Dame Jilly Cooper Archives

Bestselling author and queen of the Bonkbuster novel Dame Jilly Cooper has unexpectedly passed away after a fall on Sunday She was 88 years old "Her unexpected death has come as a complete shock," Her children Felix and Emily said "We are so proud of everything she achieved in her life and can't begin to[...]

For the British, it's already a success because there are millions of fans of Dame Jilly Cooper's bonkbuster novel since it was published in 1988 Americans are less familiar with the books and are thus surprised The word-of-mouth on the series is what makers usually dream of Having David Tennant in the cast as Big[...]

Rivals, the original eight-part blockbuster based on the iconic novel by Dame Jilly Cooper, is part of her Rutshire Chronicles series packed full of romantic entanglements, dastardly deals, sex, and wit. British author Dame Jilly Cooper is practically an institution, and her gossipy novel about the British media industry in the 1980s is the defining work of[...]

The upcoming adaptation of Dame Jilly Cooper's classic 80s bonkbuster novel will air later this year on Hulu/Disney+ As the official synopsis goes, Rivals is set amongst the English elite in the 1980s and the world of independent television production, taking place in the fictional county of Rutshire, a long-standing rivalry between two powerful men is[...]