What: Owen Springer is a good guy --- he's a surgeon who's moved back home to take care of his sick father. But . . . he's also fallen in love with his boss's wife. And not a distant, pining sort of love, either, but a focused, results-driven sort. Well, nobody's perfect.
The miniseries was created and written by Paul Abbott, and he uses a couple of his (and our) favorite actors here, Robson Green (also in Abbott's Touching Evil) and Michael Kitchen (also in Abbott's Alibi, although probably best known for Foyle's War). They're joined by a sparkling Francesca Annis, whom you might recognize from various costume dramas.
Comparable to: It's Paul Abbott all over, which is a wonderful thing. Plus, there's a scene that involves a very disgruntled Michael Kitchen on a dog sled, which is an even more wonderful thing.
Representative quote: "You come to this age and you think everything's clear. And suddenly it's not. Suddenly it's just not."
How to get it: The vague title does not make things easy, so be sure to look for the Reckless that's a miniseries from 1997.
Connections to previous Wreckage: Paul Abbott, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. There's Shameless (Rec. #14) and State of Play (Rec. #104) and the way you write for dishy British male actors (List #16) and how you make me swear at the screen (List #26), for starters.
After you've had a good look at Robson Green here, you can picture him as Dr. Tony Hill in Val McDermid's Hill/Jordan books, which begin with The Mermaids Singing (Rec. #210). Also, you can watch Francesca Annis play someone much less sympathetic in Wives and Daughters (List #13).
P.S. No, I don't know why he's holding her head in that absurd way on the DVD cover.
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