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Rivals season 2 is announced — and Jilly Cooper gives her hilarious verdict

It's official! Rivals season 2 is on the way and Jilly couldn't be happier...

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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

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.

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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

Naked tennis, outback feuds and a chimp named Tonka: what we’re streaming in November

As I write this, people around the country will be recovering from last night’s Halloween shenanigans, perhaps even experiencing a candy-induced comedown.

The Conversation

Disney drops huge hint Rivals season 2 is on the way

Rivals series 2 would complete the story as the first series ends halfway through Jilly Cooper's romantic novel

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Rivals ending explained: Is Tony really dead?

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

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Is Rivals based on a true story? The inspiration behind the Jilly Cooper series

It's the raunchy Disney+ series everyone is talking about - but is it based on a real tale?

Woman & Home

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?

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Rivals: How Jilly Cooper’s riotous bonkbuster brought us the ultimate unexpected love story

COMMENT: Danny Dyer and Katherine Parkinson were the unexpected heart of the hit Jilly Cooper adaptation, writes Helen Coffey

The Independent UK

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.

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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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If you can’t wait for Rivals season 2, you need to watch these 5 addictive TV shows

The date the second season of the Jilly Cooper adaptation lands on our screens has been announced

The Independent UK

Hulu just added an outrageous new comedy drama — and it's 94% on Rotten Tomatoes

Hulu's "Rivals" adaptation has debuted to rave first reactions. Here's what you need to know about this raucous new British comedy series.

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The week in TV: Rivals; Mr Loverman; Life and Death in Gaza; So Long, Marianne – review

The super-posh carry on like soft porn stars in a witty Jilly Cooper adaptation; Lennie James plays a man with a secret life; the day-to-day struggle of life in Gaza; and when Leonard Cohen met Marianne

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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 3 recap: Has Taggie fallen for Rupert?

Rivals episode 3 sees a New Year's Eve party end in drama and debauchery.

The Conversation

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.

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Rivals episode 2 recap: Rupert makes a dangerous new enemy

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

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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.

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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

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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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…

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