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Posh People Go Wild in First Steamy Teaser of Jilly Cooper’s Iconic ‘Bonkbuster’ Romance Novel Adaptation ‘Rivals’


Emily Atack, David Tennant and Aidan Turner star in Disney+'s adaptation of Jilly Cooper romance novel 'Rivals.'

Starring Emily Atack (“The Inbetweeners”), David Tennant(“Doctor Who”) and Aidan Turner (“Poldark”), “Rivals” follows the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England as they break up and couple up. “Rivals” is part of Cooper’s bestselling “Rutshire Chronicles.” It follows two powerful men and neighbors – Olympian turned politician Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell) and television executive Tony Baddingham (Tennant) – have a longstanding rivalry that finally comes to a head. Exec producers include Treadwell-Collins, Wade, Cooper, Felicity Blunt and Disney+ scripted content director for EMEA Lee Mason.

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