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| Ciara Charteris as Emma Tregirls Photo: Official Poldark |
For Ciara Charteris, filming in Cornwall provided her with
the opportunity to engage in an outdoors activity few people would be brave
enough to attempt.
‘I love to wild and cold-water swim so for me being in
Cornwall was amazing as on any mornings off that I had I could be in that sea
which was wonderful, even though it was September. My mum and my grandma both
really love it and so we have been camping and wild swimming since I was really
little. Everyone else on set thought I was mad, especially the night I turned
up to dinner soaking wet, but it was really fun. Cornwall is such a beautiful
place and there are so many incredible places to swim so for me, it was a real
joy.’
Ciara tells us why she was originally drawn to the role of
Emma Tregirls.
‘I had been in to audition for a few other roles when they
first started casting the drama but the reason I wanted to play Emma was because
she was so different to anyone else in the show. She is so rough and ready and
even though we see a slightly more gentle side to her this series, she really
holds her own and has a lot of strength. It has been great to play a character
in a period drama who is not so scrubbed up. Just like her father, Tholly, Emma
has a sense of rough and readiness as well as an incredible confidence and
inner strength.
'She is also quite outrageous; I have some of the best
lines. For the rest of my life I will always remember the fact that I got to
say the line; ‘I have been with many men in the hayfields.’ Who wouldn’t want
to play someone who loves life and men so unashamedly? She has this incredible
zest for life and that is a real joy to play as an actress. She has this
cheekiness and she takes on anyone that she meets so she has been really fun.’
Ciara reveals that she couldn’t be less like the character
she plays in Poldark.
‘Emma and I are completely different people. In fact, when
friends realise that I play her they are completely taken aback and are pretty
shocked. I am much more uptight and reserved, I need control whereas Emma is
all about the fun and is totally free-wheeling and constantly skipping and
dancing through the woods which I would never do without sussing out who is
watching. However, playing this role has definitely forced me out of my own
head more than ever before.’
Ciara tells us what is in store for the fun-loving Emma,
this series, including the tumultuous romance with Demelza’s younger brother,
Sam Carne (Tom York).
‘We see Emma fall further for Sam this series and all of the
trouble that that brings. Emma has never met anyone like Sam before, so at
first we see her want to take on the challenge in a fun way but there are
genuine feelings there and it takes her by surprise that she is capable of
feeling that much. Sam sees her in a way that she doesn’t even see herself and
that is really tough for her but in a good way that happens to you when you are
falling in love. However, she is also true to herself so their differences are
very tricky. There is this really gentle, loving soul in Emma that is
completely reflected through Sam and there is a really fun side of Sam who
wants to experience life outside of his religion, which is brought out and
reflect in Emma. So there is something beautiful that happens when they are
together.’
Ciara has worked on period dramas a lot but she has never
had to play a role like Emma whilst wearing a period corset. She tells us what
that was like.
‘Last series Emma spent the whole time in her rags but this
year, because of the time period, Emma gets a corset and dress. Corsets are not
the easiest thing to live in day-to-day and it has given me a lot of respect
for our former women. But it does also feel really great to know you can just
be squished in every day. Wearing a corset suddenly enforces a posture and a
different way of carrying yourself as it transforms the way you would regularly
sit, stand or move. Corsets are a garment usually associated with ladies
belonging to a higher societal class but Emma is wearing one whilst she sits in
the pub and drinks beer so trying to find her very unique mannerisms whilst
wearing the costume was very interesting and a lot of fun.’
Source: BBC Media Centre
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