Egypt

Season 1 Episode 1: The Search for Tutankhamun

Oct 30, 2005NR51m7.8

Howard Carter hunts for the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Search for Tutankhamun

1. The Search for Tutankhamun

Aired: Oct 30, 2005

Howard Carter hunts for the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun.

Episode 2 The Curse of Tutankhamun

2. The Curse of Tutankhamun

Aired: Nov 6, 2005

A prize that Howard Carter sought all his life yields more than he can imagine.

Episode 3 The Pharaoh and the Showman

3. The Pharaoh and the Showman

Aired: Nov 13, 2005

Italian Circus performer/engineer, Giovanni Belzoni becomes Egypt's greatest ...

Episode 4 The Temple of the Sands

4. The Temple of the Sands

Aired: Nov 20, 2005

Belzoni clears centuries of sand from the Temple at Abu Simbel.

Episode 5 The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone

5. The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone

Aired: Nov 27, 2005

It's a battle of linguistics between a brilliant French linguist and an Engli...

Episode 6 The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs

6. The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs

Aired: Dec 4, 2005

Linquestist Champollion fulfills his dream by visiting Egypt to read the insc...

Main Cast

Andrew SachsNarrator

Julian WadhamLord Carnarvon

Caroline LangrisheLady Carnarvon

Alexandra WeaverEvelyn Carnarvon

Laurence FoxLeonard

Stuart GrahamHoward Carter

Valentine PelkaPierre Lacau

Creators

Ferdinand Fairfax

Ferdinand FairfaxDirector

Jonathan Rich

Jonathan RichCreator

Info about Egypt

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres:Drama, Documentary, History