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Arabian Nights

BBC One
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The first in a two-part screen adaptation of the fables from the legendary One Thousand and One Nights.
In a desperate attempt to save her own life, the Sultan of Baghdad's new wife starts telling her husband a mesmerising story. Concludes tomorrow at 6.20pm. See Choice.
(Further cast tomorrow)
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Open sesame: page 24

Contributors

Dramatised by:
Peter Barnes
Producer:
Dyson Lovell
Director:
Steve Barron
Scheherazade:
Mili Avital
Storyteller:
Alan Bates
Schahzenan:
James Frain
Black Coda:
Tcheky Karyo
Aladdin Jason:
Scott Lee
The Genie:
John Leguizamo
Princess Zobeide:
Vanessa Mae
Sultan Schariar:
Dougray Scott
Ali Baba:
Rufus Sewell
Ja'Far:
Jim Carter
Chief executioner:
Peter Guinness
Mustappa:
Hugh Quarshie
Source: Radio Times

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