Disney Plus doing Jilly Cooper's Rivals

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This is just the best news. I've been waiting for an adaptation of Rivals since I first fell in love with the bounder Rupert C-B in circa 1997.

But the question is who will play him? I can't think of anyone off the top of my head who can fill those boots - any suggestions?

How are they going to portray the whole Taggie and dyslexia thing? Because that view of dyslexia is completely out of date and actually quite offensive?
And the domestic violence with Cameron and Tony?

I think Rupert has to be blonde. Good call on Matthew Goode being in there somewhere, but not necessarily Rupert (although maybe? 🤔) Taggie - Tuppence Middleton possibly? Oh this is SO exciting.

Tuppence Middleton far too old! And too knowing looking

Sam Claflin?

Ooooh! How very exciting!

Could Liam Neeson be Declan? Or is he too old?

Taggie is late teens isn't she? I suspect they'll need to add on a few years to make it a bit less ick.

I'm glad it's not just me that sees that! I read all Jilly Cooper's fiction books and a lot of the non fiction, but although she has the gift of telling a yarn, now some of the scenes want to make me vomit. Rape is not a compliment. The age of consent is there for a reason. Coercive control is not attractive.

Wasn't RCB based on Andrew Parker-Bowles? I bet the person who plays him will be a square jawed American hunk type.

This makes me excited and nervous in equal measure. Please let it be a good job!

Who is going to be Cameron cook? And Tony? And Freddie and Lizzie?

My favourite Jilly Cooper!
Hope they don’t turn it into woke nonsense

Matthew Goode is an almost perfect Rupert. I wonder if he could be persuaded to go blonde.

Matt Smith? 😲 are they shooting in braille? RCB has to be so dramatically handsome we ignore the Chinese parade and all play the “pick me” game.

And Aiden Turner has to be in there somewhere

He was quite blonde in the crown wasn't he? Or am I misremembering that

Ooh yeah Joel Kinnaman.

@weebarra Liam Neeson as Declan is a GREAT shout!

This is amazing news! Rivals is the best.

Yes you're right she probably is too old. Was just thinking of her big eyes in Downton, and she's the right colouring. I think they'll make Taggie a bit older because of the ick factor already mentioned. Very early 20s perhaps instead of 17!

Gosh I may actually subscribe for this! ❤️ RCB as a teen!

As in when I was a teen.

Otherwise that sounds odd

Is Rose Leslie too young to be Maud?
Jodie Comer would make a BRILLIANT Cameron Cooke

And I’d love a cameo from somone like Joanna Lumley or Helen Mirren as Lady Gosling

OMG YES!

Hope they don't fuck it up.

RCB is a complete shit in the first book though, he beat his horse half to death and raped Helen. And was horrible to Marcus. JC softens him up in later books. It is funny how he is absolutely irresistible to literally everyone, no matter how old he gets.

I haven't finished the series yet as only started a couple of years ago. I'm up to Pandora. I fully expect RCB to continue swooping in in his helicopter in the remaining books.

Too old! Declan meant be late 30s!

Or Lily James as Cameron Cooke? (I’m so invested in this!)

Lily hanes might work ad Taggie