Disney Plus subscribers are in for a delightful surprise tomorrow, as they will finally have the chance to stream Dame Jilly Cooper's unabashedly risque new series, Rivals.Rivals doesn't dilly-dally in setting the mood for its viewers, introducing its characters with an opening scene that kicks off with the popping of champagne corks on a concord as they join the mile-high club.If that doesn't instantly grab your attention, perhaps the show's ridiculously star-studded cast will.Backed by the might of Disney, Rivals has assembled one of the most glittering casts ever seen on the small screen, featuring Doctor Who's David Tennant, EastEnders icon Danny Dyer and Poldark actor Aidan Turner in leading roles.Other stars gracing the screen include Alex Hassell, Nafessa Williams, Bella Maclean, Katherine Parkinson, Victoria Smurfit, Lisa McGrillis, Emily Atack, Luke Pasqualino, Catriona Chandler, Gabriel Tierney, Gary Lamont and Lara Peake.A synposis for the steamy series reads: "Set in England 1986, Rivals is an adaptation of Jilly Cooper's second book in the Rutshire Chronicles that follows Rupert Campbell-Black (Hassell), a notorious rake and famous showjumper before he quit for a career in politics, as he joins forces with his new neighbour Declan O'Hara (Turner) to overthrow local unscrupulous television magnate Lord Tony Baddingham (Tennant) by bidding for his Cotswolds based independent television franchise."But Rupert and Declan’s plans are disrupted by a blossoming romance between the famously womanising Rupert and Declan’s innocent daughter Taggie O’Hara (Maclean), a love triangle between Rupert, Tony and his right-hand woman, the brilliant American producer Cameron Cook (Williams) and Declan’s stormy relationship with

Rivals review: Disney's new David Tennant-led series might be its raunchiest ever

Related News