Tutankhamun (TV series)

2016 British TV series or programme

Tutankhamun

First episode titlecard

Genre| Adventure, drama
Written by| Guy Burt
Directed by| Peter Webber
Starring|

* Max Irons
* Sam Neill

Composer| Christian Henson
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of series| 1
No. of episodes| 4
Production
Producer| Simon Lewis
Cinematography| David Raedeker
Editor| David Head
Running time| 180 mins.
Production companies|

* Tall Story Pictures
* ITV Studios

Original release
Network| ITV
Release| 16 October (2016-10-16) –
6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)

Tutankhamun is a 2016 adventure-drama serial produced by ITV and Tall Story Pictures which is based on the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter, directed by Peter Webber from a screenplay by BAFTA award-winning writer Guy Burt.[1][2]

## Plot

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

## Cast

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* Max Irons as Howard Carter
* Sam Neill as Lord Carnarvon
* Susan Danford as Lady Carnarvon
* Amy Wren as Lady Evelyn Herbert
* Catherine Steadman as Maggie Lewis
* Nicolas Beaucaire as Pierre Lacau
* Jonathan Aris as Herbert Winlock
* Rupert Vansittart as Flinders Petrie
* Vincent Grass as Gaston Maspero
* Anthony Higgins as Theodore Davis
* Leon Clingman as Arthur Mace
* Verve Tindale as Harry Burton
* Adam Neill as Arthur Callender

## Episodes

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date| UK viewers
(millions) [1]

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1| "Episode 1.1"| Peter Webber| Guy Burt| 16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)| 6.65
2| "Episode 1.2"| Peter Webber| Guy Burt| 23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)| 5.65
3| "Episode 1.3"| Peter Webber| Guy Burt| 30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)| 5.40
4| "Episode 1.4"| Peter Webber| Guy Burt| 6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)| 5.08

## Music

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The score was composed by Spitfire Audio co-founder Christian Henson, and was recorded at AIR Lyndhurst Studios, London.[3]

## Home media

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The series was released by ITV on DVD on 7 November 2016.[4] The soundtrack by Christian Henson is available on CD and streaming services.

## Reception

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The Guardian found the series "not 100% historically accurate, ... It’s just a bit of fun." and recommended it for fans of Downton Abbey.[5]

The Daily Telegraph also commented on the lack of historical accuracy of the series, which portrayed an affair between Carter and Lady Evelyn, the Telegraph quoting the 8th Earl of Carnarvon as saying "there was no romance, it just did not happen that way".[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Tutankhamun (TV Mini-Series 2016) - Full Cast & Crew". IMBb. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
2. ^ "PRODUCTIONS - TUTANKHAMUN". Tall Story Pictures. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
3. ^ Spitfire Audio (30 October 2016). Fly On The Wall Film Of A Large Orchestral Session At Air Studios. Retrieved 21 May 2024 – via YouTube.
4. ^ "Tutankhamun: DVD & Blu-ray". Amazon. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
5. ^ Wollaston, Sam (17 October 2016). "Tutankhamun review – they could have called it Down-tomb Abbey". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
6. ^ Furness, Hannah (14 October 2016). "Row over Tutankhamun's tomb affair as ITV drama brings discovery to life". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

## External links

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* Official ITV page
* Tutankhamun at IMDb
* Video of composer Christian Henson overseeing a real-time recording session in AIR Studios for the Tutankhamun soundtrack
* Gramophone article about the video

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Films directed by Peter Webber

* The Stretford Wives (2001)
* Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
* Hannibal Rising (2007)
* Emperor (2012)
* Tutankhamun (2016)
* Pickpockets (2018)
* Inna de Yard: The Soul of Jamaica (2019)

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Tutankhamun

Family|

* Akhenaten (father)
* "The Younger Lady" (mother)
* Ankhesenamun (wife)
* 317a and 317b mummies (daughters)
* Amenhotep III (grandfather)
* Tiye (grandmother)

Artifacts and
exhibitions|

* Mask
* Mummy
* Anubis Shrine
* Head of Nefertem
* Lotus chalice
* Trumpets
* Meteoric iron dagger
* Chariots
* Exhibitions

Tomb|

* Discovery
* Howard Carter
* Earl of Carnarvon
* Harry Burton
* Arthur Callender
* Lady Evelyn Herbert
* Alfred Lucas
* Albert Lythgoe
* Arthur Mace

Popular
culture|

* Of Time, Tombs and Treasures (1977 documentary)
* The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980 film)
* Mysteries of Egypt (1998 film)
* Tutenstein (2003 series)
* Egypt (2005 TV series)
* The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006 film)
* Tut (2015 miniseries)
* Tutankhamun (2016 miniseries)
* Steve Martin song
* Curse of the pharaohs

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