Plot: Follows Rupert Campbell-Black and Tony Baddingham as they have a longstanding rivalry that comes to a head.
Season 1 of Rivals was Very Good.
Pros: This series looks incredibly well liked the 1980s. It did capture how two men clash over TV Philosophies franchise supremacy. There is a lot of sex in this series. I like the setting and the facials. The storyline was well handled. I find myself really invested with what’s going on and all the actors did a great job in their roles.
Cons: I wasn’t that much sympathetic into the characters in the first half. It does get too I-candy sometimes and there were some moments needing some tweaking to make it better.
Genre: Drama
Directed by: Elliot Hegarty
Screenplay by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Laura Wade
Based on: Rivals; by Jilly Cooper
Starring: Alex Hassell, David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Katherine Parkinson, Lisa McGrillis, Emily Atack & Danny Dyer.
Music by Jack Halama, Natalie Holt
Executive producers: Jilly Cooper, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Felicity Blunt, Alexander Lamb, Lee Mason
Producer: Eliza Mellor
Cinematography: John Lynch, Carlos Catalán, Mark Nutkins
Editors: Oliver Parker, Matthew Gray, Adam Moss, Vicky Tooms
Production companies: Happy Prince
Network: Disney+
- Casts & Characters: Alex Hassell as Rupert Campbell-Black
- David Tennant as Lord Tony Baddingham
- Aidan Turner as Declan O’Hara
- Victoria Smurfit as Maud O’Hara
- Bella Maclean as Agatha ‘Taggie’ O’Hara
- Catriona Chandler as Caitlin O’Hara
- Nafessa Williams as Cameron Cook
- Katherine Parkinson as Lizzie Vereker
- Oliver Chris as James Vereker
- Danny Dyer as Freddie Jones
- Lisa McGrillis as Valerie Jones
- Claire Rushbrook as Lady Monica Baddingham
- Luke Pasqualino as Basil ‘Bas’ Baddingham
- Louis Landau as Archie Baddingham
- Emily Atack as Sarah Stratton
- Rufus Jones as Paul Stratton
- Lara Peake as Daysee Butler
- Annabel Scholey as Beattie Johnson
- Maggie Steed as Lady Gosling
- David Calder as Fergus Penney
- Hubert Burton as Gerald Middleton
- Guy Siner as Bishop Brenton
- Brendan Patricks as Henry Hampshire
- Rich Keeble as Brian Hetherington
I highly recommend watching this season on Disney+.
Rating: 9 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe