We're talking 80s fashion, big hair, shoulder pads & Cotswolds scandal, the age gap relationship between Rupert & Taggie, and Jilly Cooper's appetite for forbidden romance. I also get into Golden Girls as my benchmark for 80s fashion that prioritises comfort, why the age gap relationship at the heart of Rivals plays like classic forbidden romance, and how Disney Plus styled an aspirational 80s.

If you love period drama the way we love the Regency era, the 80s now belong on the same shelf. Let’s connect! Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@regencyrumours Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/regencyrumours/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@regencyrumours⁩ Substack: https://substack.com/@regencyrumours Email: regencyrumours@gmail.com#PeriodDrama #Rivals #JillyCooper #RupertAndTaggie #ForbiddenRomance #AgeGapRomance #DisneyPlus #80sFashion #RegencyEra #booktok

From David Bamber's creepy obsequiousness in the 1995 BBC series, to Tom Hollander's nervous awkwardness in Pride and Prejudice 2005, to Matt Smith's gloriously unhinged energy in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies — every actor has brought something different to this character.

But it's the 2026 BBC adaptation of The Other Bennet Sister, based on Janice Hadlow's novel, that finally gives us a Collins with real depth…

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If you’ve ever finished a costume drama and immediately needed to talk about if its historically accurate, whether there was enough yearning or the look of the costumes, then you’re in the right place.

The Rumour Mill is the sister podcast and newsletter to Regency Rumours. It’s a podcast and newsletter where we can chat about upcoming releases, revisit older and more obscure period dramas and explore historical fiction. I’m planning on having a lovely mix of guests to the podcasts, articles on history deep dives that I didn’t have time for in my videos and a bit of sharing my journey of publishing my own historical fiction novel.

So whether you’re interested in a bit of swooning, social history, or the chance to argue about whether the book was better, pull up a chair in my little sitting room and we’ll get to some historical yapping!

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