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Egypt is a BBC television docudrama serial portraying events in the history of Egyptology from the 18th through early 20th centuries. It originally aired on Sunday nights at 9 pm 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 here by Matthew Kelly. The final two episodes dramatise the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone by Jean-François Champollion.
Original Release
10/30/2005 on BBC
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Andrew Sachs | Narrator / Self - Narrator |
Neji Nejah | Ay |
Elliot Cowan | Champollion / Jean-François Champollion |
Stuart Graham | Howard Carter |
Matthew Kelly | Giovanni Belzoni |
Julian Wadham | Lord Carnarvon |
Lynsey Baxter | Sarah Belzoni |
Stuart Bunce | Jacques-Joseph Champollion |
Caroline Langrishe | Lady Carnarvon |
Nevan Finegan | James Curtin |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Search for Tutankhamun | Sunday, 30 October 2005 |
2 | The Curse of Tutankhamun | Sunday, 06 November 2005 |
3 | The Pharaoh and the Showman | Sunday, 13 November 2005 |
4 | The Temple of the Sands | Sunday, 20 November 2005 |
5 | The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone | Sunday, 27 November 2005 |
6 | The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs | Sunday, 04 December 2005 |
Directors
Writers
Alexander Emmert, Ferdinand Fairfax, Tony Mulholland, Jonathan Rich
Cast
Name | Character |
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Andrew Sachs | Narrator / Self - Narrator |
Neji Nejah | Ay |
Elliot Cowan | Champollion / Jean-François Champollion |
Stuart Graham | Howard Carter |
Matthew Kelly | Giovanni Belzoni |
Julian Wadham | Lord Carnarvon |
Lynsey Baxter | Sarah Belzoni |
Stuart Bunce | Jacques-Joseph Champollion |
Caroline Langrishe | Lady Carnarvon |
Nevan Finegan | James Curtin |
Alexandra Weaver | Evelyn Carnarvon |
Tania Emery | Rosine Champollion / Rosine Blanc |
Valentine Pelka | Pierre Lacau |
Hugh Ross | Sylvestre de Sacy |
Joseph Long | Bernardino Drovetti |
Robert Portal | Henry Salt |
Michael Fitzgerald | Abbot |
Yousseff Hagag Hagag | Hamet The Reiss |
Mahmoud Sabit | General Hely-Hutchinson / Alan Gardiner |
Hamdy Heykal | Henchman / First Henchman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Phil Dolling | Executive Producer |
Alexander Emmert | Producer |
Paul Bradshaw | Producer |
Clare Duncan | Producer |
Victoria Goodall | Producer |