Representation - Race/Ethnicity - Spooks

As a class we watched a scene from the drama series Spooks, the title is 'Danny's Death', from the short clip we had to analyse the mise en scene, lighting, characters, colours and representation included.





How is representation of ethnicity constructed in this clip?
The mise en scene from the very start shows a contrast between dark and light, the faces of the characters are always partially lit; this highlights the representation of ethnicity by the difference between black and white. The main character, Danny, is black; the two terrorist characters are Arabian and the woman in the main scene is white, so already there are characters playing stereotypical roles for their race. There are other people within this clip but not in the main scene, they are all white as well and are colleagues and friends of Danny and the woman. All the characters are well spoken irrelevant to their racial backgrounds, this shows that the only features that make them 'different' are their religion, beliefs and physical appearance.
The sounds used in the clip make the atmosphere tense and unpredictable for the audience, there is a drum beat playing from the start of the clip which could be perceived as a heartbeat or footsteps building closer to a climax. The sound slowly blends into a song sounding very similar to the 'Mvezzin', which is traditionally the 'Call to Prayer' this could show links to the different religions between races in the clip. The whale song is played until the very end of this short clip, this holds emotion between all the characters as there are short shots showing each persons' reaction.
There is another aspect of religion as before Danny speaks to defend himself against the terrorist holding a gun to his head, he whispers something to himself as if it was a prayer or a goodbye to someone he loves before he surrenders himself. This shows there are different beliefs in different people no matter what religion or race they are. The two Arabian men are terrorists, one was dressed as a regular businessman, the other was head to toe in Arabian black robes. The man in the suit is obviously the leader of the two, he could be mistaken for an everyday businessman in a busy city, as though he's in disguise.