Season 2 • Episode 1
UpcomingIt is 1986 and Britain is booming. "Rivals" dives headfirst into the cutthroat world of TV where hair-dos are big and ambitions are even bigger. Deals are brokered in boardrooms, as well as bedrooms. Nobody can be sure who will come out on top. With every man and woman out only for themselves, can true love really blossom?
Costume
Shoulder pads so sharp they could kill a man. They sometimes do.
Acting
Alex Hassell's Rupert: pure unfiltered bastard charisma. You hate that you don't hate him.
Production
Glossy period detail that makes Thatcher's Britain look weirdly aspirational.
Alex Hassell
Rupert Campbell-Black
Nafessa Williams
Cameron Cook
Bella Maclean
Taggie O'Hara
Katherine Parkinson
Lizzie Vereker
Victoria Smurfit
Maud O'Hara
Claire Rushbrook
Lady Monica Baddingham
Oliver Chris
James Vereker
Lisa McGrillis
Valerie Jones
Emily Atack
Sarah Stratton
Rufus Jones
Paul Stratton
Luke Pasqualino
Basil 'Bas' Baddingham
Catriona Chandler
Caitlin O'Hara
Bryony Hannah
Deirdre Kilpatrick
Milo Callaghan
Seb Burrows
Lara Peake
Daysee Butler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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