Arabian Nights (miniseries)
Arabian Nights is a two-part 2000 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 produced 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.
| Arabian Nights | |
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Poster for the miniseries, designed by Drew Struzan | |
| Genre | Miniseries Fantasy Costume drama |
| Based on | The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night by Sir Richard Francis Burton |
| Screenplay by | Peter Barnes |
| Directed by | Steve Barron |
| Starring | Mili Avital Dougray Scott |
| Theme music composer | Richard Harvey |
| Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Dyson Lovell |
| Cinematography | Remi Adefarasin |
| Running time | 175 minutes |
| Production company | Hallmark Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC BBC One |
| Release | April 30 – May 1, 2000 |
The series consists of five stories from One Thousand and One Nights, which are framed within a sixth, maintaining the traditional style of stories within stories that is synonymous with the Nights. The series cast includes Alan Bates, Rufus Sewell, Andy Serkis, James Frain, John Leguizamo (in a dual role), Jason Scott Lee, Vanessa-Mae, Alexei Sayle, Jim Carter, James Callis, and Oded Fehr.