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' 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.
‘I assumed Jilly Cooper’s Rivals would be drivel – the truth surprised me’
Following on from Riders – the first in Cooper’s Rutshire Chronicles series which explores the racy showjumping set (and distinctly remembered for its risqué cover of a woman in tight white jodhpurs being spanked) – Rivals swaps the saddle for satellites, delving deep into the supposedly sexy world of television production.
I'm a huge Jilly Cooper fan and Rivals is the best TV adaptation of a book ever — here's why
Taggie and Caitlin looking out for each other when their parents are otherwise engaged, Lizzie's embarrassment over her photo on her book, Freddie sneaking extra potatoes and, lonely Rupert going home alone as the camera pans out, making him seem smaller and smaller and his huge house even bigger... it's all perfect.
Rivals: who plays who in Jilly Cooper's new bonkbuster?
Rivals: who plays who in Jilly Cooper's new bonkbuster? - The Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper's best-selling novel boasts a who’s who of British stars
'I read Jilly Cooper's Rivals for the first time - here are my honest thoughts'
It was, of course, Riders by Dame Jilly Cooper, the first in the Rutshire Chronicles, which has sold over one million copies in the UK since its publication in 1985. Now, the second novel in the series,
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 ...
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 ...
Rivals review: Jilly Cooper’s ‘bonkbuster’ novel is brilliantly brought to the small screen by Disney+
Alex Hassell as the gorgeous cad, Rupert Campbell-Black MP, Aidan Turner as the whiskey drinking Irish TV interviewer Declan O’Hara, Victoria Smurfit plays his highly sexed wife Maud, Emily Atack is ...
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 ...
Jilly Cooper's relief at Rivals success after 'awful' adaptations of her books
The author admitted she had to force herself not to be 'horrid' about some TV shows based on her work in the past.
Irina Shayk’s Riding Boots Are Pure Rivals
Irina Shayk has been photographed in a pair of riding boots that wouldn’t look out of place in a Cotswolds village.
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Is [Spoiler] Dead? ‘Rivals’ Boss Talks Major Book Changes for Tony & Cameron & More
The adaptation of Dame Jilly Cooper’s Rivals, now streaming on Hulu, changes a few things from the book, most notably ...