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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).

Date: 12/23/2001
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Eamonn Walker, Keeley Hawes, Richard Coyle, Rachael Stirling, Del Synnott, Michelle Newell, Christopher Fox, Bill Paterson, Carl McCrystal, Tim Faraday, Joss Ackland, Claire Oberman, Jon Snow, Anna Niland

Christopher Eccleston as Ben Jago in Othello Christopher Eccleston

Eamonn Walker as John Othello in Othello Eamonn Walker

Keeley Hawes as Dessie Brabant in Othello Keeley Hawes

Richard Coyle as Michael Cass in Othello Richard Coyle

Rachael Stirling as Lulu in Othello Rachael Stirling

Del Synnott as Alan Roderick in Othello Del Synnott

Michelle Newell as Alma in Othello Michelle Newell

Christopher Fox

Bill Paterson as Sinclair Carver in Othello Bill Paterson

Carl McCrystal

Tim Faraday as Chief Superintendent in Othello Tim Faraday

Joss Ackland as James Brabant in Othello Joss Ackland

Claire Oberman as prosecuting counsel in Othello Claire Oberman

Jon Snow as Newsreader in Othello Jon Snow

Anna Niland

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