Egypt is the title of a BBC television drama serial about various archaeological discoveries taking place in that country's history, with the occasional 'flashback' scene involving actors portraying the ancient Egyptians themselves. The hour-long show originally aired on Sunday nights at 9pm on BBC1 in 2005. The first two episodes explored the work of Howard Carter and his archaeological quest in Egypt in the early part of the twentieth century. The next two episodes focused on the eccentric explorer 'The Great Belzoni', played by Matthew Kelly. The final two episodes dramatise the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone by Jean-François Champollion, who is played by Elliot Cowan.
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Episode One
Episode One entitled "The Search for Tutankhamen" dealt with the finding of the young Pharaoh during the days in which Howard Carter had worked so hard to locate, the successes, triumphs and challenges were all brought into perspective and how much of an impact the young Pharaoh had on society and the discoverer himself.
Episode Two
"The Curse of Tutankhamen" was the second episode of the series to be broadcast on BBC One. After the discovery made by Howard Carter the popular belief that a curse existed with the opening of the tomb was made clear. Although the episode indicated that the curse could exist it was not made clear.
Episode Three
Episode Four
Episode Five
Episode Six
Cast
- Howard Carter - Stuart Graham
- Lord Carnarvon - Julian Wadham
- Lady Carnarvon - Caroline Langrishe
- Evelyn Carnarvon - Alex Weaver
- Pierre Lacau - Valentine Pelka
- Theodore Davis - William Hope
- Leonard - Laurence Fox
- Belzoni - Matthew Kelly
- Sarah Belzoni - Lindsay Baxter
- James Curtin - Nevan Finnigan
- Henry Salt - Robert Portal
- William Beechey - Richard Dempsey
- John Lewis Bukhardt - Thomas Lockyer
- Bernardino Drovetti - Joseph Long
- Jean-François Champollion - Elliot Cowan
- Jacques-Joseph Champollion - Stuart Bunce
