Stuart Piggott — The Dig Character Profile

About Stuart Piggott

A Cambridge archaeologist brought in by Charles Phillips to lead a larger excavation team. He is portrayed as professionally ambitious but emotionally distant, neglecting his wife Peggy during the dig.

Character Facts

Played by

Ben Chaplin

Appears in

The Dig (2021)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (7)

• Stuart Piggott — related — Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan)
• Stuart Piggott — related — Charles Phillips (Ken Stott)
• Stuart Piggott — related — Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes)
• Stuart Piggott — related — Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes)
• Stuart Piggott — related — Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan)
• Stuart Piggott — Family Husband — Peggy Piggott (Lily James)

  Stuart and Peggy are married and work together on the archaeological team.

• Stuart Piggott — Professional Employer — Charles Phillips (Ken Stott)

  Phillips recruits Stuart as part of his official archaeological team.

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More characters from The Dig

• Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan)
• Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes)
• Peggy Piggott (Lily James)
• Rory Lomax (Johnny Flynn)
• Guy Maynard (Peter McDonald)
• Mrs Lyons (Ellie Piercy)
• Charles Phillips (Ken Stott)
• George Spooner (James Dryden)
• Ellen Mckenzie (Bronwyn James)
• Ferryman (Stephen Worrall)
• Barge Skipper (Des Kaliszewski)
• Robert Pretty (Archie Barnes)