That’s the backdrop for Channel 4’s new, six-part thriller, Baghdad Central, written by Stephen Butchard (it was inspired by Elliot Colla’s novel of the same name). “I didn’t want to play another accented Arab on Western television, but my wife read with me and encouraged me. “The writing is so rich and deep and character-driven, and a quarter of it feels like a foreign-language film. The complexity of his character was something that really resonated with Zuaiter; there’s “this whole choice of loyalty to country or loyalty to family”. He says he enjoyed working with the diverse cast on Baghdad Central.

Source: Irish Examiner January 29, 2020 18:00 UTC