Born into wealth, Francis stands to inherit the greater Poldark estate from his father Charles. However, he is not as capable as his father or his cousin Ross and struggles to take over the running of Grambler mine.
Kyle Soller on Francis
"Francis has the starkest journey of all the characters in this series which was really attractive to me. He has this huge self-confidence issue and is constantly living in the shadow of his cousin Ross,
Francis' best quality is his kindness, generosity and his love for Elizabeth.
Kyle Soller
"He has this over-bearing father who he can never please and he feels he doesn't have a place in this life. He doesn't want to go into mining as he's not up to handling the business side, he can't be the brave swashbuckling hero, his best quality is his kindness, generosity and his love for Elizabeth.
"When Ross comes back, that just gets completely thrown out of kilter and this really interesting love triangle develops and that kick starts his decline."
