Reckell eventually returned and is still with the show. Peter Reckell left the pivotal role of Bo Brady on Days of our Lives left in the middle of a hot story. If an actor decides to leave a show, the producer must decide if the character is too important to write off. There are many reasons that a soap opera character has to be recast.
To recast or not to recast that is the question everyone soap opera producer has wrestled with.
