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The Dig

An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.

Director

Simon Stone

Year

Genre

biography, drama, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

Clerkenwell Films,Magnolia Mae Films

Awards

Nominated for 5 BAFTA 3 wins & 10 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.netflix.com/title/81167887

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Basil Brown

Ferryman

Stephen Worrall

John Grateley

Edith Pretty

Robert Pretty

Billy Lyons

George Spooner

John Jacobs

James Reid Moir

Guy Maynard

Dr Parry

Christopher Godwin

Mrs Lyons

Ellen McKenzie

Barge Skipper

Desmond Kaliszewski

May Brown

Rory Lomax

London Man

Jonah Rzeskiewicz

Air Raid Warden

Dr Rothman

Charles Phillips

William Grimes

John Brailsford

Amelia

Amelia Stephenson

Stuart Piggott

Peggy Piggott

London Pedestrian

Pilot

Police Officer

Florence Thompson

BBC Reporter

Journalist

Fisherman

Policeman

Store Clerk

Barfly

Teenager

British Army Major

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Basil Brown Edith Pretty

[somber piano theme playing] - The Dig

[somber piano theme playing]

[seagulls crying] - The Dig

[seagulls crying]

[birds calling] - The Dig

[birds calling]

[sniffles] - The Dig

[piano theme fades] - The Dig

[piano theme fades]

Things like this
are usually done through museums. - The Dig

Things like this are usually done through museums.

[Pretty] Yes.
But when I approached Ipswich, - The Dig

[Pretty] Yes. But when I approached Ipswich,

[Brown] Well, they have their hands full
with a Roman villa. - The Dig

[Brown] Well, they have their hands full with a Roman villa.

Unorthodox… and untrained. - The Dig

Unorthodox… and untrained.

I've been on dig
since I was old enough to hold a trowel. - The Dig

I've been on dig since I was old enough to hold a trowe...

-[Brown] I don't know about that.
-[both chuckle] - The Dig

-[Brown] I don't know about that. -[both chuckle]

-Henry VIII came here to dig.
-[Pretty] So I'm told. - The Dig

-Henry VIII came here to dig. -[Pretty] So I'm told.

[Pretty]
My husband and I bought this land, - The Dig

[Pretty] My husband and I bought this land,

-But… Well, best-laid plans.
-[Brown chuckles] - The Dig

-But… Well, best-laid plans. -[Brown chuckles]

Viking… - The Dig

Apparently, local girls used to lie down
on them in the hope of falling pregnant. - The Dig

Apparently, local girls used to lie down on them in the hope...

[Brown chuckles] - The Dig

[Brown chuckles]

My interest
in archaeology began like yours, - The Dig

My interest in archaeology began like yours,

Yes, I am aware of that. [chuckles] - The Dig

Yes, I am aware of that. [chuckles]

[Brown] Ah, I wouldn't start
with this one, Mrs. Pretty, - The Dig

[Brown] Ah, I wouldn't start with this one, Mrs. Pretty...

-[Pretty] Why not?
-'Cause that dips in the middle, see? - The Dig

-[Pretty] Why not? -'Cause that dips in the middle, see...

Anything they found
would've been melted down - The Dig

Anything they found would've been melted down

I expect you might be better off with… - The Dig

I expect you might be better off with…

[Brown]
Well, that's your money, Mrs. Pretty, - The Dig

[Brown] Well, that's your money, Mrs. Pretty,

[Pretty] As for money,
would 1 pound, 15 shillings, - The Dig

[Pretty] As for money, would 1 pound, 15 shillings,

Oh… - The Dig

Robert, where did you get that gas mask?
Take it off. - The Dig

Robert, where did you get that gas mask? Take it off.

Sorry I didn't realize you were This is not a toy - The Dig

Sorry I didn't realize you were This is not a toy

-Hello there, young man.
-[Robert] Robert Pretty. How do you do? - The Dig

-Hello there, young man. -[Robert] Robert Pretty. How do you...

-[Pretty] Mr. Brown is an archaeologist.
-Well, I'm an excavator. - The Dig

-[Pretty] Mr. Brown is an archaeologist. -Well, I'm an ...

-You've come to dig up the mounds?
-[Brown] Well… - The Dig

-You've come to dig up the mounds? -[Brown] Well…

[Robert sighs] - The Dig

[sighs, clicks tongue] - The Dig

[sighs, clicks tongue]

Mr. Lyons is my chauffeur, - The Dig

Mr. Lyons is my chauffeur,

-[Brown sighs] Well, I'll need help.
-[Pretty] I could let you have one man. - The Dig

-[Brown sighs] Well, I'll need help. -[Pretty] I could ...

My son Robert
is keen to assist you in any way. - The Dig

My son Robert is keen to assist you in any way.

If you find his presence irksome-- - The Dig

If you find his presence irksome--

I reckon we can forget
that larger mound, Mrs. Pretty. - The Dig

I reckon we can forget that larger mound, Mrs. Pretty.

This one here,
that's where we'll find something. - The Dig

This one here, that's where we'll find something.

Well, shan't hold you up.
[chuckles softly] - The Dig

Well, shan't hold you up. [chuckles softly]

If you ask me, the man should leave
Mrs. Pretty's mounds well alone. - The Dig

If you ask me, the man should leave Mrs. Pretty's mound...

Well, it looks like the kind of tray
you get at a butcher's. - The Dig

Well, it looks like the kind of tray you get at a butcher�...

And there's some blackness here,
maybe indicating a fire was made. - The Dig

And there's some blackness here, maybe indicating a fir...

[Pretty] They're from the Ipswich Museum.
Mr. Reid Moir telephoned me. - The Dig

[Pretty] They're from the Ipswich Museum. Mr. Reid Moir...

Mrs. Pretty,
this is Guy Maynard, our new curator. - The Dig

Mrs. Pretty, this is Guy Maynard, our new curator.

Maynard. Can I borrow you,
please, for this here corner? - The Dig

Maynard. Can I borrow you, please, for this here corner?

-[Brown] Three! Blast.
-[Maynard grunts] - The Dig

-[Brown] Three! Blast. -[Maynard grunts]

[tool clatters] - The Dig

[tool clatters]

[indistinct chatter] - The Dig

[indistinct chatter]

All hands are on deck
to excavate before hostilities begin. - The Dig

All hands are on deck to excavate before hostilities begin.

[Reid Moir chuckles] We may have found
the largest Roman villa - The Dig

[Reid Moir chuckles] We may have found the largest Roman vil...

It's of far greater import,
if… if you'll forgive me, than this… - The Dig

It's of far greater import, if… if you'll forgive ...

Time had altered that piece of wood - The Dig

Time had altered that piece of wood

We should-- We need you back at the villa.
That's what I'm here to say, and… - The Dig

We should-- We need you back at the villa. That's what ...

We'll give you a few days
to finish off here, - The Dig

We'll give you a few days to finish off here,

For instance,
what's the most important part - The Dig

For instance, what's the most important part

-I don't know.
-[clock chiming] - The Dig

-I don't know. -[clock chiming]

-Um, please, may I get down?
-If you're quite sure you've finished. - The Dig

-Um, please, may I get down? -If you're quite sure you&...

[sighs deeply] - The Dig

[indistinct chatter] - The Dig

[indistinct chatter]

[Pretty sighs] - The Dig

[doctor] Mrs. Pretty, you produce
all this acid because you're a worrier. - The Dig

[doctor] Mrs. Pretty, you produce all this acid because you&...

-You must learn to stop worrying.
-[sighs] - The Dig

-You must learn to stop worrying. -[sighs]

Oh, you don't wanna be down there,
Mrs. Pretty. That ain't safe. - The Dig

Oh, you don't wanna be down there, Mrs. Pretty. That ai...

I was reading Howard Carter's account - The Dig

I was reading Howard Carter's account

He stood at the threshold
of the burial chamber, - The Dig

He stood at the threshold of the burial chamber,

It occurs to me
that you might unearth human remains. - The Dig

It occurs to me that you might unearth human remains.

[Brown] There's always coroner's inquests
when remains are found. - The Dig

[Brown] There's always coroner's inquests when rem...

The dead still get that courtesy,
no matter how many centuries they've lain. - The Dig

The dead still get that courtesy, no matter how many centuri...

We can't dig down into the earth
without considering that-- - The Dig

We can't dig down into the earth without considering th...

-[soil shifting]
-[Pretty gasps] - The Dig

-[soil shifting] -[Pretty gasps]

Spooner! Jacob! Get help! - The Dig

Spooner! Jacob! Get help!

[group grunting] - The Dig

[group grunting]

[sputters] - The Dig

You're all right now.
You're all right. You're all right. - The Dig

You're all right now. You're all right. You'r...

[sighs tremulously] - The Dig

[sighs tremulously]

Oh… - The Dig

[clicks tongue] My, uh… my grandfather. - The Dig

[clicks tongue] My, uh… my grandfather.

[Brown] Oh, I saw nothing at all.
I was just… - The Dig

[Brown] Oh, I saw nothing at all. I was just…

See, Mrs. Pretty…
this one is the one you like. - The Dig

See, Mrs. Pretty… this one is the one you like.

[both panting] - The Dig

Now, supposing whoever plowed here… - The Dig

Now, supposing whoever plowed here…

So, by the time robbers come along, - The Dig

So, by the time robbers come along,

[chuckles] You say the word… - The Dig

[chuckles] You say the word…

[Pretty chuckles] - The Dig

[Pretty chuckles]

And when I woke up, 500 years had passed. - The Dig

And when I woke up, 500 years had passed.

-So, now I'm stuck in the 25th century.
-[Brown] What's that like, then? - The Dig

-So, now I'm stuck in the 25th century. -[Brown] What&#...

Well,
the Earth is controlled by Killer Kane, - The Dig

Well, the Earth is controlled by Killer Kane,

Did the people - The Dig

Not like them there Romans.
Now, they liked the close shave. - The Dig

Not like them there Romans. Now, they liked the close shave.

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An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Simon Stone

Writer: Moira Buffini, John Preston

Production: Clerkenwell Films,Magnolia Mae Films

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 73/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 29 Jan 2021

Awards: Nominated for 5 BAFTA 3 wins & 10 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81167887

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