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.

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 ...

"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 ...

The BPG Awards have gone to Danny Dyer for 'Rivals', Jessica Gunning for 'Baby Reindeer' and 'Mr Bates vs the Post Office'.

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 ...

With the second series only being commissioned at the end of 2024, we’re probably still a long way off being able to watch it. The last eight-part series took about seven months to film (it was shot ...

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 ...

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 ...