Channel 4's commissioning editor of drama, discusses how such successes as Jilly Cooper's 'Rivals' adaptation and Steven Knight's 'A Thousand Blows' are shaping strategy.

"gigantic 80s hair" and "rumpy pumpy" is heading your way – it could only be a Jilly Cooper adaptation. Disney+ has given the legendary novelist's 1988 "bonkbuster" book "Rivals" a modern ...

Everyone remembers the cover of Rivals by Jilly Cooper, aka the undisputed queen ... outstretched hand (clasping a roll of undeveloped film) of an unseen man. The unmistakable whiff of horses ...

For those who were there 40 years ago – and even for those who weren’t – a blissful form of escapism is offered by the TV ...

Power, betrayal and fast-paced romance: the race is on to capture the Cotswold Crown, as Jilly Cooper’s iconic novel Rivals is being adapted into a new Disney+ TV series. Capturing all of the ...

After a cliffhanger ending in series 1 – evil TV boss Lord Tony Baddington (David Tennant) being hit back by his mistress, ...

A crash course in passing as an Olympic showjumper: how Rupert Campbell-Black’s actor learnt to ride for the TV series of Rivals How to watch Jilly Cooper’s Rivals on TV from locations around ...

I ploughed through Rivals ... the Jilly mentality injected my life with a much-needed dose of spontaneity and curiosity. Instead of doomscrolling, I was out and about, being spontaneous, saying yes, ...

The area has gained a reputation for its steamy antics, partly thanks to Jilly Cooper's risqué novel 'Rivals' and its subsequent Disney+ adaptation, painting it as Britain's hotbed of passion. Studies ...