'Steamy' David Tennant drama Rivals is a 'hedonistic riot' through the world of showbiz

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David Tennant's latest drama, Rivals, has been met with a flurry of positive reviews ahead of its release, with critics describing it as 'hedonistic riot'. The eight-part series, based on Dame Jilly Cooper's novel, is said to blend 'romantic entanglements, dastardly deals, sex and wit'.

According to the official synopsis, Rivals delves into the cutthroat world of independent television in 1986 against the backdrop of the dramatic, excessive and scandalous antics of England's power-hungry social elite. Deals are made in boardrooms and bedrooms alike, but no one knows who will emerge victorious in this every-man-for-himself environment.

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Rivals boasts star-studded cast including former Doctor Who Tennant, The Boys' Alex Hassell and Poldark's Aidan Turner. Bella Maclean, Emily Atack and Danny Dyer also feature in the show, alongside Katherine Parkinson, Nafessa Williams and Victoria Smurfit, The Mirror reports.

The series has earned a raft of positive reviews ahead of launch and currently boasts a 93 percent Rotten Tomatoes score. The Guardian praised the series as a 'perfect cross between Carry On and Eurotrash', while The Telegraph gave it a glowing five-star review, describing it as a 'gloriously un-PC romp' that 'has not been Disneyfied in the slightest'.

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Empire hailed Rivals as a 'hedonistic riot' that's 'explosive in more ways than one', which leads to 'sendlessly enjoyable' viewing. Elsewhere, Radio Times said the drama is 'glamorous, lively and light-hearted' while also 'terribly soapy in all the right places'.

Special praise was given to Tennant for his performance, with the publication noting his 'chilling darkness'. It said: "A special shoutout has to go to Tennant who really does deliver on being the resident Rivals villain, pulling on the chilling darkness he has already so superbly demonstrated in series like Deadwater Fell, Inside Man and Des."

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