Miniseries · Channel 4
The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour reads strongest on Serialized, Cliffhanger Intensity and Tension.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
In 1922, Egypt’s fight for independence and a global mania over Tutankhamun’s tomb provoke an extraordinary struggle for control of the country’s ancient history.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Tom AdamsExecutive Producer
- Laura CaroeProducer
- Ella ElaydiProducer
- Kate BealExecutive Producer
- Andre HolzingerProducer
- Emily ShieldsExecutive Producer
Direction
- Andre HolzingerDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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