Rivals
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 00h01 (all episodes)
Genre: Drama, Period Drama, Miniseries
An eight-part series based on the novel by Jilly Cooper.
Set against the backdrop of the drama, excess and shocking antics of the power-grabbing social elite of 1980s England, Rivals delves headfirst into the ruthless world of independent television in 1986.
In the fictional county of Rutshire, a long-standing rivalry between two powerful men is about to boil over.
Alex Hassell (His Dark Materials) plays dashing ex-Olympian, Tory Member of Parliament and incorrigible rake, the dangerously charismatic Rupert Campbell-Black.
David Tennant (Doctor Who) plays Rupert's single-mindedly ambitious and egotistical Rutshire neighbour Lord Tony Baddingham, controller of Corinium Television.
A long-simmering power struggle between them threatens to boil over when the two men lock horns over the future of Corinium.
Caught in the crossfire is TV presenter Declan O'Hara, played by Aidan Turner (Poldark).
Fiercely intellectual, with an even fiercer temper, he is wooed to Corinium TV from the BBC by Baddingham himself, but feels he's been swindled when Tony refuses to deliver on his promises.
Furious with Tony, Declan vows to get his revenge.
Victoria Smurfit (Once Upon a Time) plays Maud O'Hara, a former actress and Declan's bohemian, fickle wife.
Bella Maclean (Sex Education) plays Declan and Maud's tender-hearted yet strong-willed elder daughter, Taggie.
She holds the O'Hara family together and keeps an eye on her younger and wilder sister Caitlin, played by Catriona Chandler (Pistol).
Nafessa Williams (Black Lighting) plays Cameron Cook, a ferociously talented American TV executive who is brought to Corinium by Tony to produce Declan's new primetime talk show.
She soon finds herself caught between the two powerful men who deeply underestimate her - at their peril.
Katherine Parkinson (Humans) stars as Lizzie Vereker, a romantic novelist consistently overlooked by her preening and self-centred TV presenter husband, James Vereker, played by Oliver Chris (The Crown).
Danny Dyer (EastEnders) stars as Freddie Jones: honourable, loyal and lovable, he's a self-made electronics millionaire.
Freddie's got the money, but finds himself, along with his social-climbing wife Valerie (Lisa McGrillis, Maternal), an outsider to Rutshire's cliques.
But when Rupert and Tony come to him with a business proposition, all that could change.
Claire Rushbrook (Sherwood) plays Lady Monica Baddingham, Tony's dependable, upper-crust wife who has absolutely no interest in the dramatic goings-on within her husband's empire.
Luke Pasqualino (The Musketeers) plays the charming Basil 'Bas' Baddingham, Tony's younger brother and the proprietor of Cotchester's hot spot, Bar Sinister.
Emily Atack (The Inbetweeners) plays Sarah Stratton, the new wife to Deputy Prime Minister, Paul Stratton, played by Rufus Jones (FDR).
Sarah is ambitious and not afraid to use her looks to get to the top. Paul, on the other hand, is in the throes of a midlife crisis - everyone knows it.
The Turnaround
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Documentary, Sport
A devoted Philadelphia Phillies fan inspires his city to give a struggling shortstop a game-changing standing ovation in this rousing short documentary.
The documentary short tells the story of Philadelphia Phillies’ superfan Jon McCann, who helped inspire an unlikely 2023 standing ovation for Phillies shortstop Trea Turner, which helped turn the team around after hitting a major roadblock.
Barack and Michelle Obama executive produced this get-up-and-cheer sports story.
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