'Rivals' cast describe their audacious Jilly Cooper characters
National treasure Dame Jilly Cooper wrote beloved romantic novel Rivals in 1988, and it's now been adapted into a fittingly saucy TV series with Disney+ and Hulu. Part of the author's famous Rutshire Chronicles, the story throws you into the competitive TV ...
'Ruthless world' of Jilly Cooper's Rivals series
A new eight-part drama, based on one of Dame Jilly Cooper's so-called "bonkbusters" and partly filmed in the West, is being streamed. Rivals, released in 1988, has been adapted for a Disney+ series with an all-star cast including Aidan Turner and David Tennant.
Steamy new drama Rivals is based on a Jilly Cooper novel – here’s how to watch
In the book, Lord Baddingham is desperate to retain his TV franchise. Hiring Irish talk show star Declan O’Hara and handsome but brash producer Cameron Cook, the two men begin to detest each other, leading to a storm of controversy. Enter bad boy Rupert Campbell-Black to stir up even more trouble.
Fans spot ‘perfect moment’ Jilly Cooper makes her long-awaited cameo in Rivals
Jilly Cooper’s 1988 bonkbuster has been adapted into a smash hit TV series on Disney+, with a stellar all-star cast including David Tennant, Danny Dyer, Aidan Turner and Emily Atack
Rivals: Did you spot this Dame Jilly Cooper cameo in the series?
Jilly, who served as an executive producer on the series, had a surprise cameo role in the fifth episode of the season. During the episode we see writer Lizzie Vereker (Katherine Parkinson) pay a visit to her book agent in London. They have a long lunch and during the lunch her agent reads out a particularly steamy extract from Lizzie's new book.
Did You Spot Dame Jilly Cooper's Cameo In 'Rivals'?
One person wrote on X: 'When Jilly Cooper makes a cameo in Rivals at the point where the agent reads spicy romance in the restaurant. I see what you did there, cheeky.' While another added: 'ADORE that Jilly Cooper has a cameo in #Rivals.' And another said ...
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Shocking new show with near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score just busted TV’s biggest myth
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Jilly Cooper’s Sexy Country Soaps Paved the Way for Modern Romance
Jilly Cooper's soapy, sexy Rutshire Chronicles and their stories of the messy rich, helped birth the romance genre we know ...
Sex, Horses and Stately Homes: Bringing a Naughty British Romance to TV
Jilly Cooper, 87, has written raunchy novels for decades. Adapting her 1988 book “Rivals” for the streaming age meant ...
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Rivals and the joy of Jilly Cooper: 'No other author writes about sex as freely or courageously'
The sexual chemistry between characters leaps off the page and smoulders on screen,' says author and Jilly Cooper aficionado ...
Rivals star Lisa McGrillis speaks out on working with ‘filthy’ Jilly Cooper
Rivals actress Lisa McGrillis branded Dame Jilly Cooper as ‘naughty and filthy' during an appearing on Channel 4 hit show ...
How To Watch Rivals Online And Stream All Episodes Of New Jilly Cooper Adaptation Right Now
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Where was Disney+'s Rivals filmed? And can you visit Rutshire IRL?
These are all the filming locations used to create the town of Rutshire in Disney+'s Rivals, and if you can visit them.
How we made Rivals: ‘Female pleasure was discussed at length’
I would happily argue that Rivals is one of the great English novels. It’s a witty, naughty, funny, sexy book that pokes at ...