El Helmeya Nights (1987)

A sweeping saga spanning Egyptian history from the era of King Farouk to the early 21st century, Al Helmeya Nights centres on the bitter rivalry between the Al-Badri and Ghanem families in Cairo's Helmeya neighbourhood. Driven by revenge, ambition, and shifting power, the series — written by Osama Anwar Okasha with over 300 actors across six seasons — is widely considered one of the greatest achievements in Arab television drama.

Cast (29)CrewGenresDetailsMediaAwards

Yehia El Fakharany

Selim El-Badry

Safia ElEmary

Nazik El-Selehdar

Hesham Selim

Adel Selim El-Badry

Salah El-Saadany

Soliman Ghanem

Hanan Shawqi

Qamar Zenhom El-Samahy

Sameh El-Sereety

Helmy Kholeif

Inam Salusah

Waseefa El-Marzouqi

Mamdouh Abdelalim

Ali Selim El-Badry

Athar ElHakim

Zohra Soliman Ghanem

Hasan Youssef

Tawfiq El-Badry

Abla Kamel

Roqaya El-Badry

Sayed Abdel Karim

Zenhom El-Samahy

Sherif Mounir

Nagy Taha El-Samahy

Lucy

Hamdya

Shawqi Shamekh

Kamal Khilla

Zizi Al-Badrawy

Nagat Soultan

Mohamed Farid

Metwaly (Ta'Ta')

Mohsena Tawfiq

Anisa Badawy

Mohamed Metwally

Basiouni (Bessa)

Hagag Abdel Azim

Bahrouz

Magda Zaki

Eslah

Sabry Abdel Monem

Galal Shehab

Jala Fahmi

Sarah

Mohamed Wafiq

Mostafa Refaat

Wedad Hamdy

Sabra

Ryad El Kholy

Wafaa Amer

Fatma Koshari

Alaa Zinhom

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