A Poldark exhibition with a difference is set to open at the Royal Cornwall Museum in February.

The display combines historical objects with stills from the current Poldark TV series, while author Winston Graham's own artefacts will also be on show.

The exhibition has been made possible by the support of Mammoth Screen, which produces Poldark, and of Andrew Graham, son of Winston and executor of his father’s literary estate, who is also a consultant on the series.

The exhibition illustrates many aspects of Cornish life during the Poldark era and reveals some of the history behind the novels.

Andrew Graham said: “I want visitors to the museum to see an authentic blend of historical objects from the 1800s but with a twist.

“I also wanted to acknowledge my father’s unique relationship with the museum, where he left many of his original notebooks, showing his novels written in long hand, as well as the typewriter on which he wrote to his many fans.”

The museum also runs the Winston Graham Literary Prize with a £3,000, a competition for published authors of historic novels based in the south west.

The competition prize is £3,000, and this year’s deadline is June 1.

The exhibition opens on February 6, with a formal opening with Andrew Graham at 3.30pm on Friday, February 10.