Rivals - Time to have a hot bath, trim my hedge and get the MOET out

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Are there any other Jilly Cooper fans out there? I feel ridiculously excited about Rivals coming out.

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Haven’t started watching yet but have seen no mention of Patrick O’Hara - has he been written out?

He's in the cast list - played by Gabriel Tierney

I’ve only seen one episode and no sign yet but his agent says that this actor is playing the role:
https://waringmckenna.com/jilly-coopers-rivals-on-disney-featuring-gabriel-tierney/

I think the O’Haras are very well cast- loving it so far.

Sorry, cross posted.

Patrick is mentioned briefly in episode 1.

on episode in and it’s glorious

I couldn't finish those three either or the man who made husbands jealous

I had to buy another copy the other day as mine had faded so much over almost 40 years. Still got almost all the others too

I’ve still got my original copy of Rivals too but have just re read on Kindle. I think it’s 99p at the moment. I’ve gone back to read Riders again although it’s not as good.

I’ve just started rereading Rivals , for the millionth time , before I watch on Disney
My copy is from 1988 ( pre husband )
I’ve lost the dust jacket , but I’ll manage

I'm going on holiday tomorrow & taking my copy!

Did anyone read the series of Girl's names JC wrote: Emily, Octavia, Prudence etc Loved them too

I loved those! I still have Imogen, Harriet and Bella, somewhere, I think!

Phew - thank you all for the confirmation about Patrick.

I'm torn. Should I re-read first or watch first?
I can count on one hand the number of books I have read more than once in my 66 years. Generally it's been when I'm about to watch the film.

Yes! I loved them all and sometimes re read them too. The description of the haircut transformation in Imogen, where she's in the south of France and goes to the hairdresser and is transformed, amazing! She's fat, obviously, at 9 stone or something 😂but is bought new clothes and is suddenly drop dead gorgeous. Cable was the villain in that one.

And Rory Balniel and the romantic Scottish highlands in one of them. Emily was it? And the houseboat where she tries to steal a school mate's fiance away from her, that's the one where she's in dungarees with nothing underneath.

If you're a fast reader, re-read first. I re-read about a month ago. But I reckon either way round would work!

I've been out in the orchard gathering apples (and yes, my husband does still buy them from the shop sometimes and I roll my eyes, Taggie style, when they're thudding on the grass outside) and I'm going to make a crumble and then curl up on the sofa next to a fire of merry apple logs with a glass of wine and watch at least one episode. How glorious!

Omg reading your post brought my teenage years straight back ! I really remember that particular bit- she was like a frizzy haired lobster who transformed into a sin kissed babe !
I think the house boat one was Octavia?!
My favourite was Harriet where she was Nanny to the swoony Cory? And ended up getting together with him.. ah memories!

I predict a surge in JC sales !

JC is amazing at names isn’t she. Cable, for example, is a great name.

Imogen is my favourite of the Name books. I read it every summer.

Oh she is: Cable, Maud, Declan, Rory (Balniel IIRC!)

Lots of upper class / upper middle class names: Rupert, Agatha (abbreviated to Taggie, natch) William (Billy), Araminta, Rollo etc. And the older women: Gwendoline Gosling, Monica, I think there might be a Winnifred as well.

Cameron is an interesting one, when I first read Rivals I was sure she was black and when I reread it there is no mention of it and she's definitely not but is described as having dark hair. So it's interesting that she's black in this adaptation.

One episode down, 7 to go.

I want to watch them all but also want to savour them. I have asked DH to limit me to two today.

I hope Billy and Janey are in it! I’m sure I remember Janey in the book-breastfeeding with her enormous boobs whilst quaffing Champers!

I'm sure they signed her and Billy up for Venturer

Two eps in and I LOVE it!! It's perfect. The O'Hara's kitchen is exactly as I'd pictured it. And the casting is utterly inspired.