Rivals, Jilly Cooper
What a gen-z writer thought reading Jilly Cooper's Rivals for the first time
It was, of course, Riders by Dame Jilly Cooper, the first in the Rutshire Chronicles, which has sold over one million copies in the UK since its publication in 1985. Now, the second novel in the series,
I read Jilly Cooper’s Rivals to see if it could still work in 2024
Following on from Riders – the first in Cooper’s Rutshire Chronicles series which explores the racy showjumping set (and distinctly remembered for its risqué cover of a woman in tight white jodhpurs being spanked) – Rivals swaps the saddle for satellites, delving deep into the supposedly sexy world of television production.
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Why Disney+’s Rivals series could see Jilly Cooper hailed as Jane Austen of the 1980s
Despite its reputation, Jilly Cooper’s Rivals is a modern-day morality tale, with fabulous characters and coruscating dissections of country life and the pursuit of wealth
Jilly Cooper’s Rivals has brought bonking back – and we should all be very grateful
As someone who grew up in the countryside at a time when you knocked back some wine and flirted with the local hotties, Rowan Pelling reflects on the benefits of living in a less progressive era when
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Rivals and the joy of Jilly Cooper: 'No other author writes about sex as freely or courageously'
The sexual chemistry between characters leaps off the page and smoulders on screen,' says author and Jilly Cooper aficionado Daisy Buchanan.
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Rivals review: Disney's take on Jilly Cooper is faithful, fun and unapologetically horny
Rivals author Jilly Cooper talks 'naughty' changes made to Disney+ adaptation
Jilly Cooper fans have been eagerly awaiting the screen adaptation of Rivals, and the Disney+ series has finally landed with a bang. The drama, set in the cutthroat world of 1980s independent television,
Rivals author Jilly Cooper shares Disney+ drama changes including raunchy opening scene
Rivals has finally landed on Disney+, bringing author Jilly Cooper’s hit 1988 book to life with an unmatched cast.
Rivals author Jilly Cooper shares how Disney+ drama differs from book with first scene
Rivals author Jilly Cooper has shared how the Disney+ interpretation deviates from her original work written nearly four ...
Disney+’s ‘Rivals’: The Inside Story Of How A Producer Overcame The “Snobbery” Of British TV To Bring Jilly Cooper To Screen
EXCLUSIVE: Disney+’s Rivals may launch tomorrow but the Jilly Cooper adaptation has been living inside producer Dominic ...
Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper's Rivals adds raunchy scenes not in original book
Rivals author Jilly Cooper has teased how the Disney+ adaptation of her fan-favourite book differs from what she wrote more ...
Exclusive: Rivals stars Emily Atack and Claire Rushbrook talk 'raunchy' scenes and working with 'naughty school girl' Jilly Cooper
Rivals stars Emily Atack and Claire Rushbrook joined HELLO! to chat all about Disney+'s new Jilly Cooper adaptation, Rivals.
Jilly Cooper’s steamy drama Rivals lands 93% Rotten Tomatoes score – here’s how to watch
Now, Disney+ has adapted the cult book into an eight-part series with an all-star cast featuring David Tennant, Aidan Turner, ...
Sex, Horses and Stately Homes: Bringing a Naughty British Romance to TV
Jilly Cooper, 87, has written raunchy novels for decades. Adapting her 1988 book “Rivals” for the streaming age meant ...
Ask Shrimsley: were the ’80s as much fun as Jilly Cooper says?
There was no naked tennis on our street, mainly because people didn’t have tennis courts but perhaps there was a lot of naked table tennis instead, hence that famous ’80s catchphrase “ping pong; ding ...