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Arabian Nights is a two-part 2000 American/British miniseries, adapted by Peter Barnes from Sir Richard Francis Burton's translation of the medieval epic One Thousand and One Nights. Mili Avital and Dougray Scott star as Scheherazade and Shahryar respectively. Produced by Dyson Lovell and directed by Steve Barron, the serial was made by Hallmark Entertainment and originally broadcast over two nights on 30 April and 1 May 2000 on BBC One in the United Kingdom and ABC in the United States.
Original Release
04/30/2000 on ABC
US Release
04/30/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jim Carter | |
Tcheky Karyo | Black Coda |
Rufus Sewell | Ali Baba |
Andy Serkis | Kasim |
Mili Avital | Scheherezade |
James Frain | Schahzenan / Harun al-Rashid / Harun |
Amira Casar | Morgiana |
Benedict Wong | Hassan |
Hassani Shapi | 1st Army Captain |
John Leguizamo | Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 30 April 2000 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Monday, 01 May 2000 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jim Carter | |
Tcheky Karyo | Black Coda |
Rufus Sewell | Ali Baba |
Andy Serkis | Kasim |
Mili Avital | Scheherezade |
James Frain | Schahzenan / Harun al-Rashid / Harun |
Amira Casar | Morgiana |
Benedict Wong | Hassan |
Hassani Shapi | 1st Army Captain |
John Leguizamo | Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring |
Dougray Scott | Sultan Shahryar / Amin |
Ayesha Dharker | Coral Lips |
Alan Bates | Storyteller |
James Callis | Prince Ahmed |
Don Warrington | Hari Ben Karim |
Jason Scott Lee | Aladdin |
David Yip | Assad |
Bhasker Patel | Carpet Seller |
Alexei Sayle | BacBac |
Stefan Kalipha | Abu Nouz |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert A. Halmi | Executive Producer |
Robert Halmi Sr. | Executive Producer |
Nigel Wooll | Producer |
Dyson Lovell | Producer |
Peter Barnes | Producer |
Howard Ellis | Producer |
Editors
Clips

Arabian Nights: We're Rich!
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Won |
2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries | Nominated |
2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |