Othello
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).
Crew
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Jo Wright
Executive Producer
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Andy Pryor
Casting
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Andrew Davies
Writer
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Anne Pivcevic
Producer
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Geoffrey Sax
Director
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William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
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Julie Gardner
Producer
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Pat Hay
Makeup & Hair
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Nick Arthurs
Editor
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Debbie Wiseman
Original Music Composer
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Michele Buck
Executive Producer
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Daf Hobson
Director of Photography
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Leigh Walker
Art Direction
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Malcolm Thornton
Production Design
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Les Lansdown
Costume Design
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