David Tennant talks “shocking” loss of Jilly Cooper and the importance of Rivals sex scenes

Growing up in secondary school in Paisley was a world away from what I saw of life in the Cotswolds, but it definitely felt like we were living through the same decade. Even though it was happening elsewhere, there was this feeling that something exciting – and a little over the top – was happening, and it was strangely appealing. All that excess, the big hair, and even the ‘greed is good’ attitude… it was awful, but I couldn’t help but be drawn to it.


