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Tutankhamun TV Series for this Autumn

A major new 4 part drama series is soon to be shown on ITV focusing this autumn. It reveals the highs and lows of the journey to the eventual discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, and the main characters involved. Howard Carter is played by Max Irons, star of ‘Women in Gold’. His financial backer - Lord Carnarvon - is played by Sam Neill, star of Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders.

It follows he story of Carter’s struggle to locate the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings starting in 1905 and ending with his eventually succesful discovery in 1922. Along the way it traces his difficult journey after initial setbacks to the support from Lord Carnarvon and finally the world greatest discovery of ancient treasure – Tutankhamun’s unrobbed tomb.

Published: 23rd Sep



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