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Rivals: Official teaser trailer
Author Jilly Cooper has sadly passed away following a reported fall at the age of 88.
Best known for penning several popular “bonkbuster” novels, including the iconic Rutshire Chronicles, the writer amassed millions of readers across her decades-long career.
Her children Felix and Emily have said in a statement: “Mum was the shining light in all of our lives. Her love for all of her family and friends knew no bounds. Her unexpected death has come as a complete shock.
"We are so proud of everything she achieved in her life and can't begin to imagine life without her infectious smile and laughter all around us."
But how many adaptations have there been of her work and where are they available to watch?
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Surprisingly, only a handful of books in Cooper’s bibliography have been adapted into television series or films.
Despite releasing a staggering 18 novels over the course of her career, including 11 books in the Rutshire series, just four have actually made it to the screen.
Her first and arguably most beloved novel, Riders, was adapted into a 1993 TV movie featuring Marcus Gilbert of Doctor Who fame as Rupert Campbell-Black, the dishy MP and former showjumper at the centre of the romantic saga.
It also starred Emmerdale’s Michael Praed as the Romani romantic Jake Lovell, another horserider seeking revenge after being bullied by Rupert for years.
Unfortunately, despite being produced by Anglia Films for ITV, Riders is not currently available for streaming on the channel’s on-demand service ITVX.
The film has also been largely overshadowed by the most recent adaptation of Cooper’s work, Rivals, which is based on the second book in the Rutshire Chronicles.
Released last year on Disney+, this big-budget production featured Alex Hassell as Rupert Campbell-Black and David Tennant as his nemesis, Lord Tony Baddingham, a ruthless television executive.
A second season is currently in the works, which could adapt the further entries in the Rutshire series, including Polo and The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous.
However, the latter novel, which is the fourth in the Rutshire Chronicles, has already been made into a three-part miniseries released in 1997, this time featuring Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville as Ferdinand Fitzgerald in one episode.
Hollyoaks’ Stephen Billington starred as tennis player Lysander Hawksley. Again, this series is currently not available to stream, though this could change after Cooper’s death and the popularity of Rivals.
The very first adaptation of Cooper’s work was actually released back in 1976.
Based on her first romance novel, Emily, this six-part series was produced for Thames Television and starred Gemma Craven as the titular fiancée of a boring Tory MP who gets swept off her feet by artist Rory (played by Ronald Pickup).
This obscure series is also not streaming, so Jilly Cooper fans will currently have to make do with the first season of Rivals before it returns at some point next year.
Before Cooper's novel-writing career skyrocketed her to international acclaim, she created the 1971 sitcom It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling, which ran for just a single season of six episodes on the BBC and starred Joanna Lumley.
The series followed four upper-class women sharing a flat in London. Sadly, only the pilot is available in the BBC archives as the rest of the episodes are missing.
Rivals is available to stream on Disney+.