They've finally cast Rupert Campbell Black!

[Kefir]

https://www.an-eventful-life.com.au/eventing-news/books-dvds/cast-jilly-cooper%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98rivals%E2%80%99-revealed

And it's...Alex Hassell. He is finally made flesh! Thoughts, O Cooper fans?

Jessica Chastain. That's who I meant. Not Julianne Moore (although she wouldn't have been a bad choice)

The PERFECT RCB.

Xavier Samuel would be good. I'm sure he could manage an English accent,

See what I mean

Yes!

He reminds me of Cain Dingle! 😂

And that is a bad thing how?

Omg! He IS RCB

They are all gorgeous 😍 rubs thighs

And Meg Bellamy for Taggie / but with wilder hair

Ooo I didn't know this was happening!!!

nah - RCB was defo the late Robert Addie of Robin Hood Fame. (swoon) But Anthony Calf was vair, vair nice as Billy in the tv Riders adaptation. Agree with PP who said that Declan was Gabriel Byrne - isn't Aidan Turner a tad young? Oliver Chris as James is a decent fit.

We are going to have to calm you down

Think he would be a good Patrick

Rupert is supposed to have blonde hair

WHO. IS. THIS.

It’s obvs RCB but what’s his other name please?

That is James Norton, the perfect RCB.

His other name 😂

I believe there's a new fangled technique called 'bleach' which can produce remarkable results on hair colour these days!

Please can people name the people they are posting? My popular culture/sleb knowledge is dire.

The Xavier posted up thread would have been ideal in Riders, but he's too young for Rivals. Revisit in 15 years

He's 39 now @MaggieFS those pictures are from a while back

100% to Jessica Chastain as Helen, she’d be perfect.

Also I can’t remember how old Tabitha is in Rivals but Florence Pugh would be great as her.

Another vote for the fabulous James Norton.

Isn’t it funny that we’ve all read the same books but have all got completely different ideas of what the characters look like! Jessica Chastain isn’t Helen at all for me. Helen is meant to have freckles and a dark red pageboy haircut!

David Tennant as Lord B is the only one I'm really surprised at, but am totally up for seeing his take on hot baddy.