Rivales

Life in the fictional Cotswolds village may be a little more serious, but after the death of Dame Jilly Cooper, Rivals is still in safe hands.

...an eye-popping explosion of sex, more sex and bad wigs.

More dramas could benefit from the clarity of its vision, and its innate understanding that television, at its heart, is meant to be entertaining first and foremost.

David Tennant's sumptuously soapy drama is a reminder of how fun TV can be.

There is a streak of self-awareness running throughout this show — in fact, a series which seems to arrive fully formed, knowing exactly what it’s supposed to be from the get-go: a hedonistic riot.

...is beyond earthly praise. Let us instead insert a single rose between its tireless bum cheeks and raise a glass of Cinzano to its naked audacity.