Set in the dog-eat-dog world of 1980s independent television, glossy drama Rivals (now showing on Hulu in the US and on Disney Plus in the UK) is dripping with ambition, feuds and obnoxious characters.
But standing out from the crowd of self-serving elites, such as Lord Tony Baddingham (played by Doctor Who star David Tennant) and local lothario Rupert Campbell-Black (The Boys’ Alex Hassell), is sweet-natured, self-made electronics magnate Freddie Jones (ex-EastEnders star Danny Dyer), who finds himself adrift in Rutshire’s snobbish society.
