The Seventh Scroll: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the year 3000 BC an illegitimate son is born to Queen Lostris and the brave warrior Tanus. Her devoted eunuch Taita, a loyal servant, takes the baby boy and places him in a basket on the Nile. Five thousand years later, during our time, famous archaeologist Duraid al Simma and his wife Royan discover Queen Lostris's grave at the same spot, with ten scrolls inside it resembling a form of diary. The seventh scroll, which contains directions to Mamose's magnificent tomb with the legendary treasure, disappears without trace. Soon afterwards the couple adopt an unusual boy who displays an almost magical urge to be close to the Nile, so they name him after the river god Hapi. It is only ten years later that Taita's secret is almost solved. Fanatical art thief Schiller is also very curious about the information, and tries to track down more with the aid of his sidekick Boris. Whe Duraid dies during a struggle for possession of the scroll, Hapi and his mother turn to Nick Harper, an old acquaintance of Duraid's. Harper, who is an archaeologist with a keen sense of adventure and also a ladies' man, decides to help. The three of them travel to Ethiopia, followed by the greedy collector and his evil sidekick Boris, in order to search for the treasure. Eventually they not only solve Taita's strange riddle but also discover the origin of little Hapi, who meets his real parents Lostris and Tanus in a magic labyrinth...

Series details

• Title: The Seventh Scroll
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Italian
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1999-05-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-05-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Canale 5
• Network country: Italy
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18697
• IMDb ID: tt0272836
• TVDB ID: 252562

Cast and credited roles

• Wilfried Baasner — Lord Intef
• Jeff Fahey — Nick Harper
• Karina Lombard — Royan
• Katrina Gibson — Lostris
• Phillip Rhys — Tanus
• Roy Scheider — Grant Schiller
• László I. Kish — Boris
• Art Malik — Taita
• Jeffrey Licon — Hapi Al Simma

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-05-16; final listed air date 1999-05-18; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Seventh Scroll 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.