‘You get a real sense of the characters in the first 15 or 20 pages and it ... no persuasion in casting Turner. ‘It did not escape her just how good-looking Mr Aidan Turner was.

Actress Eleanor Tomlinson has called for equal pay to her male co-star, Aidan Turner, on BBC hit series Poldark. Since we entered 2018 the gender pay gap has been hotly discussed like never before.

Glenn Lapthorn (Turner) was Justine’s maverick coach with whom she shared an intense rapport. Together, they reached the semi-finals of the French Open. However, tragedy struck on court, ...