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Othello (2001)
With freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of Othello is a "rethinking" of Shakespeare's play, albeit still retaining the original's power and potency. The story is set in the London of the near future, a crime-ridden metropolis virtually torn apart by racial hostilities. By order of the Prime Minister, black police officer John Othello (Eamonn Walker) is promoted to Commissioner, a post dearly coveted by Othello's friend, mentor and fellow officer Ben Jago (Christopher Eccleston). Seething with jealousy, Jago contrives to discredit Othello in the eyes of the public, and to destroy John's interracial marriage to the lily-white Dessie (Keeley Hawes). Among those used as unwitting dupes to gain Jago's ends are Othello's trusted lieutenant, Michael Cass (Richard Coyle), scrupulously honest police constable Alan Roderick (Del Synnott), and Jago's own wife, Lulu (Rachael Stirling).
Updated May 25 2020
Cast
Joss Ackland
James Brabant
Rachael Stirling
Lulu
Eamonn Walker
John Othello
Keeley Hawes
Dessie Brabant
Tim Faraday
Chief Superintendent
Richard Coyle
Michael Cass
Del Synnott
Alan Roderick
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Crew
William Shakespeare
Writer
Andy Pryor
Casting
Andrew Davies
Writer
Nick Arthurs
Editor
Debbie Wiseman
Original Music Composer
Geoffrey Sax
Director
Daf Hobson
Director of Photography
Les Lansdown
Costume Design
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