Arabian Nights

2000 - 2000

Part 1

30th April 2000

Episode 1

Targeted for assassination by his first wife and his evil brother, a young sultan must marry by the next full moon or he will lose his kingdom. His uncertainty over his newfound bride causes her to stall the sultan with a series of fantastic stories to ease the tension and stall her impending execution. As she spins tales of tragedy, comedy, magic, and mayhem, the sultan learns valuable lessons and confesses his deep love for her.

Part 2

Episode 2

As the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves unfolds, the Sultan realizes that the story bears a striking resemblance to his own life and could even offer a solution to his ongoing conflict with his jealous brother.

Top Cast

Mili Avital•Alan Bates•James Frain

Director

Steve Barron

Writer

Peter Barnes

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Family

Targeted for assassination by his first wife and his evil brother, a young sultan must marry by the next full moon or he will lose his kingdom. His uncertainty over his newfound bride causes her to stall the sultan with a series of fantastic stories to ease the tension and stall her impending execution.

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Mili Avital Image

Mili Avital

Scheherezade

Alan Bates Image

Alan Bates

Storyteller

James Frain Image

James Frain

Schahzenan / Harun

Rufus Sewell Image

Rufus Sewell

Ali Baba

Tchéky Karyo Image

Tchéky Karyo

Black Coda

Dougray Scott Image

Dougray Scott

Sultan Shahryar

Jason Scott Lee Image

Jason Scott Lee

Aladdin

Vanessa-Mae Image

Vanessa-Mae

Princess Zobeide

John Leguizamo Image

John Leguizamo

Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring

Jim Carter Image

Jim Carter

Ja'Far

Hugh Quarshie Image

Hugh Quarshie

Mustappa

Amira Casar Image

Amira Casar

Morgiana

Andy Serkis Image

Andy Serkis

Kasim

Chiaki Yamauchi

Head Maid

Nadim Sawalha Image

Nadim Sawalha

Judge Zadic

Henry Goodman Image

Henry Goodman

Sultan Billah

Roger Hammond Image

Roger Hammond

Jerome Gribben

Don Warrington Image

Don Warrington

Hari Ben Karim

Alexei Sayle Image

Alexei Sayle

BacBac

Benedict Wong Image

Benedict Wong

Hassan

Peter Guinness Image

Peter Guinness

Chief Executioner

Jane Lapotaire Image

Jane Lapotaire

Miriam

Hari Dhillon Image

Hari Dhillon

Prince Hussain

Maureen O'Farrell Image

Maureen O'Farrell

Sultana Billah

Emma Lewis

Sultana

Pik-Sen Lim Image

Pik-Sen Lim

Aladdin's Mother

James Callis Image

James Callis

Prince Ahmed

Burt Kwouk Image

Burt Kwouk

Caliph Beder

Ayesha Dharker Image

Ayesha Dharker

Coral Lips

Alexis Conran

Prince Ali

John Hallam Image

John Hallam

Demon

Leon Lissek Image

Leon Lissek

Dr. Ezra

Melanie Gutteridge Image

Melanie Gutteridge

Fair Face

David Yip Image

David Yip

Assad

Oded Fehr Image

Oded Fehr

2nd Robber

Peter Bayliss

1st Physician

Sara Houghton Image

Sara Houghton

Hand Maiden

Inday Ba Image

Inday Ba

Heart's Delight

Stanley Lebor Image

Stanley Lebor

Faisal

Jamila Massey

Safil

Junix Inocian Image

Junix Inocian

Hi-Ching

Stefan Kalipha Image

Stefan Kalipha

Abu Nouz

Orgun Gitir

Executioner's Assistant

Tony Osoba Image

Tony Osoba

Sultan Badr Al-Din

Kulvinder Ghir Image

Kulvinder Ghir

Ali's Servant

Cyril Nri Image

Cyril Nri

Schaca

Bhasker Patel Image

Bhasker Patel

Carpet Seller

Adrian Pang Image

Adrian Pang

Gulnare

Simon Gregor Image

Simon Gregor

1st Robber

Simon Finney Image

Simon Finney

2nd Guard

Nasser Memarzia Image

Nasser Memarzia

Prosecuting Lawyer

Barry Kamen

1st Guard

Ysé Tran Image

Ysé Tran

Bubble Dancer

Hassani Shapi Image

Hassani Shapi

1st Army Captain

Yaman Tüzcet Image

Yaman Tüzcet

Elderly Mourner

Ufuk Asiliskendar

Clerk

Jayden Spring

Child