Rivals (TV series)

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Rivals
Based on Rivals
by Jilly Cooper
Screenplay by
Directed by Elliot Hegarty
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Jilly Cooper
  • Dominic Treadwell-Collins
  • Felicity Blunt
  • Alexander Lamb
  • Lee Mason
ProducerEliza Mellor
Production companyHappy Prince
Original release
Network Disney+

Rivals is an upcoming television series made for Disney+. It is an adaptation of the 1988 Jilly Cooper novel of the same name. It is set to star an ensemble cast including David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Katherine Parkinson, Lisa McGrillis, Alex Hassell, Emily Atack and Danny Dyer.

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Synopsis

Set in the fictional English county of Rutshire, Rupert Campbell-Black (Hassell) and Lord Tony Baddingham (Tennant) have a rivalry that seeps into the world of Corinium television station. [1]

Cast

Production

In August 2022 it was reported that Disney+ were planning an eight-part adaptation of the Jilly Cooper novel Rivals. [2] Dominic Treadwell-Collins, is on the writing and production team. Jilly Cooper, and Felicity Blunt, Cooper’s literary agent, are serving as executive producer on the show. [3] [4] It has been reported that the 1980s novel would be given as “ contemporary skew”. [5]

The lead director is Elliot Hegarty who is also credited as executive producer on episodes 1-3. Eliza Mellor is series producer. The project is produced by Happy Prince with Alexander Lamb, Laura Wade, and Lee Mason also executive producers. Wade is also co-writer with Treadwell-Collins and a writers room that includes Sophie Goodhart, Marek Horn, Mimi Hare & Clare Naylor, Dare Aiyegbayo, Kefi Chadwick, Tray Agyeman, and Sorcha Kurien Walsh. [6]

Casting

Casting in lead roles were announced in March 2023, with David Tennant, Danny Dyer, Katherine Parkinson & Alex Hassell amongst those cast. [7] That same month, Victoria Smurfit and Aidan Turner were added to the cast. [8] In May 2023, the cast was rounded out with the likes of Lara Peake and David Calder revealed to be in the cast. [9]

Filming

The series became the first production to use ‘TBY2’, a new facility at The Bottle Yard Studios in Hengrove, Bristol. [10] Filming also took place in Gloucestershire in March 2023. [11]

Broadcast

The series is expected to be broadcast in the UK on Disney+ in 2024. [12]

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References

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  8. ↑ "Victoria Smurfit and Aidan Turner star in adaptation of racy Jilly Cooper novel". Independent.ie. 21 March 2023.
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