主演：乔纳森·阿里斯 凯瑟琳·斯戴曼 马克斯·艾恩斯 山姆·尼尔 乔·瓦兹 莱昂·克林曼
导演：彼得·韦柏
简介：ITVhascommissionedtheepicandcompellingstoryofHowardCarter’sdiscoveryofthetombofoneofAncientEgypt’sforgottenpharaohs,theboy-kingTutankhamun.Setagainstthegreatsweepofochresands,loomingcliffsandbakingheatofEgypt’sValleyoftheKings,thestoryunfoldsfrom1905whenCarter,aneminentBritisharchaeologistwhowemeetinhisearly20’s,isferventlyleadinganexpedition.AmidstthechaosscatteredacrosstheValleyfloor,Carter’sgrimdeterminationtofindlostantiquitiesisonlytooapparent.HehasaneasymannerwiththeEgyptianmenwhoworkalongsidehim,butwhentempersfrayCarterishotheadedandputsthedigandhiscareerinjeopardy.WithhislicensetodigrevokedbyCairo’sAntiquitiesService,Carterspendsyearsostracised,dishevelledandlivingroughandresortingtosellingpreviouslydiscoveredarchaeologicalrelicstobuyfood.AchancemeetingwithBritisharistocrat,theverydashing,suaveandeccentricLordCarnarvon,bringsachangeoffortunesastheenthusiasticamateurneedsanexperiencedarchaeologisttohelphimwithaseriesofrandomexcavations.CarterandCarnarvonbeginthemostunlikelyfriendship,inspiteoftheirdifferencesofbackgroundandcharacter.Privilegedandfastliving,CarnarvonkeepsfaithwithCarterandcontinuestobackhimwhennooneelsewill.Afteryearsofsearchingforthetomb,CarterandCarnarvonsuccessfullydiscoverthelastrestingplaceoftheboy-kingin1921againstalloddsandatgreatpersonalexpense.