- Actors: Marcus Gilbert, Michael Praed, Arabella Tjye, Caroline Harker, Anthony Calf
- Directors: Gabrielle Beaumont
- Writers: Charlotte Bingham, Jilly Cooper
- Producers: Barney Reisz, Roger Gregory
- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Cinema Club
- DVD Release Date: 14 Jun 2004
- Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0001M1K92
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 58,548 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Oh I loved this book! I was so pleased to hear it was being adapted for TV and then horribly disappointed, the plot swapped backwards and forwards, in the book Jake has won Gold at the Olympics BEFORE he leaves his wife for Helen. And what happened to Billy's wife's affair with his sponsor??
If you haven't read the book then this makes for enjoyable viewing, Michael Praed is very enjoyable as "Gypsy" Jake, Marcus Gilbert however is less believable as Rupert Campbell-Black, and Jilly Cooper fans everywhere will be shouting "That didn't happen then you idiot!" at the TV. On it's own merits, enjoyable, as a faithful replication of the book, incredibly poor!! Sorry!!
If you haven't read the book then this makes for enjoyable viewing, Michael Praed is very enjoyable as "Gypsy" Jake, Marcus Gilbert however is less believable as Rupert Campbell-Black, and Jilly Cooper fans everywhere will be shouting "That didn't happen then you idiot!" at the TV. On it's own merits, enjoyable, as a faithful replication of the book, incredibly poor!! Sorry!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Phew!!!!, just watched Riders on DVD. This is a must for Michael Praed fans as he just looks absolutely gorgeous in those jodhpurs. The story itself wasnt bad, but if you had read the book, you already have an impression on what the character is like in their heads as I found when I watched "misery" on TV, the ending was nothing like the book. With all that put aside I found it very entertaining. Rupert Cambell-Black was a cad, but I would imagine a dreadful kisser (in my opinion) and he came across a bit wooden (oh dear). Its a must for the ladies.
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If you've read the books you'll hate this. Its a very cheap looking production with extremely odd casting- the good looking glossy characters you've imagined from the books are suddenly very boring looking in the film. More importantly though, bit have been altered presumably to cut costs - such as the death of Sailor the horse. In the book he dies of a heart attack after heroically tacking the olympics...in the film he dies in his stabe from colic (I think) - no mention of olympics anywhere. Overall a very poor and strange adaptation.
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Just don't
That's about all there is to say on the matter really.
It's terrible. The characters are totally wrong....as is the story line. Read more
It's terrible. The characters are totally wrong....as is the story line. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Motionless_shadow
A decent film if you've never read the book
Okay, if you're going to watch this, watch it with an open mind- especially if you've already read the book. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2008 by lucy.darling__x3
They lost the plot - totally!
The DVD version of Riders is a light and mildly pornographic few hours of entertainment but will probably be a disappointment for anyone who has read Jilly Cooper's Riders. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2006
Great Fun
The characters were great, made me howl with laughter at the antics. Jilly Cooper carry on the great work.
Published on 29 Nov 2005 by Lady Jane
Please don't make any more
So awful it's almost compelling. I love the book and of course the two are incomparable as it is too much to expect over 700 pages to convert to a few hours on screen. Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2002
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