I saw a trailer for it which had an appearance by Demelza. I just couldn't help comparing her to Angharad Rees and she didn't really match up to my memory of the character! Add that to the fact that I can't stand period dramas usually and I think I will give it a miss.
I'm not sure I would want to watch the original series these days either, or Forsyte Saga, Onedin Line or any number of period things I used to watch. Back in the day there wasn't a lot of choice, and I didn't know any better, but now I have seen what else is out there period dramas can go fish!