For all the trouble they cause, however, they are among the most loyal people in Ross’ life. In the first two series of the shirt-removing Sunday night show from the BBC, Davis played Jud Paynter, Ross Poldark's miserable, drunk manservant and, for many, one of the best characters. Poldark returned for its third series at the start of the month, with plenty of drama, brooding and shirtless scenes (most of the time, anyway). “Prudie is very close to Demelza this series; they have become more like friends and she becomes an important confidante of Demelza’s,” she explained. Jud and Prudie Paynter As Ross’s servants and his father’s before him, Jud and Prudie take liberties like it were part of the job. Poldark star Aidan Turner admits he HATES Strictly Come Dancing, Beatie Edney reveals where her partner in crime will disappear to in the upcoming third season, Aidan Turner also admitted to being nervous his topless scene in the new season, Ross and Demelza will have more problems to deal with as they try to rebuild their relationship, Phil Davis’s loveable drunken lout Jud Paynter, When does Poldark season 3 start? Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. “There is a big secret that Prudie is privy to which happens at the beginning of the series and it overshadows Demelza and Ross’s relationship. Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features?

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As Ross’s servants and his father’s before him, Jud and Prudie take liberties like it were part of the job. Jud Paynter is the world's worst manservant. I thought it was funny. He hasn't been killed off or anything.". What's missing from the current run is the character of Jud Paynter, Ross's miserable and drunk manservant – you know, the best character in the show. He said: “I don’t think I was ripped for it.

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What's missing from the current run is the character of Jud Paynter, Ross's miserable and drunk manservant – you know, the best character in the show. While BBC bosses confirmed the news that Davis would be absent at the end of last year, the reason for his departure was not revealed. An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works Poldark review: Aidan Turner's stealth audition for 007, This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. They had a very cushy job with Ross and Demelza, they were very lucky but she’s a wheeler-dealer so she gets by. He is quite outrageous. I went ‘A little more, a little bit more. Now that Ross is home from prison, things are relatively back to normal in our little Cornish hotbed of intrigue. In the first two series of the shirt-removing Sunday night show from the BBC, Davis played Jud Paynter, Ross Poldark’s miserable, drunk manservant and, for many, one of the best characters. He was abducted by aliens (just kidding). Prudie is quite an honest and faithful person.". She is very much in Demelza’s corner, even above Ross. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. I am not in shape at all,” he laughed. Poldark series three debuted to strong ratings, and while a fourth series has been confirmed, writer Debbie Horsfield is unsure if there will be more after that. Davis has provided much of the show’s comic relief for the past two years playing Ross Poldark’s accident-prone servant. “Whilst I miss Phil Davis, my partner in crime, Prudie claims life is much easier without him. ", Jud could still return in the future, however. Apple Tree Yard starring Emily Watson and Ben Chaplin, contained a number of sex scenes – including a traumatic rape scene. Phil Davis’s loveable drunken lout Jud Paynter has been cut from the cast this year to make way for a slew of new characters, including Demelza's brothers. He’s a criminal right down to his bones and spends a lot of his time staggering around drunk. Phil Davis's Jud Paynter won't be in Poldark series 3, Phil Davis, Gemma Jones join 'Merlin' cast, Strangers star John Simm on show's possible return.

I’m lying down talking to Demelza and I pull the towel down a little bit. But come the third outing and he was nowhere to be seen. "During Ross’s trial these horrid men come to interview Prudie and she stays very loyal to Ross. However, I think she secretly misses him. Phil Davis has been cut from Poldark this season to make room for all the new characters. "Prudie’s pretty angry with Jud as she has lost her job at Nampara to go with him. And I couldn't do both as they were shot at the same time. Speaking of life without Jud, actress Beatie Edney, who stars as Prudie, revealed: “Prudie is happily back at Nampara and Jud is away, working for trade.”. Meanwhile, Aidan Turner revealed that he’s worried about a new intimate scene between his character and Demelza (Eleanor Tomlinson), in which he is topless again. He also played a pivotal role in last season’s climax when Jud joined the townspeople in a manhunt for the villainous George Warleggan.