Rivals season 2: Taggie caught up in dinner-party chaos in Disney+ video
Disney+ UK’s Taggie’s Kitchen Nightmare puts Bella Maclean’s character in the spotlight as a dinner party goes badly wrong.
The short answer: Disney+ UK’s Taggie’s Kitchen Nightmare puts Bella Maclean’s character in the spotlight as a dinner party goes badly wrong.
Dinner is turning into a disaster for Taggie O’Hara. Disney+ UK’s Rivals season two video, Taggie’s Kitchen Nightmare, centres on a dinner party descending into chaos, with Bella Maclean’s character in the spotlight. The video was published on 24 October 2026.
It is a domestic point of entry into a much bigger scramble for power. Set in the Cotswolds against the backdrop of 1980s British television, Rivals brings personal and professional lives into collision. The series adapts Jilly Cooper’s 1988 novel, with careers, marriages and reputations all part of the stakes. Its second season comprises twelve episodes.
The performer behind Taggie
Maclean’s other credits include the fourth series of Sex Education and London Tide at the National Theatre. But the role of Taggie brought pressure from closer to home: speaking to Screen International in September 2025, the actress explained that her mother was especially keen for her to land the part.
It’s my mum’s generation who really loved the books Bella Maclean, Screen International, September 2025
The opportunity to join Rivals grew out of her theatre work. Producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins noticed Maclean when he saw her in Rupert Goold’s Spring Awakening at London’s Almeida Theatre, her first major play. The role also brought her a nomination at The Stage Debut Awards in 2022.