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Rivals star David Tennant reveals BAFTA ban 'worries' over major scene

The actor, 55, plays ruthless television boss Lord Baddingham in the Disney plus drama

Evening Standard · May 14

Rivals cast recall shock ‘proposition’ Jilly Cooper made to them before her death: ‘It was very risqué’

As the 'bonkbuster' series returns, the Rivals cast recall a moment of Jilly Cooper's eye-popping humour

Woman & Home · May 14

Rivals' Alex Hassell: 'I struggled to accept why anyone would cast me as a macho figure'

As the bonkbuster series returns, Rivals star Alex Hassell talks sex, silliness and naked cartwheels — and why being bullied at school means he’s happy to be objectified now

Evening Standard · May 14

Rivals season two review – if I could give this exquisite bonkbuster 10,000 stars, I would

The gloriously knowing adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel gets a tremendous second season. Its fabulous escapism is beyond earthly praise

The Guardian - UK · May 10

Danny Dyer says boys not brought up to be men and fear being ‘too cuddly’

The 48-year-old stars in the upcoming second series of Dame Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster Rivals, reprising his role as business man Freddie Jones.

Evening Standard · May 2

‘Men are so frightened of being too cuddly or affectionate’: Danny Dyer on going from hardman to heart-throb in Rivals

The actor has always been full of surprises – and now thanks to Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster he’s become a romantic lead. As the series returns, he talks about marriage, masculinity and meditation

The Guardian - UK · May 2

Aidan Turner feared he was being 'sacked' from Rivals when Jilly Cooper died

Actor Aidan Turner feared he was being "sacked" from his TV show Rivals when Jilly Cooper - the author behind the book on which the series is based - died because there was such a strange atmosphere on set.

BANG Premier · May 1

Goodbye Vera, hello Emma Harte — A Woman of Substance on Channel 4 is Brenda Blethyn’s most bingeable role in years

A Woman of Substance is the book-to-TV bonkbuster Jilly Cooper fans need to stream before Rivals season 2 — and you can binge all 8 episodes now.

TechRadar · Mar 16

Danny Dyer says Jilly Cooper’s death made Rivals season 2 ‘even more emotional’

‘She’s part of the fabric and you definitely feel like she’s in the air,’ says Dyer

The Independent UK · Mar 11

Rivals star Danny Dyer says Dame Jilly Cooper is ‘part of the fabric’ of show

The Disney+ show is based on a best-selling novel written by Dame Jilly who died in October.

Evening Standard · Mar 11