Reckless

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Starring: 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 Donnelly
Rated: Unrated
Type: DVD
Directed By: Sarah Harding; David Richards (II)
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
Release Date: 2004-06-01
Running Time: 480 minutes
Number of Items: 4
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.

Reckless
Loved this movie! Was a terrific ,funny and different movie....kept me interested thru all of it....

Masterpiece Theatre does it again!
I had originally taped this presentation for home use, then somehow mislaid the tape. The DVD presentation is delightful, includes all 3 of the original episodes AND the Sequel, or 4th episode. I love both
Robson Green and Francesca Annis so am happy with this addition to my film library. I highly recommend it to all Masterpiece Theatre addicts like me.

Serving up a Helping of the Delicious Robson Green
Fans like me who were first introduced to Robson Green as the intellectual and quite asexual Dr. Tony Hill on "Wire in the Blood" are in for a treat. In "Reckless", a much younger Mr. Green plays another doctor with a much warmer, more open and comedic attitude that's probably closer to the actor as he is in personal life. Reminiscent at times of a young Mel Gibson, the impetuous and barely bridled sexual charisma that percolates under the surface of Tony Hill is let out in full display in Owen Springer, and we are powerless to resist. I can't imagine too many men will cop to liking this movie, unless they are gay. It unabashedly plays to female fantasies--how many gorgeous young men would actually stand in a pouring rain and say "I think I'm in love with you"? A completely unrealistic scenario, perhaps, but one guaranteed to leave a woman weak in the knees, especially delivered with such blue-eyed sincerity as Mr. Green musters. The plot revolves around marital infidelity and not even the luscious Mr. Green can make that palatable, but we are willing to put aside our distaste because that blue gaze is hypnotic. I haven't even seen the second half yet, but I imagine that even more of Mr. Green's juicy posterior will be on offer. I'm not complaining about that! I'm just surprised that the faintly pretentious "Masterpiece Theatre" would go with something so softcore and frankly titillating. Alaistair Cooke might have rolled over in his grave. If you're a fan of Mr. Green from his police procedurals, tune into this for a completely different taste of his range. Mr. Green is indeed a well-rounded actor, and I mean that in every sense possible.

A Love Story Like No Other!
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.

Very Entertaining
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!