Jilly cooper

It’s taken 36 years, but finally Jilly Cooper’s legendary bonkbuster Rivals is on TV. Caitlin Moran — who was such a fan, she changed her name to one of the book’s characters — meets the author and stars on set and asks: how was it for you?

Set in the cutthroat world of 1980s independent television, Rivals is the riotous novel second in the series of Jilly Cooper's Rutshire Chronicles

After snapping up the rights, Disney boasted how the novel was 'full of sex' and involved 'drama, excess, and shocking antics'.

She has written 41 books, and sold more than 11 million copies in Britain alone, but Jilly Cooper has rarely been relished by the literary establishment – until now.

British author Jilly Cooper, 82, has revised her tips for couples 50 years after manual How To Stay Married was published. She revealed that she nearly 'died of horror' when rereading her own book.

As her much-loved story Rivals is turned into a lavish Disney+ production, the author answers questions from Observer readers and famous fans including David Tennant, Caitlin Moran and Gillian Anderson

The actor, 41, harks back to his Poldark days as he strips off in a trailer for Disney+ series Rivals.

Jilly Cooper - discovered her books at the age of 10 and never looked back!

Author Jilly Cooper talks to Laura James about the Cotswold home she's lived in for more than 40 years, and why she could never live anywhere else.

Author Jilly Cooper has revealed how an interview published in the Mail on Sunday in 1986 ended her close friendship with Princess Michael of Kent. The pair were 'great friends'.