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Synopsis

Four London builders returning home from a contract job at Dartmoor prison accidentally knock down and kill a vicar. The worst is yet to come when they discover that their chosen burial site is hosting the World Metal Detecting Championships.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
16 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Dominic Norris, Richard Wadey
Producer
Daniel Lloyd
Executive Producer
Daniel Lloyd
Editor
Herbert Butler
Screenwriter
Dominic Norris, Richard Wadey
Director of Photography
Steven Priovolos
Sound
Stuart Evans
Composer
Daniel Herbert
Principal cast
Garry Tubbs, Gibb Sutherland, Michael Turner, Roy Hopewell, Jim Laslett, Spud Murphy, David Kelsey

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Iron Films

2 Heath Street, Hampstead
London NW3 6TE
UK

T+44 (0)20 7431 8883 / +44 (0)7815 004616

dominic@ironfilms.co.uk

Sales Company

Iron Films

2 Heath Street, Hampstead
London NW3 6TE
UK

T+44 (0)20 7431 8883 / +44 (0)7815 004616

dominic@ironfilms.co.uk

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