Buckle up for secrets, scandals, lust and lies in a steamy adaptation of Dame Jilly Cooper's bestselling novel Rivals. Set in the heady world of independent television in 1986, the eight-parter follows the feud between TV boss Lord Tony Baddingham (David Tennant) and handsome Olympic showjumper-turned-Tory MP Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell). While plotting to expand his media empire, Tony spies an opportunity to publicly destroy Rupert when he hires a new chat-show host, Declan O'Hara (Aidan Turner).
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