Jilly Cooper's Rivals on Disney - episode 1 discussion thread WITH SPOILERS! Open the Pouilly Fume & curl up on the sofa with a lurcher puppy here!

[TheSecondMrsCampbellBlack]

Exciting!

Well I got to the end and loved it, even a dark haired RCB. Not read the book but thought AH owned the character and was dashing in that posh English public school kind of way

Took me to the last episode to realise that the Bishop (the one who was in the consortium not the awful one from episode 5) was Gruber in Allo Allo. I knew there was something familiar but couldn’t place him at all and then it just clicked

Loved Danny Dyer as Freddie and thought Valerie reminded me of Marlene in Only Fools and Horses at times

As others have said I think I will watch it again in a few weeks as there are likely lots of details missed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=YEpuanSa8-I

I have a couple of episodes to go but I still maintain Rufus Sewell could have been RCB better than the Jaws chap. I hope I have posted the right link

@Itisjustmyopinion thank you! Gruber - of course!

Where the last episode finished does happen in the book, but at a different location - Cameron's house. It's the reason she flees to Penscombe.

I haven't read any of the books but I'm loving this even my husband who never watches what I watch has been lured in by the suggestion of smut and enjoying it.
Freddie and Lizzie love!!!

But also with a different outcome (without giving anything away I hope)!

@BasiliskStare -omg at young Sewell. He was attractive in The Diplomat as well, although older.

Jilly herself messes around with the characters' ages - in Tackle (awful) set in the present day, Rupert is supposed to be a silver fox in his early sixties, but she still references his past as an MP and minister in the 80s. If he's in his late thirties in Rivals he'd have been born around 1949/1950 and be in his mid-70s today.

@Itisjustmyopinion He also randomly popped up as the harbour master in Pirates of the Caribbean, which delighted me! No little tank though.

Oh I think AT is perfect for Declan, and I am so glad they chose an Irish actor as his accent and mannerisms are spot on.

Why does everyone say Ruperr ?

Its annoying me

I haven’t read the book but oh my days am I enjoying this. I love the nostalgia, the wardrobes and the characters. The soundtrack is amazing. I really like that Rupert is not physical perfection. I realised that I’ve come across most of these types of characters irl, especially my previous career.

I had no expectations of the characters but I love them all. I’m finding it all quite delicious.

I’ve been off work with a monster virus and this has been the most perfect binge.

I finished the series last night. I think we might need a thread to discuss the ending. I don't know what to think about what a series 2 might consist of.

Enjoyed all 8 episodes immensely though and will revisit to pick up on things I missed.

Read an article today, apparently they're still rutting in the shires to this day 🤣

RC-B as Robbie Rotten is rather distracting

THREAD HERE TO DISCUSS THE ENDING WITH Spoilers

www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5193562-jillys-rivals-where-we-discuss-the-ending-of-episode-8-so-obviously-there-are-spoilers?reply=139237933

i wonder why disney plus started with Rivals and not Riders?

Riders has aged a lot worse than Rivals. Especially the rape scene.

Or maybe they don’t have the rights to it (it was made into a TV series in the 90s).

All that aside, Rivals is clearly the far better book.

@WillowTit , plus using horses on screen is incredibly expensive.

Cheaper to make I reckon.

OMG I have just been bought tickets for this next week!

Rivals: An Evening with Dame Jilly Cooper & Cast | Southbank Centre

Re your name, surely you're hoping to be the third Mrs C-B, as 1 and 2 spots have been taken!

Good point. Or maybe I like to think I'm Taggie Campbell-Black?

It was a man and woman, he was one of the shirtless ones shown earlier on. He has very nice shiny wavy hair though!

Me too! So looking forward to it.

Did anyone spot Jilly's cameo?