Series
El Helmeya Nights
Egypt- Creator
- Ismail Abdel Hafez
- Year
- 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.
Episodes
Top cast
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
Created by
Ismail Abdel Hafez
Directed by
Ismail Abdel Hafez
Written by
Osama Anwar Okasha