LOVE on the rocks

Trouble brews for Maud and Declan as secrets threaten to unravel

- CAREN CLARK, SEAN MARLAND, IAN MACEWAN

The marriage of workaholic journalist Declan O'Hara and his wife Maud is one of the most tempestuous in Disney+'s hit show Rivals.

The second season of the saucy 1980s-set romp has seen the on-off couple face fresh tensions and illicit temptations as fiery actor Maud (Victoria Smurfit) has taken starring roles at Corinium, the TV company run by scheming Lord Tony Baddingham (David Tennant), while Declan (Aidan Turner) has battled to make shows for his own consortium – Corinium's competitor Venturer.

Now, in the sixth episode of the 12-part run, with the final six episodes airing later in the year, stark revelations could emerge amid the fallout from the filming of game show Golden Gauntlet last week.

TV&Streaming Week joined Poldark's Turner, 42, and