Othello' is the most domestic of Shakespeare's tragedies and the one that's likely to strike a personal note with a lot of people watching it.
Andrew DaviesI remain, however, fairly optimistic for the future of period drama because it's just such a popular thing.
Andrew DaviesI was getting rewarded for writing well, from about the age of five or six. A teacher would say, "Look what Andrew has written," and I thought, "Maybe I could be a writer."
Andrew DaviesI would love it if anyone gave me the job of adapting 'The Great Gatsby,' but nobody ever does.
Andrew Davies