John Preston's account of a major archaeological excavation at Sutton Hoo in 1939. As war is declared, work stops on the dig. A major chapter in Peggy's life comes to an end. Peggy Piggott ...... Anna Madeley Stuart Piggott ...... Bertie Carvel Rory Lomax ...... Alex Wyndham Charles Phillips ...... Stephen Critchlow Robert Pretty ...... Ryan Watson Edith Pretty ...... Joan Walker Basil Brown ...... Sam Dale Reid Moir ...... Nyasha Hatendi Will/Grately/Vuilamy ...... Dan Starkey Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.