
It’s been almost two decades since Emily Atack first appeared on our screens, but the actor has found a new global audience thanks to her role in the hit Disney+ adaptation of Dame Jilly Cooper's blockbuster novel, Rivals.
'Life doesn’t get better than this. I’ve hit the jackpot,' she recalled thinking after being cast as Sarah Stratton in the show. When it was a hit, she said, 'I’m just going to enjoy the moment, because in this industry you never know when it could all be over. These jobs come around once every 12 years or so. It’s rare.'