Steamy new drama Rivals is based on a Jilly Cooper novel – here’s how to watch
In the book, Lord Baddingham is desperate to retain his TV franchise. Hiring Irish talk show star Declan O’Hara and handsome ...
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Aidan Turner reveals he based parts of his role in raunchy ‘Rivals’ on his dad
In the opening moments of TV series Rivals, two passengers are attempting to join the mile-high club while their luxurious ...
Why saying ‘loo’ instead of ‘toilet’ no longer means you’re posh
Vocabulary has always been a marker of social class in British society – but the way we speak now is becoming much more fluid ...
Rivals review: Jilly Cooper’s ‘bonkbuster’ novel is brilliantly brought to the small screen by Disney+
Alex Hassell as the gorgeous cad, Rupert Campbell-Black MP, Aidan Turner as the whiskey drinking Irish TV interviewer Declan O’Hara, Victoria Smurfit plays his highly sexed wife Maud, Emily Atack is ...
'Rivals' Is Just As Sexy As It Is Smart On Class And Gender
However, viewers shouldn’t let the titillating trappings of the show deceive them into thinking that’s all there is to the ...
How 'Rivals' Got 1980s Style Right
The reception has been “bananas," said David Tennant. “The super-posh carry on like soft porn stars in a bold and witty Jilly ...
The biggest differences between the Rivals TV show and the book
Even for a very faithful adaptation there's always going to be some differences, and these are the biggest ones in Disney+'s ...
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The 80s – age of lumpy mascara, shoulder pads and big hair
Eighties mascara was a lumpy beast, given to sticking eyelashes together. De-clumping was vital, and this was generally done ...
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In the 80s everyone was having sex – now we just watch it on TV
New 80s series 'Rivals' is raising eyebrows due to its raunchy scenes. Anniki Sommerville is nostalgic for a time everyone ...
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Raunchy series Rivals features Poldark Easter Egg for Aidan Turner fans – but did you spot it?
Poldark's Aiden Turner, 41, stars in Rivals, which is based on Jilly Cooper's sexy novels, as TV presenter Declan O' Hara. But eagle-eyed fans have noticed that Ross Poldark's on-screen home Trenwith ...