Arabian Nights

Overview

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.

Roughly 5h 50m to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 2 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 175 minutes.

Trailer

Play trailer: Arabian Nights (2000, TV miniseries) VHS Trailer

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Series cast and crew

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  Mili AvitalScheherezade
  2 episodes

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  Alan BatesStoryteller
  2 episodes

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  James FrainSchahzenan / Harun
  2 episodes

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  Rufus SewellAli Baba
  2 episodes

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  Tchéky KaryoBlack Coda
  2 episodes

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  Dougray ScottSultan Shahryar
  2 episodes

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  Jason Scott LeeAladdin
  2 episodes

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  Vanessa-MaePrincess Zobeide
  2 episodes

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  John LeguizamoGenie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring
  2 episodes

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  Jim CarterJa'Far
  2 episodes

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  Hugh QuarshieMustappa
  2 episodes

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  Amira CasarMorgiana
  2 episodes

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  Andy SerkisKasim
  2 episodes

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  Chiaki YamauchiHead Maid
  2 episodes

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  Nadim SawalhaJudge Zadic
  2 episodes

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  Henry GoodmanSultan Billah
  2 episodes

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  Roger HammondJerome Gribben
  2 episodes

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  Don WarringtonHari Ben Karim
  2 episodes

Created by

Peter Barnes

Network

ABC, BBC One

Seasons and episodes

• Season 12000 · 2 episodes