Othello (2001)

ALL 12/23/2001 (en) Drama 98 Min
  • Release
    12/23/2001
  • Production
    LWT, GBH, CBC
  • Rotten tomato
    66%
  • Original title
    Othello
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

An Explosive 21st Century Adaptation From Masterpiece Theatre

Overview

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).

  1. Geoffrey Sax

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Nick Arthurs

    Editor



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Casts

  1. Christopher Eccleston

    Ben Jago

  2. Eamonn Walker

    John Othello

  3. Keeley Hawes

    Dessie Brabant

  4. Richard Coyle

    Michael Cass

  5. Rachael Stirling

    Lulu

  6. Del Synnott

    Alan Roderick

  7. Michelle Newell

    Alma

  8. Christopher Fox

    PC Adey

  9. Bill Paterson

    Sinclair Carver

  10. Carl McCrystal

    Geoffrey

  11. Tim Faraday

    Chief Superintendent

  12. Joss Ackland

    James Brabant

  13. Claire Oberman

    prosecuting counsel

  14. Jon Snow

    Newsreader

  15. Anna Niland

    Estelle

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 15 , Crews : 15

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Othello (2001) 98 Min

ALL 12/23/2001 (en)
Drama
  • Release 12/23/2001
  • Production
    LWT, GBH, CBC
  • Original title Othello
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

An Explosive 21st Century Adaptation From Masterpiece Theatre

Overview

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).

  1. Geoffrey Sax

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Nick Arthurs

    Editor

  4. Anne Pivcevic, Julie Gardner

    Producer