In the cutthroat world of 1980s television, the scandalous battle for the franchise reaches fever pitch as media-mogul Tony Baddingham seeks to destroy Rupert Campbell-Black. Amidst '80s excess and high stakes power games, long-buried secrets ignite and the cost of war proves greater than anyone ever anticipated.
Rivals
In the cutthroat world of 1980s television, where the shoulder pads are big and ambitions even bigger, a long-standing rivalry boils over. In this award-winning drama capturing the joy, excess, and brazen power-grabbing of the affluent elite in 1980s England, ex-Olympian and notorious womaniser Rupert Campbell-Black goes head-to-head with the media mogul Lord Tony Baddingham in a bid to win the Central South West television franchise. Amidst the hedonistic glamour of '80s excess, the personal lives of our Rutshire heroes spiral into chaos when illicit affairs threaten to shatter families, and long-buried secrets ignite with explosive consequences. As rivalries push everyone to the brink, loyalties are tested and hearts are broken in the pursuit of victory. But what is the true cost of war?
This program contains mature themes. Viewer discretion is advised.
Some flashing lights sequences or patterns may affect photosensitive viewers.
