"The Bafta-winning actor Katherine Parkinson has lauded the television series Rivals for its radical depiction of sex from a woman's perspective. Speaking at a preview screening in Bristol, where much of the series was filmed, Parkinson, who plays the romance author Lizzie Vereker in the show, said there were not enough examples on television of a woman's view of sex."
"The award-winning Disney+ show follows the high-stakes world of British television with the backdrop of the Cotswolds countryside in the fictional county of Rutshire. It has become renowned for its frequent, racy sex scenes featuring many of the diverse cast of characters. The first three episodes of the second series landed on the streaming platform on Friday, and fans of the first season's notorious scenes will not be disappointed."
"Parkinson, who appeared in her own sex scene with her co-star Danny Dyer in the final episode of the first season, told the audience at the Everyman Bristol: The great thing that Rivals does is there are truths being told that I don't feel that I've necessarily seen there's a sort of bravery to that. And it sort of feels quite radical. Because Jilly [Cooper] wrote brilliantly from the female perspective about sex. And oddly, we still haven't seen a lot of that on television."
"Parkinson, who won a Bafta last week for her role as Rachel in Here We Go, was joined by her co-star Annabel Scholey, who plays the ruthless journalist Beattie Johnson, the creative team from the production company, Happy Prince, the mayor of the West of England, Helen Godwin, and members of Bristol's Bottle Yard Studios. The series, based on Jilly Cooper's Rutshire Chronicles, was filmed at the studios, which are owned by the city council, with many of the locations featured in the series within a 30-mile radius around Bristol."
Katherine Parkinson praised the Disney+ series Rivals for its radical depiction of sex from a woman’s perspective. She said television has not offered enough examples of women’s views of sex, and she highlighted the show’s bravery in telling truths. The series follows the high-stakes world of British television, set against the Cotswolds countryside in the fictional county of Rutshire. It features frequent, racy sex scenes involving a diverse cast. Parkinson plays romance author Lizzie Vereker and previously appeared in a sex scene in the final episode of the first season. The second series premiered with the first three episodes landing on the streaming platform, and a preview screening in Bristol celebrated the local filming and production involvement.
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