Reckless
by Sarah Harding; David Richards (II)
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Actor: Robson Green; Francesca Annis; Michael Kitchen; David Bradley (IV); Daniela Nardini; Conor Mullen; Julian Rhind-Tutt; Margery Mason; Kathryn Hunt; Kathryn Pogson; Debra Stephenson; David Boyce; Malcolm Raeburn; Jeremy Turner-Welch; Maggie Fox (II); Verity Hewlitt; Tara Daniels; Martine Browne; Owen Aaronovitch; Chris DonnellyDirector: Sarah Harding; David Richards (II)
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 480 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-01
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
DVD Reviews of Reckless
DVD Review: A Love Story Like No Other!
Summary: 5 Stars
Reckless
Okay, I admit to being more than a little prejudiced here. I absolutely LOVE this DVD! Even ten years on, it has all the charm, drama and poignancy of the first showing on Masterpiece Theatre. It's the story of young Owen Springer, a cheeky (and sexy) doctor transferred to a Manchester hospital who falls in hopelessly love with an older woman (Francesca Annis) who just happens to be his boss's wife.
Steller performances by Green, Annis, Michael Kitchen, David Bradley, Julian Tutt-Rhind and Connor Mullen take this comedy/romance/satire to a new level of entertainment. Don't miss it or the sequel, also on this 4-disc boxed set.
DVD Review: Very Entertaining
Summary: 5 Stars
From the moment I saw the preview of Reckless on A&E I wanted to see it. I enjoyed it so much I wanted to get it on DVD. I was not disappointed with my purchases. The movies are clear and the commentary at the beginning builds your anticipation if you haven't seen the movie before. I also got the Sequel and I enjoyed it also. I saw so many angles in the story-plot, and I learned something from the story the four times I've watched it; I know I will be watching it many more times. I liked the relationship between Owen and Anna, and I disliked Anna's egotistical husband who deserved what he got! DVD Review: Great cast; acting; drama/comedy
Summary: 5 Stars
All of the main characters are wonderful and the smaller parts are also very well acted. Another BBC success.
I recently watched Michael Kitchen in Foyle's War and loved it so looked for more w/ him.
This doesn't disappoint.
Ah, the 4th disc (The Sequel) is broad comedy with some guffaw moments and is just as good as the first 3 episodes. it's still drama though.
DVD Review: Original still really great...sequel ok
Summary: 4 Stars
Owen, Anna, Dr. Crane, Owen's Dad and all the others too. After nearly 10 years Reckless (the original) still has all it's charm, wit and really great individual developed characters to provide a really fun time. The sequel comes with it as a throw in so no reason to complain. The great bottle neck guitar soundtrack is great too. Just get it. The DVD has all the pieces other reviews talk about missing from the VHS tape versions. DVD Review: Fun! Fun! Fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
A real must see for those who like romantic comedies of Masterpiece Theatre quality. A successful businesswoman happily married for several years to a surgeon discovers he has been unfaithful to her, decides to return the favor, and falls in love in the process. See both Reckless and Reckless the sequel to see how it all turns out
Description of Reckless
This four-disc set includes the hit romantic dramas Reckless and Reckless: The Sequel, starring Francesca Annis (Wives and Daughters), Robson Green (Touching Evil), and Michael Kitchen (Mrs. Dalloway). Watch romance try to stay on track through trysts, treachery, and trouble, and follow the complex and emotional decisions of the three who are involved in one very complicated love triangle.In Reckless, Owen Springer (Robson Green) is a young doctor who has just moved to Manchester to take care of his demanding, hypochondriac father. The last thing he is looking for is an affair...until he meets Anna (Francesca Annis). However, there are two obstacles on Owen's path to happiness with Anna--she is several years older, and she is married. Undaunted, Owen sets out to charm her, and just when he's beginning to get somewhere, he's hit with a bombshell. Anna's husband is his new boss at the hospital.
In Reckless: The Sequel, Anna has divorced her husband, Richard (Michael Kitchen), and Anna and Owen have made an impetuous decision to marry--at the end of the week. The idea is to have the ceremony while Richard is out of the country, but he hears of their plans and flies back to England. Still in love with Anna, he is determined to save her from what he sees as a potentially disastrous marriage. Will Anna actually marry Owen?
Special DVD features include: link to the Masterpiece Theatre Web site; scene selections; and closed captions.
On four DVD5 discs. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: 4 x 3 full frame.
When introducing Reckless, Russell Baker (as host of Masterpiece Theatre) warns the audience that what's to come has no literary merit; it's just entertainment. Entertainment, of course, is no small thing, and Reckless does a pretty good job of it. Owen (Robson Green), a young doctor heading for a new job in Manchester, first meets Anna (the magnetic Francesca Annis) on the train when he borrows her mobile phone (a very clunky piece of technology that places the show firmly in the late 1990s). As their paths continue to cross, Owen finds himself falling for Anna, even though she's at least 10 years older than he is. But Owen's hopes of love run into a serious obstacle when he discovers Anna is married to his boss, the imperious Dr. Richard Crane (Michael Kitchen).
Reckless charts the shifts and upsets of this love triangle--the tone ranges from light comedy to something bordering on Fatal Attraction. It starts slowly, but the second and third parts grow steadily more intricate, suspenseful, and torrid. Bad behavior is on ample display, acted with verve by the cast. The sequel is actually more fun than the original six-hour series; it's only a single two-hour episode, but it takes a more full-bodied satirical approach that doesn't prevent some heart-wrenching turns. Almost all of the original cast return, with a variety of new characters--including Geoffrey Palmer (As Time Goes By) as Richard's father. --Bret Fetzer
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