“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.
Roger Mainwood
Camilla Deakin
Ruth Fielding
Stéphan Roelants
Roger Mainwood
Fraser Taggart
Carl Davis
Jim Broadbent
Ernest Briggs (voice)
Brenda Blethyn
Ethel Briggs (voice)
Luke Treadaway
Raymond Briggs (voice)
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)
Harry Collett
Young Raymond (voice)
Gillian Hanna
Midwife / Aunty Flo (voice)
... and 4 more
Ethel & Ernest - Trailer
Trailer • YouTube
BBC Breakfast featurette on Ethel and Ernest
Featurette • YouTube
Lupus Films
Cloth Cat
BFI