Season 2 promises more chaos for Rupert.
Rivals fans, rejoice! Season 2 has cast Rupert Everett and Hayley Atwell in key roles.
More larger-than-life characters will be joining the fray in season 2 and making life even more complicated for Alex Hassell's Rivals lead Rupert Campbell Black.
Atwell is set to play Helen Gordon, Rupert's ex-wife and the mother of his daughters, and Everett is set to take on the role of Malise Gordon, her new husband and Rupert's former show-jumping coach in what was dubbed "very exciting" casting.
More guest stars announced include Maxim Ays, Holly Cattle, Oliver Dench, Amanda Lawrence, Bobby Lockwood, Eliot Salt, and Jonny Weldon.
The castings were announced during a panel for the show at Edinburgh TV Festival 2025.
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During a panel at Edinburgh TV Festival 2025, the show's creator, Dominic Treadwell Collins, also promised more "pining" ahead for Taggie and Rupert, making it clear that it's not going to be smooth sailing for the pair of them.
Collins also said that the show was faced with "snobbery" when he first pitched it.
"I kept an eye on them and a few years ago - I kept writing these letters to Jilly Cooper and her agent," he explained, before revealing that he won the author's favour with a love letter.
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