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When an English professor becomes obsessed with a handsome new colleague, her already complicated marriage and career are thrown into total chaos.


It 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?

David Tennant
Tony Baddingham

Aidan Turner
Declan O'Hara

Danny Dyer
Freddie Jones

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
Rivals is a drama series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of based on novel or book, 1980s, television, dramatic, amused, cheerful. Created by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, it stars David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Danny Dyer. It 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?
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