These shocking pictures show the inside of a squalid drug den littered with needles and packs of methadone in the Cornish town where Poldark is set . The disgusting images of a flat in Bodmin were taken after a woman and her boyfriend were evicted , leaving behind drug paraphernalia , condoms and piles of rubbish . The state of the property paints a darker picture of a town better known for being where the 18th century historical romance was set . Needles and drug paraphernalia were found among the debris at a squalid flat in Bodmin , where Poldark was set . The disgusting images of a flat in Bodmin were taken after a woman and her boyfriend were evicted , leaving behind mouldy food , condoms and piles of rubbish . The state of the property paints a darker picture of a town better known for being where the 18th century historical romance was set . Crisp packets , empty fizzy drinks cans and plastic bags litter the floors of the squalid flat in the Cornish town . Bodmin , also known for its legendary beast , was where Poldark was set during its 1970s television adaptation . The grim photographs show debris piled up against the walls , with the floors of the heroin and crack cocaine den covered in needles , mouldy food and cigarette butts . The popular 1970s adaptations of the Poldark novels were set in the town , and a new BBC series based on the romantic novels was also filmed on Bodmin Moor . The first seven novels , set in the 18th centuries , tell the story of a Ross Poldark , a British Army officer who returns from the American Revolutionary War to find his fiancee , presuming he was dead , about to marry his cousin . The next five books focus on the children of the main characters and is largely set in the 19th century . Widely considered to be the one of the most successful television adaptations , Poldark is set to return to the BBC on Sunday with a new series . Many will be hoping the series encourages more tourists to the town , but the photographs from inside the drug den show it is not idyllic as the television programme makes it appear . The landlord of the two-bedroom flat evicted the tenants after discovering the state of the propert . The grim photographs show debris piled up against the walls , with the floors of the heroin and crack cocaine den covered in needles , mouldy food and cigarette butts . Despite obvious drug use in the house , police did not arrest the tenants after they were kicked out . The 1970s adaptation of Poldark , starring Angharad Rees ( right ) and Robin Ellis ( left ) , was set in the town . The new series , which starts on Sunday and features Aiden Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson , was also filmed on Bodmin Moor . The two-bedroom flat 's landlord Charlie Besenyi , 77 , called the police after evicting the pair but was told that officers would not be able to help any further . He said : 'It was disgusting . I had never seen anything like it in my life . I was a good Samaritan and tried to help this woman who was living on the streets and she gave me a £125 a week through housing benefit . 'She stayed for five months with her boyfriend and the flat turned into a drug supermarket . There were always coming and goings and I knew something dodgy was going on . ' I have lived in Bodmin for 40 years and Cornwall is a beautiful place and I love it here . But it does have a darker side and a big problem with drugs that people on the outside probably do n't realise . 'Show like Poldark show off Cornwall in a fantastic light which is good for the area . But what has happened here proves that the reality is somewhat different . ' I think this would shock a lot of people , which think of Cornwall as what they see on the television . Bodmin is full of druggies . ' Kitchen surfaces were found smeared with grease inside the flat in Bodmin , which is tackling a drug problem . Many will be hoping the Poldark series encourages more tourists to the town , but photographs from inside the drug den show it is not idyllic as the television programme makes it appear . The landlord said Bodmin has a recognised drug problem and that dealers regularly target the town . Dirty clothes were piled up against the walls alongside rubbish , overflowing bins and unwashed pans . Shocking : One of the windows of the flat was smashed when the landlord evicted his tenants . 'After I evicted this woman and her boyfriend I opened the door and I was shocked . They ripped up everything and there was stuff everywhere . It has been disastrous . ' There were more than 60 crimes involving drugs in Bodmin in the last year , as well as more than 700 anti-social behaviour offences and nearly 200 reports of criminal damage . A spokesman for tourist board Visit Cornwall said : 'Everywhere has its issues and there are always two sides to every story but Cornwall is incredibly beautiful with a stunning natural landscape and this is showcased wonderfully in the Poldark adaptation . 'The series is expected to offer Cornwall a real boost in terms of tourism which will provide a positive impact on the local economy . '
Disgusting pictures show the inside of drug den in Cornish town of Bodmin Moor . Needles , methadone packs and condoms were found among piles of debris . Pair of tenants were evicted but left two-bedroom flat in a squalid state . Town is where historical romance series Poldark was set in the 1970s . New Poldark adaptation starts Sunday with locals hoping for tourism boost . But photographs show growing drug problem in the West Country town .