Nabil Shaban
Birthday: 1953-02-12
Place of Birth: Amman, Jordan
Biography: Nabil Shaban (1953-2025) was born in Amman, Jordan and arrived in England when he was three for treatment for his osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle-bone disease). He spent the next six years in hospital and seven in a children's home. In 1980, he and Richard Tomlinson founded Graeae (pronounced Grey Eye), a professional theatre company of disabled performers. A writer and performer with many film and television credits, he was probably best known to television viewers for his role as ruthless businessman Sil in the Doctor Who stories 'Vengeance on Varos' and 'The Trial of a Time Lord' (BBC, 1985 + 1986).
Movies
Walter
A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated whe...
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Slave of Dreams
The Egyptian executioner's wife tries to seduce Hebrew slave Joseph to fulfill a dream they are expe...
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Morticia
An eleven-year-old girl, living in Edinburgh, Scotland, hates her Christian name, Kylie. She prefers...
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Sorry About Last Night
A romantic comedy written by and starring Alexei Sayle. A couple on a first date in London are deter...
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Children of Men
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to hel...
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Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
When the TARDIS is in need of repairs, the Doctor and Peri are forced to land on Varos, a mining pla...
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The Skin Horse
An award-winning, ground-breaking TV documentary dealing sensitively with the topic of sex and intim...
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Wittgenstein
A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridge...
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Born of Fire
For reasons unknown, a flautist and an astronomer find themselves drawn to one another. But, when th...
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Skallagrigg
Back in the 'bad old days' when the physically and mentally disabled were locked away in institution...
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City of Joy
Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he l...
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Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
An original drama from the world of BBCtv's Doctor Who, featuring Sil, the ruthless alien entreprene...
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The Story of Doctor Who
Documentary to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of this popular cult sci-fi television series....
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Doctor Who: Mindwarp
As the Doctor's trial continues, evidence is presented showing his most recent adventure, one where ...
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Deptford Graffiti
George, wheelchair and hospital bound, is released by Cherry and a group of Hell's Angels....
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Billy's Christmas Angels
Billy wants to play in a rock band with his brother Dave. This Christmas, Billy 's Angels come down ...
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The Fifth Gospel
A documentary about disability and Christianity from Nabil Shaban and Tina Leslie....
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Getting Away From Sidney
Getting Away From Sidney - BBC TV documentary about Graeae, a touring theatre company of disabled ac...
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A Different Hand
A musical comedy drama about a young woman (played by Tina Leslie) rebelling against society's attit...
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Iranian Nights
A Channel Four special presentation of the Royal Court Theatre 1989 production, London. with Paul B...
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The Strangest Viking
"The Strangest Viking" is a Secret History TV documentary about Ivarr the Boneless. Nabil Shaban pre...
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Raspberry Ripple
A clever paraplegic man, haunted by visions of imaginary gangsters, becomes desperate to leave the "...
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The Doctors: More Monsters!
This documentary includes the best in-depth interviews with NABIL SHABAN (Sil), CHRISTOPHER RYAN (Ki...
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