know he doesn’t always do the right thing and that he
isn’t always a stand up man but there is something about him and about his
progression as a character this series that is really great. He is definitely
not one-dimensional, there are many layers to him and I hope that audiences see
that. So much of what he does comes from a real love for Elizabeth and that is
true and pure, he truly loves her and is terrified of losing her.’
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