"Egypt" (2005) TV series

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

30 October 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | History

Plot Keywords:

Title Spoken By Character

Cast

Andrew Sachs	...	Narrator (3 episodes, 2005)
Stuart Graham	...	Howard Carter (2 episodes, 2005)
Julian Wadham	...	Lord Carnarvon (2 episodes, 2005)
Caroline Langrishe	...	Lady Carnarvon (2 episodes, 2005)
Alexandra Weaver	...	Evelyn Carnarvon (2 episodes, 2005)
Laurence Fox	...	Leonard (2 episodes, 2005)
Valentine Pelka	...	Pierre Lacau (2 episodes, 2005)
Ali Halifa	...	Carter's Reiss (2 episodes, 2005)
Arkin Chandaril	...	Tutankhamun / ... (2 episodes, 2005)
Neji Nejah	...	Ay (2 episodes, 2005)
Nicola Liberos	...	Ankhesamun / ... (2 episodes, 2005)
Lynsey Baxter	...	Sarah Belzoni (2 episodes, 2005)
Elliot Cowan	...	Champollion (2 episodes, 2005)
Fuman Dar	...	Ramesses II (2 episodes, 2005)
Tania Emery	...	Rosine Blanc / ... (2 episodes, 2005)
Nevan Finegan	...	James Curtin (2 episodes, 2005)
Yousseff Hagag Hagag	...	Hamer The Reiss / ... (2 episodes, 2005)
Hamdy Heykal	...	Henchman (2 episodes, 2005)
Matthew Kelly	...	Giovanni Belzoni (2 episodes, 2005)
Joseph Long	...	Bernard Drovetti (2 episodes, 2005)
Robert Portal	...	Henry Salt (2 episodes, 2005)
Badi Uzzaman	...	Caimakan (2 episodes, 2005)
Aiman Zahabi	...	Kher-Heb (2 episodes, 2005)

Also Known As:

Discovering Ancient Egypt (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Aswan, Egypt

Classy series

I very much enjoyed this classy, dramatic and involving BBC series on TV and having just watched the UK DVD set from beginning to end I can say that it definitely bears repetition. The best thing is that the series sheds light on characters (notably Belzoni and Champollion) who were fundamental to the rediscovery of Ancient Egyptian civilisation but whose stories are not well-known. I had no idea, for example, until I saw the wonderful last two episodes on Champollion and the race between the English and the French to translate hieroglyphs that it was Napoleon's invasion of Egypt that re-awakened European interest in the country and indeed started a craze for all things Egyptian. Even in the opening episodes telling the better-known story of Carter discovering King Tut's tomb the series seems to bring a freshness to the story and the character that makes it better than previous versions. All in all, this series seems destined to become a classic.