Netflix Sutton Hoo drama 'The Dig' accused of unfair portrayal of British Museum archeologist
Watch: Ralph Fiennes shares secret behind accent in The DigNew Netflix drama The Dig, which explores the real-life story of the discovery of the Anglo-Saxon ship at Sutton Hoo, has been accused of misrepresenting one of the men who uncovered it. The National Trust, which is the custodian of the site, has said that the role of local man Basil Brown, played by Ralph Fiennes, may have been 'over-romanticised', while Charles Phillips of the British Museum was not the pompous academic who stole away the discovery.