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Rivals season two release date confirmed as trailer reveals Lord Baddingham’s fate

Lord Baddingham was last seen motionless in a pool of his blood

The Independent UK · Feb 5

Rivals first look teases more drama ahead as release date revealed

The release date for the second series has been confirmed as May 15.

Evening Standard · Feb 5

‘We all miss her so much’: Queen’s tribute to Jilly Cooper on Rivals set

Dame Jilly was an executive producer and the visit to the studio in Bristol had been organised before her death in October.

Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025

Sex, scars and spoilers: Rivals is back for round two - here's all you need to know

Jilly Cooper’s gloriously naughty bonkbuster returns with even more scandal, intrigue and surprise resurrections

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2025

David Tennant admits he had his eye on a superhero role that went to Pedro Pascal

Scottish actor said Pascal was ‘fantastic’ and he was ‘glad he exists’

The Independent UK · May 25, 2025

David Tennant's wife Georgia pokes fun at his TV Baftas snub on their anniversary

The Doctor Who star, 54, missed out on the leading actor gong for his role in Rivals at the TV Baftas on Sunday

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

David Tennant on sex scenes, Doctor Who and his run-in with Kemi Badenoch: ‘The trans debate has become unnecessarily cruel’

As part of a Bafta TV special, the nominated actor talks about playing a dastardly lord in the small screen adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s Rivals, and whether he’d return to the Tardis

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2025

Rivals to romp back for second season of the Disney+ bonkbuster and Jilly Cooper is 'orgasmic with excitement'

Hold your horny horses, Jilly Cooper’s sexy sensation is back after a lust-filled first season

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024

How to have a Rivals-style stay in the Cotswolds

While we can’t take you to Rutshire, Cotswolds local Sian Lewis can do the next best thing with her guide to the hotels, restaurants, pubs and shops that Jilly Cooper’s characters would certainly approve of

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2024

Where was Rivals filmed? The rural England county behind the rowdy Disney+ series

Here’s where the cameras rolled for racy debauchery in the fictional county of Rutshire

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024