Take Me

Entertaining british drama. Anything I have watched with Robson Green cast in it has been worth the effort, and this series is no exception. The story seems a little lacking, although it is very watchable despite this - having seen two episodes all I can say is "Man with troubled family and disrespectful/unfaithful wife solve (or aggravate) problems with wife swapping parties." Hes appeared in better things - most anything else hes worked on.

I watched this because I love Robson Green. However, I must say it is the worst thing I have seen him in. The story is so convoluted - and the flashbacks are very annoying. The story is titillating with the spouse swapping scenes, but at the end of this mini-series I was angry at myself for having wasted my time watching it. I also found it very confusing telling some of the characters apart. There were 2 female cast members who looked very similar to me and I was never sure which one was which.

The acting was adequate, but it was just so preposterous - I can't recommend this to anyone.

If I were Robson Green, I would remove this from my resume.

I found myself watching bits of the first two episodes on TV. I am recording it so I can watch it later.

There is a very attractive male and female lead. Some steamy scenes that you may remember long after you have forgotten the film.

I am sure I saw it a long time ago.

My memory of the film was that ultimately it was unsatisfying.

Sometimes you can just enjoy things without thinking too much about them. The main criticism seems to be that it is not particularly realistic.

The basic premise that wife swapping leads to unhappiness seems reasonable, which reminds me of another 'better' film - Happy Happy (2013).

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I have now watched episode four, and I am much more impressed. For the first time I watched an episode from beginning to end. To watch six hours of television including adverts is asking a lot. With my PVR (TV recorder) I can fast forward and even go back.

When I first saw it, I got the impression that it was well made but I had difficulty following the plot. A plot over six hours, is difficult to follow. It is well made. Made in 2001 it is interesting to see what has dated. People no longer use photographic dark rooms. Most of the cars are still current.

After reading one writer's very negative review I was expecting the worst from this series, but found myself watching all six episodes over two nights. It was like a novel I couldn't put down.

My take on the plot is that it is complex, but not convoluted. The characters are almost all interesting, from Robson Green's Jack Chambers and the other main players to the various minor parts, including that of Jack's father Don. The acting was superb from all the cast.

I can't say I "enjoyed" the drama - it was too tense for that - but I was certainly gripped by it, to the very last. I'd have liked to see where the story went from it's ending ....