Tutankhamun (miniseries)

Tutankhamun
First episode titlecard
Genre	Adventure, drama
Written by	Guy Burt
Directed by	Peter Webber
Starring	Max Irons Sam Neill
Theme music composer	Christian Henson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer(s)	Simon Lewis
Cinematography	David Raedeker
Editor(s)	David Head
Running time	180 mins.
Production company(s)	ITV Studios
Distributor	ITV Studios Global Entertainment
Release
Original network	ITV
Picture format	16:9 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	16 October – 6 November 2016

Tutankhamun is a 2016 adventure-drama miniseries based on the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter, directed by Peter Webber from a screenplay written by Guy Burt.^[1]

Plot

Archaeologist Howard Carter (Max Irons) stumbles upon evidence of an undiscovered tomb of one of Egypt's forgotten Pharaohs, Tutankhamun. His peers, however, scorn it as being impossible, save for one man: the wealthy Lord Carnarvon (Sam Neill), a born gambler and thrill-seeker, who agrees to fund Carter's digs.

Cast

• Max Irons as Howard Carter
• Sam Neill as Lord Carnarvon
• Amy Wren as Lady Evelyn Carnarvon
• Catherine Steadman as Maggie Lewis
• Nicolas Beaucaire as Pierre Lacau
• Jonathan Aris as Herbert Winlock
• Rupert Vansittart as Flinders Petrie

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
1	"Episode 1.1"	Peter Webber	Guy Burt	16 October 2016	6.65
2	"Episode 1.2"	Peter Webber	Guy Burt	23 October 2016	5.65
3	"Episode 1.3"	Peter Webber	Guy Burt	30 October 2016	5.40
4	"Episode 1.4"	Peter Webber	Guy Burt	6 November 2016	4.71

Home media

The series was released by ITV on DVD on 7 November 2016.^[2]

References

1. "Tutankhamun (TV Mini-Series 2016) - Full Cast & Crew". IMBb. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
2. "Tutankhamun: DVD & Blu-ray". Amazon. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

External links

• Official ITV page
• Tutankhamun at the Internet Movie Database