Othello
- Synopsis
- A contemporary television adaptation by Andrew Davies of Shakespeare’s Othello. London’s black population is angry when a black man has died in police custody and it becomes politically expedient to appoint a black Metropolitan Police Commissioner. John Othello (Eamonn Walker) is appointed over his close colleague and friend, Ben Jago.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 23 Dec 2001 at 21:00 (Channel: ITV1)
- Duration
- 100 mins
Credits
- Director
- Geoffrey Sax
- Producer
- Anne Pivcevic; Julie Gardner
- Cinematographer
- Daf Hobson
- Music
- Debbie Wiseman
- Production Design
- Malcolm Thornton
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama; English language and literature
- Keywords
- race relations; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Released on DVD in 2002.
- History
- Shown in the US in the Masterpiece Theatre series 28 January 2002.
- Figures
- 3,469.000 viewing figure - 17% audience share. The programme followed an episode of HEARTBEAT which commanded an audience of 10 million.
- Awards
- BAFTA TV Award 2002 - Best Editing; Best Photography and Lighting.
Royal Television Society Award, UK 2002. Best Lighting, Photography and Camera - Reviews
- Interview with Andrew Davies about the conception and making of the drama www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/othello/ei_davies.html.
Coursen, H.R. ‘The PBS Othello: a Review Essay’ Shakespeare Bulletin 8.1 (2002), pp. 23-27.
Production Company
- Name
Retail outlets
- Name
WGBH Boston
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Facets Multi-media Inc.
- sales@facets.org
- Web
- http://www.facetsdvd.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 773 281 9045
- Fax
- +1 773 929 5437
- Address
- 1517 West Fullerton Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
60614
USA - Notes
- A pioneering US distributor of over 65,000 international, animated, independent, art, classic, documentary, silent, and experimental films on DVD, some of them exclusive to the Facets label.
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Othello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av35163 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)