It 's a revival of a period drama classic , so the seven million viewers who tune in to BBC1 ’ s new hit Poldark would be forgiven for thinking they had seen some of the characters before . But , as these pictures show , it ’ s not just the 1970s original that the new cast bear uncanny similarities to ... Ross Poldark 's first love Elizabeth , as played by Heida Reed , shares the cool beauty and brunette tresses of Dancing On Ice host Christine Bleakley , the fiancee of footballer Frank Lampard . The One Show , which Christine used to present , just became The Two Show ... Doubles : Helda Reed , left , who plays Poldark 's first love Elizabeth , has stunning similarities to Christine Bleakley ( right ) Handsome leading man Aidan Turner oozes the same rugged , brooding sex appeal of tragic INXS frontman Michael Hutchence in his portrayal of Captain Ross Poldark . Poldark-a-likes : He 's been turning heads as the new Poldark and it 's easy to see why when he looks like tragic INXS frontman Michael Hutchence . The Australian rocker may have sung Never Tear Us Apart… but in this case Never Tell Us Apart might be more accurate . He might not be known for having the voice of an angel , but actor Kyle Soller , who plays Francis Poldark , still resembles choirboy-turned-broadcaster Aled Jones . Choirboy faces : Kyle Soller , who plays Francis Poldark ( right ) is the double of Aled Jones . Just don ’ t try to imagine him singing Walking In The Air in a dubious Cornish accent ... Poldark ’ s drunken servant Jud Paynter and his buxom wife Prudie have a couple of comedy doppelgangers . What a couple : Podark 's servant and his wife look similar to a couple of other familiar characters ( below ) Albert Steptoe , played by Wilfrid Brambell and Beatie Edney , aka Dawn French , could be mistaken for Poldark characters Jud and Prudie Paynter ( above ) Phil Davis ’ s scoundrel resembles sitcom rag-and-bone man Albert Steptoe ( Wilfrid Brambell ) , and Beatie Edney looks like Vicar Of Dibley star Dawn French as she appeared in Lark Rise To Candleford . Edney is actually the daughter of another acting icon – Sylvia Sims . As volatile Captain Blamey , Richard Harrington is a million miles from laid-back charmer Des O ’ Connor . But put them both in a waistcoat and cravat – as Des wore on stage in The Wizard Of Oz – and the similarities are more obvious . Performers : Not alike in character but Captain Blamey ot Richard Harrington and Des O'Connor are not too different in a waistcoat and cravat . Fiery , flame-haired and prone to scandalising polite society , Poldark temptress Demelza , Eleanor Tomlinson , bears more than a physical similarity to Christine Keeler , the showgirl at the centre of the 1963 Profumo affair . Red-haired beauties : Poldark temptress Demelza , Eleanor Tomlinson ( right ) looks much like Christine Keeler , the showgirl at the centre of the 1963 Profumo affair . It looks like Farthings are actually two-a-penny , as Jack Farthing - who plays George Warleggan , channels the spirit of Hugh Grant in the 1995 film version of Jane Austen 's Sense and Sensibility . Handsome hat-wearers Hugh Grant in the 1995 film version of Jane Austen 's Sense and Sensibility looks like Jack Farthing , who plays George Warleggan in the drama . In his last screen role , late acting heavyweight Warren Clarke is positively Churchillian as the imposing patriarch Charles Poldark ... though sadly it 's the animated insurance-selling dog he resembles rather than Britain 's greatest Prime Minister . Oh , no ? Oh , yes ... Oh yes : Late actor Warren Clarke has a barking similarity to the Churchill the cartoon dog .
Stars from the new hit drama look like other well-known characters . Drunken servant is the spit of Albert Steptoe from the British sitcom . Captain Ross is spookily like a late Australian rocker .