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The Dig

- Excuse me.Do you know Basil Brown?

[gentle instrumental music playing] -[bicycle bell rings]
-[Robert panting] [Robert] Excuse me.
Do you know Basil Brown?

Full Transcript

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-[bicycle bell rings] -[Robert panting]
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[Robert] Excuse me. Do you know Basil Brown?
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:51
Uploaded
May 12, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Clerkenwell Films,Magnolia Mae Films

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Movie Summary

An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.
I may not be a fellow at Cambridge, but I worked out what was down there. - The Dig 00:05
I may not be a fellow at Cambridge, but I worked out what wa...
And Jacobs and Spooner, too, and nobody'll remember that. - The Dig 00:05
And Jacobs and Spooner, too, and nobody'll remember tha...
And if you're not around to see it to the end, - The Dig 00:04
And if you're not around to see it to the end,
You always told me your work isn't about the past or even the present. - The Dig 00:04
You always told me your work isn't about the past or ev...
So that the next generations can know where they came from. - The Dig 00:05
So that the next generations can know where they came from.
[May] Why else would the lot of you be playing in the dirt - The Dig 00:06
[May] Why else would the lot of you be playing in the dirt
-Because that means something, innit? -[Brown sighs] - The Dig 00:08
-Because that means something, innit? -[Brown sighs]
-Robert? -[Robert panting] - The Dig 00:05
-Robert? -[Robert panting]
You said you'd show me the cosmos. You promised. - The Dig 00:04
You said you'd show me the cosmos. You promised.
-Good heavens! Who have we here? -[Brown] This is Robert Pretty. - The Dig 00:04
-Good heavens! Who have we here? -[Brown] This is Robert Pre...
-We were obviously very worried. -Yes. He's… He's… - The Dig 00:06
-We were obviously very worried. -Yes. He's… He's…...
Mrs. Brown has a music box from Whitby - The Dig 00:05
Mrs. Brown has a music box from Whitby
Uh, no. We've imposed on your kindness enough. - The Dig 00:04
Uh, no. We've imposed on your kindness enough.
-Robert… what were you thinking? -[Robert] I'm sorry, Mother. - The Dig 00:05
-Robert… what were you thinking? -[Robert] I'm sorry, M...
Uh, Robert came to remind me of a promise that I made. - The Dig 00:04
Uh, Robert came to remind me of a promise that I made.
I said I'd show him the stars through my telescope. - The Dig 00:04
I said I'd show him the stars through my telescope.
Mr. Grimes. I've been, uh… taking notes. - The Dig 00:06
Mr. Grimes. I've been, uh… taking notes.
-You must have suspected what was here. -[Brown] Well, you've made good progress. - The Dig 00:05
-You must have suspected what was here. -[Brown] Well, you&#...
-[Grimes] It's fine work, Mr. Brown. -[Brown] Yeah. Well, we made a start. - The Dig 00:04
-[Grimes] It's fine work, Mr. Brown. -[Brown] Yeah. Wel...
-Phillips. -[Phillips] Our excavator has returned. - The Dig 00:04
-Phillips. -[Phillips] Our excavator has returned.