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Daily Mirror
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Rivals gets surprising addition as filming starts on second series for Disney +
The series will be back with all the main characters - and this time around there will be more action for all of them Dame Jilly Cooper has declared herself 'sex-static' over filming beginning on the second series of Rivals, which has been expanded to 12 episodes. The first series, of eight instalments, has become Disney +'s most successful general entertainment premiere ever, in the UK. Now its stars, including David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner, Katherine Parkinson, Danny Dyer, Bella McClean and Victoria Smurfit, will return to fictional Rutshire to film the second half of Dame Jilly's iconic 1980s novel. The author, an executive producer on the TV version, laughed: 'I'm utterly sex-static filming for the second season is upon us. It was magical working on the first season and seeing everyone fall head over heels for my beloved characters. I'm delighted to be able to work with them again and for everyone to see what further mischief they all get up to.' In the plot the series ended with Lord Tony Baddingham (Tennant) finding out that his arch enemies Rupert Campbell-Black (Hassell) and Declan O'Hara (Turner) have put together a rival consortium to bid for his beloved TV franchise. And in the last episode viewers watched as his glamorous mistress Cameron Cook, played by American actress Nafessa Williams, defected to the other side. The audience was also gripped by the blossoming romance between outrageous cad Rupert and Declan's daughter Taggie (McClean) who is half his age. Another love story, which has led to award nods for both Danny Dyer and Katherine Parkinson, involved their characters Freddy Jones and Lizzie Vereker, each married to an unsuitable partner. Showrunner Dominic Treadwell-Collins said he was delighted to be returning with a run that is 50% longer than the last one. 'We are so excited to be returning to Rutshire for an extended stay of twelve episodes for season two of Rivals. It's very special to have the same team return in front of and behind the cameras and we cannot wait to share more of Jilly's world with our audience.'. Dyer won the RTS Award for supporting actor for his role as loveable technology mogul Freddie and also the Broadcasting Press Guild award for best actor. Now Tennant, who is the drama's main villain, and Parkinson - whose author character Lizzie is said to have been based on Jilly herself - have each received a nomination at tomorrow night's TV BAFTAs (SUN. Disney+ scripted content boss Lee Mason promised that viewers were in for 'an absolute treat' with the second run. The series, due to hit the screen later this year, is set against the backdrop of the stunning Cotswolds countryside and the glamorous, high-stakes world of 1980s British television where careers, marriages and reputations hang in the balance.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rivals' Danny Dyer says ‘surprise' best actor award is a ‘revelation'
Rivals star Danny Dyer has said his 'surprise' best actor win at the Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards 2025 was a 'revelation' to him. The 47-year-old won the award at Thursday's ceremony in London for his role as Freddie Jones in the Disney+ drama, which is adapted from a novel by Dame Jilly Cooper, and depicts the ruthless world of independent television in 1986. Speaking about winning the gong, Dyer, who played Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter in EastEnders between 2013 and 2022, told the PA news agency: 'Well, for me personally as an actor, it's a surprise. 'I watched it as a viewer as well, because as much as Fred (his character) is in it, and he's an important part of it, there was a lot when he's not. 'So when I watched the whole series, I was so proud, choked up, to be part of something so brilliant and surrounded by such incredible actors. 'Honestly, I was taken away by it, so to be nominated, as a good actor in it, is a revelation to me. I've been around a long time.' The show's producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins joked to PA that Dyer was 'not a bad actor'. He said: 'He's incredible, and what's been brilliant is bringing Dan in to a whole new audience. 'We all knew how wonderful he is, but it's been really special, and Rivals, I've been trying to put Rivals on the television for years, and to create a show that people are re-watching and re-watching. 'I spoke to someone the other day and she'd rewatched it 14 times.' Dyer Dyer, who has said former EastEnders producer Treadwell-Collins 'took a risk' hiring him for the soap, said: 'Well TikTok has gone crazy for it, really going into it on a very deep level. 'I'm not on TikTok, I'm pushing 50, but my daughter is, she shows me a lot of stuff and this has really tapped into a lot of young Americans, women, that are so dying for season two.' The actor also spoke about the impact of Netflix series Adolescence, which examines so-called incel (involuntary celibate) culture, which has led to misogyny online and bullying using social media. Dyer said of the show: 'I think this is something we need to tap into, and I think this has maybe done it. 'We need to find out what's going on with our young boys, and weirdly, television is the platform, because it ain't going to be politicians, let's have it right.' Mr Bates Vs The Post Office's Gwyneth Hughes took home best writer for the dramatisation of the Horizon IT scandal. Speaking about the award, she told PA: 'It means huge amounts to me, especially as the writer. 'Because accolades are lovely coming from anywhere, but if it comes from a whole bunch of people who actually know what it's like to sit in a darkened room, in front of an empty screen, that's really nice, so I'm absolutely thrilled.' The awards, which have been running for more than 50 years, also saw Baby Reindeer actress Jessica Gunning win best actress, Wallace And Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl win best drama or miniseries, and Gavin & Stacey: The Finale win best comedy.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mr Bates Vs The Post Office leads Broadcasting Press Guild Awards nominees
Mr Bates Vs The Post Office leads the pack for Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards nominations after the ITV drama helped focus attention on the subpostmasters who were wrongly prosecuted during the Horizon IT scandal. More than 700 subpostmasters were prosecuted by the Post Office and given criminal convictions between 1999 and 2015, as Fujitsu's faulty system made it appear as though money was missing at their branches. The drama, which shone a light on the issue, has been nominated in the best drama series category – but it will face tough competition from Netflix hit Baby Reindeer, Sky Atlantic thriller Day Of The Jackal, Disney+ drama Rivals, and BBC historical drama Wolf Hall. And the nominees for Best Single Drama/Mini Series are: Breathtaking (@itvstudios )Scoop (@NetflixUK )A Very Royal Scandal (@primevideouk ) Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (@BBCOne , @NetflixUK ) — Broadcasting Press Guild (@BPGPressGuild) February 25, 2025 Actor Toby Jones has received a nod for the best actor gong for his role as former subpostmaster Sir Alan Bates, one of more than 550 claimants who took legal action against the Post Office. Jones will go up against Danny Dyer for his role as Freddie Jones in Rivals, Oscar-winners Eddie Redmayne and Sir Mark Rylance for their parts in Day Of The Jackal and Wolf Hall respectively, and Lennie James for BBC drama, Mr Loverman. Monica Dolan, who played fellow former subpostmaster Jo Hamilton in Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, is up for best actress and Gwyneth Hughes is up for best writer for her work on the show. Dolan has also been recognised for her role in BBC's A Ghost Story For Christmas, while Jessica Gunning is nominated for Baby Reindeer, Ambika Mod for Netflix hit One Day, Katherine Parkinson for Rivals and Anna Maxwell Martin for her roles in detective comedy Ludwig, crime series Until I Kill You and the Gavin And Stacey Christmas special. The second series of hit BBC reality series The Traitors is up for best entertainment show alongside Clarkson's Farm, Mortimer And Whitehouse: Gone Fishing and series two of The Piano. The best single drama or mini series category will also be hotly contested as it will see A Very Royal Scandal, Netflix Duke Of York drama Scoop, ITV medical drama Breathtaking and Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl go head-to-head. Meanwhile, Boybands Forever, Michael Palin: Into Nigeria, Strike: The Uncivil War and Surviving Oct 7th: We Will Dance Again are all up for the best single documentary or mini-series gong. Over in the audio awards, five women are in contention for the best radio presenter award: Sara Cox for her BBC Radio 2 Drive Time show; Paula Harriott for The Secret Life of Prisons; Ellen E Jones for BBC Radio 4's Screenshot; Jenny Kleeman for BBC Radio 4's The Gift; and Kate Molleson for Composer Of The Week on BBC Radio 3 and Front Row on Radio 4. BPG chair Manori Ravindran said: 'Celebrating the bold, the brilliant, and the unforgettable, the 2025 BPG Awards nominations highlight the power of storytelling across television, streaming, and audio. 'Coveted by the industry, these awards stand apart as they are chosen independently by the experts who cover TV and audio for a living — the critics, correspondents, and writers of the UK media. 'We're delighted to bring back the BPG Awards as a newly imagined evening event this year and look forward to toasting the bright lights of the industry.' The winners will be presented with their awards at an ceremony on Thursday March 20 in London.
