Poldark fans were treated to an incredibly heated episode, with a whole range of emotions squeezed into the hour – most notable though, it seemed, were anger and disgust. It was time for the “rape” episode.

When Ross found out cousin-in-law Elizabeth had agreed to marry his “worst enemy” George Warleggan he went to see her – ordering Demelza to get out of his way as he did so.

Elizabeth explained that, in her view, marrying George was not disloyalty to Ross but loyalty to her son. She got close to him at one point, implying that if he wanted to he could do something to stop the marriage. And then… well, what happened next split opinion. Some felt the pair had consensual sex.

While many saw what happened between them as rape.

And some felt the show left it purposely ambiguous.

Winston Graham’s son Andrew, a consultant to the show, said: “There is no ‘shock rape’ storyline in the novels. To say so is to misconstrue my father’s text.

“To be more precise – in the novel Warleggan the point of departure for the relevant scene is indeed consistent with the potential for rape. But what then actually happens is not described but is left entirely to one’s imagination. The only way to judge what my father intended is to read the novels as a whole. Doing so it becomes clear, from earlier scenes as well as from Elizabeth’s immediate reactions and later mixed emotions that what finally happened was consensual sex born of long-term love and longing. It was, as Aidan Turner has put it, ‘unfinished business emotionally.’”

Ross rode off to get home “before the household wakes” telling Elizabeth “he must think” about whatever happens next between them both when she inquired in the morning.

To viewers’ delight though Demelza did a lot of the thinking for him, knocking him to the ground with a right-hook after Ross told her “you must see I had no choice”.

The dialogue was pretty epic.

Viewers also expressed what they wished might happen next for Demelza…

Speaking of Dr Dwight Enys, he and Caroline were officially broken off – with Caroline even requesting he never write to her again. Or in modern terms.

Nobody was too fussed…

Until it became apparent that Dr Enys might be setting out to sea, taking his much-needed skills to the navy.

Another heart-wrenching moment came with the collapse of Ross’ mine, with two deaths and more injuries caused by “cost cutting”, according to George, who ran straight over to Elizabeth to inform her of the incident – leading to her accepting his proposal.

Of course, that’s now the third life lost to the mine, and Ross was determined he wouldn’t be opening it again.

In the midst of it all Verity appeared, and Aunt Agatha yet again showed she was in tune with the people.

She wasn’t just there for show though, no, she came bearing big news. News of a baby!

Phew. Now that’s out the way, next week’s is definitely not one to miss…