
Ethel & Ernest (2016) on Netflix
NR20161h 34mAnimationDramaHistory
In 1928, Londoners Ethel and Ernest marry and begin their life together. Through the decades that follow, they raise their son Raymond amid the extraordinary events of the period.
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- Netflix4.4/5
- IMDb7.7/104,597 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes97%
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Plot summary
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.
Cast
Jim Broadbentas Ernest Briggs (voice)
Brenda Blethynas Ethel Briggs (voice)
Luke Treadawayas Raymond Briggs (voice)
Roger Allamas Middle Aged Doctor (voice)
Virginia McKennaas Lady of the House (voice)
Peter Wightas Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Pam Ferrisas Mrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (voice)
Simon Dayas Alf (voice)
Raymond Briggsas Raymond Briggs (voice)
June Brownas Ernest's Step Mother (voice)
Harry Collettas Young Raymond (voice)
Gillian Hannaas Midwife / Aunty Flo (voice)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Ethel & Ernest (2016)
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- John Coates, who produced The Snowman, was originally set to produce the film, but after his death in 2012 Camilla Deakin and Ruth Fielding of Lupus Films were hired to help complete it.
- The film was made of 67,680 hand-drawn individual frames, all of them drawn by hand by the production's animators for the finished feature.






















