Emily Atack looks unrecognisable while filming raunchy new Jilly Cooper drama with David Tennant
Posted by  badge Boss on Jul 29, 2023 - 07:55PM
Emily Atack looked super different in her new role (Picture: Mike/SplashNews.com)

is busy filming in Bristol with , and we almost didn’t recognise her.

The actor and comic transformed into a 1980s blonde, curly-haired socialite, clad in gold, ruffles and dramatic lipstick as she filmed the + series.

The eight-episode series will be an adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s second novel from her beloved Rutshire Chronicles, called Rivals.

Expect raunchy scenes, David Tennant, and all the fabulous (darling) shenanigans of affluent 1980s elite in Britain – but through a modern lens.

It looks to be a pretty classy show, as there were more suits on the set than you’ll find in the City on a Thursday night.

Announcing the show, Disney+ said: ‘Rivals is a joyously mischievous rollercoaster ride, steamy in its love stories and packed with larger-than-life characters.

We love the gold on her, and the new blonde up-do (Picture: Mike/SplashNews.com)
Those shoes are dreamy, and that outfit is so over the top we have to love it (Picture: Mike/SplashNews.com)
Emily looked super happy to be in Bristol filming a red carpet scene (Picture: Mike/SplashNews.com)
She is starring in the Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s 1988 novel of the same name (Picture: Mike/SplashNews.com)

‘Yet beneath the spectacle and fun, the series brings a 2020s lens to the 1980s, offering a raw exploration of a complicated moment in British history when class, race, sex, wealth and sexual liberation meant that, for the very privileged few, there were no limits to what they could achieve.’

Also appearing will be The IT Crowd’s Katherine Parkinson, Danny Dyer, Aiden Turner, Oliver Chris, and Claire Rushbrook.

The channel recently produced the second series of the gritty TV show The Bear, which was.

It’s set to be an upper-class romp (Picture: Mike/SplashNews.com)
We spy a David Tennant (Picture: Mike/SplashNews.com)
The series is said to be bringing a 2020s lens to the 1980s (Picture: Mike/SplashNews.com)
Disney+ have said the eight-part series will explore ‘a complicated moment in British history’ (Picture: Mike/SplashNews.com)

Meanwhile, we’re glad to see Emily with a smile on her face after sheon

Emily discovered that her great-great-grandfather died at her current age – 33.

In around 1886, Joseph Atack was in charge of miners’ safety at South Yorkshire’s Nostell Colliery.

In a tragedy, a 36-year-old man was crushed when the cage used to transport miners underground dragged him along.

An investigation concluded it was an ‘accidental killing,’ and the miner had put his own life at risk by purposely jumping on the machinery, reports