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Sex, scars and spoilers: Rivals is back for round two - here's all you need to know

Jilly Cooper’s gloriously naughty bonkbuster returns with even more scandal, intrigue and surprise resurrections

Evening Standard

David Tennant admits he had his eye on a superhero role that went to Pedro Pascal

Scottish actor said Pascal was ‘fantastic’ and he was ‘glad he exists’

The Independent UK

David Tennant's wife Georgia pokes fun at his TV Baftas snub on their anniversary

The Doctor Who star, 54, missed out on the leading actor gong for his role in Rivals at the TV Baftas on Sunday

Evening Standard

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David Tennant on sex scenes, Doctor Who and his run-in with Kemi Badenoch: ‘The trans debate has become unnecessarily cruel’

As part of a Bafta TV special, the nominated actor talks about playing a dastardly lord in the small screen adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s Rivals, and whether he’d return to the Tardis

The Guardian - UK

Rivals to romp back for second season of the Disney+ bonkbuster and Jilly Cooper is 'orgasmic with excitement'

Hold your horny horses, Jilly Cooper’s sexy sensation is back after a lust-filled first season

Evening Standard

How to have a Rivals-style stay in the Cotswolds

While we can’t take you to Rutshire, Cotswolds local Sian Lewis can do the next best thing with her guide to the hotels, restaurants, pubs and shops that Jilly Cooper’s characters would certainly approve of

The Independent UK

Where was Rivals filmed? The rural England county behind the rowdy Disney+ series

Here’s where the cameras rolled for racy debauchery in the fictional county of Rutshire

The Independent UK

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Rivals season 2: cast, plot, latest news first look images and everything we know

Rivals season 2 will take us back to the fictional county of Rutshire for the second part of Jilly Cooper's best-selling novel.

WhatToWatch

This guilty pleasure show is the best thing you’re (probably) not watching on Hulu

'Rivals' is deliciously trashy —don't miss out

Tom’s Guide

Rivals ending explained: Is Tony really dead?

The Rivals ending delivered shocking plot twists that just kept on coming.

WhatToWatch

Rivals episode 7 recap: Cameron teams up with Rupert, but can she be trusted?

Rivals episode 7 sees Venturer's star rising, but will their plan to bring down Tony work?

WhatToWatch

Rivals episode 5 recap: is this the end of Tony Baddingham?

Rivals episode 5 sees Declan's world fall apart while Tony Baddingham does the unthinkable.

WhatToWatch

Rivals episode 4 recap: Rupert faces Declan on live TV

Rivals episode 4 sees Declan ready to humiliate Rupert on his TV show, but what dirt has he dug up on his rival?

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I'm a huge Jilly Cooper fan and Rivals is the best TV adaptation of a book ever — here's why

Rivals won my heart in the first five minutes — and I'm not easy to impress!

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Rivals episode 1 recap: a steamy welcome to Rutshire

Rivals episode 1 sees lust and power going to everyone's heads in 80s rural Britain.

The Guardian - UK

Rivals review – even the naked tennis scene is a triumph

Packed with sex, excess and fabulous awfulness, this adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s 80s bonkbuster starts as gloriously as it means to go on. Champagne all round!

Tom’s Guide

How to watch 'Rivals' online – stream Jilly Cooper TV show from anywhere

The best-selling Dame Jilly Cooper novel is adapted for TV with an all-star cast. Here's how to watch 'Rivals' online and from anywhere in the world.

WhatToWatch

EXCLUSIVE: Rivals star Alex Hassell on why playing iconic playboy Rupert Campbell-Black is such a big deal

Rivals star Alex Hassell on what to expect from the steamy saga based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s famous novel

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The Independent UK

Tories, bonking and naked tennis: David Tennant and the Rivals cast on bringing Jilly Cooper’s novel to screen

It’s been almost 40 years since Jilly Cooper released her scandalous, sex-filled novel ‘Rivals’, and now it’s finally been adapted for the small screen. Ellie Muir speaks to the cast about playing posh, and showrunner Dominic Treadwell-Collins tells her about the love letters he sent the author to try to…

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How to watch Rivals: stream the British drama show online

Here's how you can watch x, ready for when it arrives/airs/lands on X

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Rivals cast: who’s who in the raunchy drama based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s novel

The Rivals cast features David Tennant, Alex Hassell and Aidan Turner. Here’s our guide to who’s who…

The Guardian - UK

Lock up your TV remote! Why Jilly Cooper’s Rivals was guaranteed to be joyous television

Cooper’s novel is full of wisdom, wit and emotional intelligence. When put on screen, even the gratuitous sex feels oddly wholesome

Evening Standard

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

Evening Standard

Rivals on Disney+ review: phwoar – this gloriously trashy and arch show is the epitome of guilty pleasure TV

The swagger and the sheer star wattage here make up for a sporadic lack of pace and a complete lack of subtlety. Is it fun? Absolutely

TechRadar

New Disney Plus show Rivals looks like a curious cross between Succession and The Gentlemen, and it's releasing in October

Disney's new star-studded drama series, which stars Doctor Who alumnus David Tennant, will arrive in mid-October.

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