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Rivals season 2 review – Thrusting buttocks and heaving bosoms... Jilly Cooper’s escapist romp is back

4/5 Well-written, well-acted and enormously fun, the series remains a rare treat in today’s television landscape

The Independent UK

Where to watch Rivals season 2 as critics hail it a five-star hit

We were obsessed with the first instalment but Rivals season two looks even hotter

The Independent UK

Rivals season two release date confirmed as trailer reveals Lord Baddingham’s fate

Lord Baddingham was last seen motionless in a pool of his blood

The Independent UK

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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

Rivals season 2: cast, plot, latest news 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

How Jilly Cooper's Rivals sparked mid-Cotswolds property fever

Sex, skulduggery and lush landscapes … Here’s how Rivals put the low-key mid-Cotswolds in the spotlight

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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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Rivals: the highs and lows of adapting a 1980s ‘bonkbuster’ for a 21st-century TV audience

To much media fanfare and growing public anticipation, the Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s Rivals (1988) begins on October 18. Cooper’s novel, first published in 1988, is a key “bonkbuster” text – a largely forgotten genre of women’s writing from the 1980s.

The Conversation

Rivals episode 2 recap: Rupert makes a dangerous new enemy

Rivals episode 2 sees Declan's career skyrocket, while Rupert ruins a dinner party.

WhatToWatch

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.

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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…

The Independent UK

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

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The Guardian - UK

‘Are you good in bed?’ Jilly Cooper on horses, lefties and which fictional character she would like to sleep with

As her much-loved story Rivals is turned into a lavish Disney+ production, the author answers questions from Observer readers and famous fans including David Tennant, Caitlin Moran and Gillian Anderson

Evening Standard

Jilly Cooper's racy Disney+ show Rivals gets release date

There’s plenty of bare skin on show

Belfast Live

Cliftonville announce new management team as familiar face returns

Jim Magilton will be assisted by former Reds manager Gerard Lyttle

Belfast Live

Declan O'Hara predicts 'massive summer' for Cliftonville as he signs off

Interim boss disappointed not to be able to secure European football for the Reds

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Belfast Live

What channel is Glentoran vs Cliftonville European play-off on? TV and live stream info for the game

The two sides will battle it out at The Oval for the final European place

Belfast Live

Declan O'Hara embracing the 'madness' as he edges closer to European objective

Cliftonville's interim boss fully focused on Saturday's play-off with Glentoran

Belfast Live

Linfield 'know what to expect at Solitude' as they look to avoid play-off ordeal

The Blues need a point to guarantee second spot and European qualification

Belfast Live

Big interest in Cliftonville job but club will take time with appointment

Interest from UK and Ireland to take over Solitude hot seat

WhatToWatch

Rivals: release date, recaps, cast, plot, trailer and everything we know about the Jilly Cooper adaptation

Rivals on Disney Plus is an adaptation of the famous Jilly Cooper novel with David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Alex Hassell, Katherine Parkinson and Danny Dyer among the cast.

Belfast Live

Joe Gormley's stay at Cliftonville was never in doubt says Declan O'Hara

Reds assistant manager insists he always believed record goal scorer would sign new deal

Belfast Live

Cliftonville assistant boss Declan O'Hara hits out at Reds' 'unacceptable' record this season

Clifotnville threw away another two-goal lead on Saturday against Coleraine

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