Ethel & Ernest
Rating & Reviews
Mostly Positive
3.9
User Score
Synopsis
Ethel and Ernest is an animation that tells the real story of a London marriage that lives through the 20th century. The film is inspired by the graphic book by Raymond Briggs, son of this ordinary couple facing extraordinary challenges. The story unfolds against the background of a broad social change and shows us how love and resistance held this pair together for decades. As we move forward in the life of this London middle class, we know Ernest, a milk delivery man, and Ethel, who after marriage would work exclusively at home. His son Raymond, the only fruit of this passionate love, tells the story from his perspective, highlighting the ordinary but extraordinary life of his parents.
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Staff
Brenda Blethyn
Ethel Briggs
Jim Broadbent
Ernest Briggs
Luke Treadaway
Raymond Briggs
Harry Collett
Young Raymond
Roger Allam
Middle Aged Doctor (voice)
Virginia McKenna
Lady of the House (voice)
Peter Wight
Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Pam Ferris
Mrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (voice)
Simon Day
Alf (voice)
Raymond Briggs
Raymond Briggs (voice)
June Brown
Ernest's Step Mother (voice)
Gillian Hanna
Midwife / Aunty Flo (voice)
Alex Jordan
Best Man / Fireman / Train Guard / Doctor (voice)
Duncan Wisbey
Wedding Photographer / Radio Announcer / BBC Newsreader / Newspaper Seller / Tailor / Arthur (voice)
Macready Massey
Teenage Raymond (voice)
Karyn Claydon
Jean (Raymond's wife) (voice)
BBC
Mélusine Productions
Lupus Films
British Film Institute
Luxemburg Film Fund
Cloth Cat Animation
Roger Mainwood
Raymond Briggs
Writer (Novel)
Roger Mainwood
Carl Davis