Book to Screen Club: The Dig by John Preston

This week we discuss the new Netflix released The Dig! Based on the novel by John Preston (2007) which is based on the real events of the Sutton Hoo House dig. The film was directed by Simon Stone (The Daughter, The Turning), and adapted by Moira Buffini (Harlots, Tamara Drewe, Jane Eyre).

It stars  Ralph Fiennes (Basil Brown), Carey Mulligan (Edith Pretty), Lily James (Peggy Piggott), Monica Dolan (Mary Brown), Stuart Piggot (Ben Chaplin), and Johnny Flynn (Rory Lomax). It was produced by Netflix, Magnolia Mae Films and Clerkenwell Films.

As per usual spoilers aplenty! We break down the book and the film and try and figure out whether or not the original is the best or did they improve on the text.

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