“IT really is an astonishing story. An incredible adventure. Pure and simple.

A story of discovery and imagination…”

Max Irons talking to me about his role as archeologist Howard Carter in Tutankhamun (ITV, 9pm, Sunday October 16).

The four part series does, indeed, tell an astonishing story.

With Sam Neill as Lord Carnarvon, the man with the money – and patience – behind this real life quest.