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Arabian Nights

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.

2000 |1 Season  | 2h 55m |  Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Family

Cast

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Mili Avital

Scheherezade

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Alan Bates

Storyteller

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James Frain

Schahzenan / Harun

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Rufus Sewell

Ali Baba

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Tchéky Karyo

Black Coda

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Dougray Scott

Sultan Shahryar

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Jason Scott Lee

Aladdin

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Vanessa-Mae

Princess Zobeide

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John Leguizamo

Genie of the Lamp

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Jim Carter

Ja'Far

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Hugh Quarshie

Mustappa

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Amira Casar

Morgiana

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Andy Serkis

Kasim

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Nadim Sawalha

Judge Zadic

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Henry Goodman

Sultan Billah

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Roger Hammond

Jerome Gribben

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Don Warrington

Hari Ben Karim

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Alexei Sayle

BacBac

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Benedict Wong

Hassan

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Peter Guinness

Chief Executioner

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Jane Lapotaire

Miriam

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Hari Dhillon

Prince Hussain

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Maureen O'Farrell

Sultana Billah

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Pik-Sen Lim

Aladdin's Mother

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James Callis

Prince Ahmed

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Burt Kwouk

Caliph Beder

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Ayesha Dharker

Coral Lips

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John Hallam

Demon

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Leon Lissek

Dr. Ezra

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Melanie Gutteridge

Fair Face

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David Yip

Assad

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Oded Fehr

2nd Robber

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Sara Houghton

Hand Maiden

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Inday Ba

Heart's Delight

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Stanley Lebor

Faisal

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Creator

Peter Barnes

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

ABC