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The Eye of the Scorpion

The Eye of the Scorpion

Series Episode Number: 24

First Broadcast: Sun 30 Sep 2001 - ~8:00pm UTC (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 120 minutes


Recorded on Sat 21 Jul 2001 in The Moat Studios



1400 BC. Egypt is in mourning. Pharaoh, the great God-King, is dead. The future of the Two Kingdoms of Egypt is shrouded in uncertainty as the Council of Priests debates the claim to the throne of Pharaoh's only heir.

Out in the deserts around Thebes, Egypt's capital, a warlord chief is assembling an army of mercenaries, waiting for just the right moment to strike at Egypt's heart.

But not all of Egypt's enemies are outside the city. What is the secret of the strange box discovered in the desert?

When the TARDIS arrives nearby, it has apparently been hijacked... by the Doctor?