Out of the dark ages: Netflix film The Dig ignites ballyhoo about Sutton Hoo

Archaeologists at British Museum and National Trust report surge in interest in 1939 Anglo Saxon find

It was when she spotted #SuttonHoo trending on Twitter that Sue Brunning knew this was not going to be just like any other week.

As the curator of the early medieval collection at the British Museum, and the guardian of the spectacular Sutton Hoo treasures, Brunning is well used to fielding interest in what are justly some of the museum's best loved exhibits.