TV series

Rock Rivals

2008 · 1 season

A glossy, catty backstage melodrama where fame and marriage collide with soapy, watchable energy.

Overview: Rock Rivals is a British television drama series following the lives of two celebrity judges on an X Factor style show as their marriage falls apart. It was produced by Shed Productions, the company behind Footballers' Wives, Bad Girls and Waterloo Road. The series began on 5 March 2008 on ITV and finished on 23 April 2008. It was not renewed due to both poor ratings and poor reviews.
How it feels: Campy, satirical, tense and melancholic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Betrayal, celebrity, media, ambition
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
celebrity
media
ambition
love
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild