Secret of the Sahara: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Desmond Jordan is an archaeologist who found an old parchment in which, the history of the Talking Mountain that is guarded by the guardian of an ancient and sought-after treasure hidden somewhere in the Sahara desert, was mentioned. After Desmond saves Anthea, a mysterious woman warrior, the two are hunted down by evil Lieutenant Ryker and his deserter legionaries, as well as El Hallem - a dangerous and infamous bandit of the desert, and the Khalif of Timbuktu who also wants the treasure of the mountain for himself. While Khalif orders his guards to find and capture Jordan, Philip, Jordan's son, travels from London to Morocco looking for his father who is in search of the location of the Talking Mountain, attracted by the mystery that it hides.

Series details

• Title: Secret of the Sahara
• Format: Scripted
• Genres: Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1988-01-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-02-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Rai 1
• Network country: Italy
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32933
• IMDb ID: tt0092448
• TVDB ID: 185111

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-01-03; final listed air date 1988-02-14.

Source and licence

Adapted from Secret of the Sahara on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.