Shakespea Retold Macbeth
Macbeth Adapted by Peter Moffat Broadcast 14 November 2005 Set in a threestar restaurant owned by celebrity chef Duncan Docherty (Vincent Regan), with Joe Macbeth (James McAvoy) as the sous chef and his wife, Ella, (Keeley Hawes) as the maitre d. Joe and his fellow chef Billy Banquo (Joseph Millson) are annoyed that Duncan takes credit for Joe s work, and that Duncan s son Malcolm has, in their opinion, no real flair for the business. Then they encounter three supernatural binmen who predict that Macbeth will get ownership of the restaurant, as will Billy s children. Joe and Ella are inspired to hire Eastern European hitmen to kill Duncan, but the binmen subsequently warn that Macbeth should be wary of Peter Macduff (Richard Armitage), the head waiter. Macbeth s first name may be a reference to the 1955 film Joe Macbeth, which likewise modernised the story, in this case to a Chicago gangwar.
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