Fine and CountryFans of the Disney+ hit series Rivals will know this house as Bella Vista – home to Danny Dyer’s character Freddie.
But it’s actually called Foxfield, and is in Lisvane, Cardiff rather than the fictional Cotswolds countryside town of Rutshire, and could be yours for £8m.
The series, based on one of Dame Jilly Cooper’s so-called “bonkbusters”, features an all-star cast including Danny Dyer, David Tennant and Emily Atack.
Jemma Friday, an estate agent at Fine and Country, said it was “currently south Wales’ most expensive home”, with people already enquiring to see if Dyer had bought the property, adding that “if he wants to buy it, I’m really happy to sell it to him”.
The property, built in 1999, was previously occupied by businessman Peter Thomas who owned Peters Pies, according to Friday.
Boasting 24 acres of private grounds and on sale for £8m – it is one of Wales’ most expensive homes.
Robert Viglasky/DisneyOriginally published in 1988, Rivals is the second of Cooper’s hugely successful Rutshire Chronicles, a series of books that chronicle the lives of English upper and upper-middle classes in a fictional area of the Cotswolds.
Set against the backdrop of 1980s excess and large country estates, the series tells the story of the rivalry between the aristocratic Rupert Campbell-Black and TV executive Lord Tony Baddingham.
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She told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast it was “currently south Wales’ most expensive home”.
“I think it warrants that, because it is truly a great property,” she said.
“Seeing it on TV, it gives it that grandeur, but actually seeing it in person, it’s really breathtaking.”
On the Fine and Country website, the property is listed as having seven en-suite bedrooms, a valet car garage and a large drawing room.
“By no means would you be short of space,” she said.
There is even a white oak staircase shaped like a rugby ball which is “very on trend for Wales”, according to Friday.
“It has its own pond and a lift from the very bottom floor that takes you up to the first floor,” she added.
Friday said she has seen interest from all corners of the globe for the multi-million pound property since it has gone on sale, but no interest from Dyer as of yet.
“We are seeing a huge amount of buyers coming back from the US for instance.
“People who might want something with heritage and in the countryside.”
Dame Jilly Cooper died in 2025 aged 88, but recently made headlines after asking the executive producers of the show to stop making her macho men cry on screen.
Rivals is now streaming on Disney+ .
