The TV series will have eight parts, which sounds rather too few to the mega-fans at the GWG.įilming has begun, which we know because Danny Dyer was recently spotted on location at a 16th-century house in Gloucestershire. Viewers are in for a treat!'įelicity Blunt – who is Jilly Cooper's literary agent and, incidentally, Emily Blunt's sister and Stanley Tucci's wife – is an executive producer on the show. Cooper said: 'The minute we met with Alex we knew he'd perfectly embody my all-time hero, the iconic, racy, ruthless, and devastatingly handsome, Rupert Campbell-Black. I know they will bring the boardroom battles and love triangles of my characters to life – particularly those of my devastatingly handsome hero, Rupert Campbell-Black.'ĭavid Tennant is playing the slick, titled TV executive and Campbell-Black's nemesis, Tony Baddingham.ĭanny Dyer is playing the self-made electronics millionaire, Freddie Jones.Īidan Turner – of Poldark fame – will play the charming, tortured, irascible writer and TV presenter, Declan O'Hara.Īlex Hassell, whose acclaimed roles have taken him from Shakespeare's Globe to Hollywood and back again, will play Rupert Campbell-Black. Jilly Cooper, 86, has said: 'Disney are joining forces with an utterly brilliant drama company, Happy Prince, to turn my novel into a TV series. He says he has been 'wooing' Jilly Cooper since he first started working in television. Treadwell-Collins produced EastEnders for years and recently turned his hand to the brilliant A Very English Scandal. The series is produced by Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios, and will be streamed in the UK on Disney+.ĭominic Treadwell-Collins, who set up Happy Prince, is leading the writing team.

Here, we share the details that have emerged about the most exciting TV event of the year. The producers of the new TV series promise to alter it slightly for 21st-century TV screens, but surely Cooper's unique characterisation and her exquisite blend of glamour, romance and betrayal will feature nevertheless.

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