Jilly Cooper, Rivals
The 1 Part Of Rivals' TV Adaptation Jilly Cooper Didn't Like
The show, adapted from Dame Jilly Coopers’ 1988 novel of the same name, features “high fences and low morals,” the book’s author says. Starring David Tennant and Aidan Turner alongside Katherine Parkinson,
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
'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.
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.
Opinion
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 Daisy Buchanan.
‘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 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,
What a gen-z writer thought reading Jilly Cooper's Rivals for the first time
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,
I'm a huge Jilly Cooper fan and Rivals is the best TV adaptation of a book ever — here's why
So I was wary when I heard Rivals was being adapted for TV. How could anything capture the brilliance of Jilly Cooper? The humour? The heart? The gripping plot? Because that's the
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'Rivals' cast describe their audacious Jilly Cooper characters
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I lived in the real Jilly Cooper Cotswolds – it was pure Eighties hedonism
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The two Jilly Cooper 'bonkbuster' films that paved the way for Rivals - and how key characters have been totally transformed
Cooper's latest adaptation, Rivals, premiered on October 18, 2024, and continues the tradition of exploring the opulent and ...
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 ...
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 ...
Rivals review: Sauciness flows like the champagne in this joyful Jilly Cooper bonkathon, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS
Poldark star Aidan Turner must have a cracking sense of humour, because Rivals, the fabulous Jilly Cooper bonkathon, sends ...
Exclusive: Rivals stars Emily Atack and Claire Rushbrook talk 'raunchy' scenes and working with 'naughty school girl' Jilly Cooper
Emily Atack opened up about filming "raunchy" scenes in Disney+'s racy romance series Rivals, adapted from Jilly Cooper's ...
Disney+’s ‘Rivals’: The Inside Story Of How A Producer Overcame The “Snobbery” Of British TV To Bring Jilly Cooper To Screen
EXCLUSIVE: Disney+’s Rivals may launch tomorrow but the Jilly Cooper adaptation has been living inside producer Dominic ...