Rivals’ Rutshire – a place where modern Britain’s brutal divisions disappear in a cloud of sex
Jess Cartner-Morley
As the second series of the Jilly Cooper adaptation climaxes, we can be thankful that quality TV doesn’t always have to be bleak and stressful, says Jess Cartner-Morley
May 2026
My cultural awakening
I couldn’t understand my mother’s dementia – until a character from Rivals showed me the way
Ranked
From racy riders to romantic rivals: Jilly Cooper’s best books – ranked!
Rivals actor Katherine Parkinson lauds series for depicting women’s view of sex
TV review
Rivals season two review – if I could give this exquisite bonkbuster 10,000 stars, I would
February 2026
Geese guided our beloved dog back home
Jilly Cooper made everyone feel special – and her memorial was the perfect tribute
Zoe Williams
January 2026
Marcus Gilbert obituary
Actor who starred as Rupert Campbell-Black in the TV series Riders in the 1990s and in the Rambo and Evil Dead film franchises
December 2025
The Guardian view on the rise of romantic fiction: finally getting the respect it deserves
Jilly Cooper, Joanna Trollope and Sophie Kinsella all changed the genre. A new generation of novelists are doing the same and sales are soaring
November 2025
Jilly Cooper died of head injury suffered in fall at home, inquest hears
Sara Pascoe’s novel wins inaugural Jilly Cooper award
October 2025
Brief letters
Another Guardian link to the Keira Knightley film The Woman in Cabin 10
What the late Jilly Cooper meant to us
Brief letters
Give football fans seats in the House of Lords
‘A sparkle that extends beyond fiction’: readers on what Jilly Cooper meant to them
‘Absolutely divine!’ How Jilly Cooper changed the world – one bonkbuster at a time
Jilly Cooper: author of Rivals and Riders dies aged 88 – video report
‘Jilly Cooper was the absolute queen’: writers pay tribute to the beloved author
