Ethel & Ernest
Forty years of change. One enduring love.
This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.
Trailer
Cast
Brenda Blethyn
Ethel Briggs (voice)
Luke Treadaway
Raymond Briggs (voice)
June Brown
Ernest's Step Mother (voice)
Duncan Wisbey
Wedding Photographer / Radio Announcer / BBC Newsreader / Newspaper Seller / Tailor / Arthur (voice)
Simon Day
Alf (voice)
Alex Jordan
Best Man / Fireman / Train Guard / Doctor (voice)
Jim Broadbent
Ernest Briggs (voice)
Roger Allam
Middle Aged Doctor (voice)
Peter Wight
Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Pam Ferris
Mrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (voice)
Virginia McKenna
Lady of the House (voice)
Raymond Briggs
Raymond Briggs (voice)
Harry Collett
Young Raymond (voice)