The life and times of the parents of the hailed British graphic novelist Raymond Briggs.The life and times of the parents of the hailed British graphic novelist Raymond Briggs.The life and times of the parents of the hailed British graphic novelist Raymond Briggs.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 9 nominations
- Ernest Briggs
- (voice)
- Ethel Briggs
- (voice)
- Raymond Briggs
- (voice)
- 1930s Doctor
- (voice)
- Jean
- (voice)
- Mrs. Bennet
- (voice)
- …
- Midwife
- (voice)
- …
- 1970s Doctor
- (voice)
- …
- Tailor
- (voice)
- …
- Self
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAs a wartime evacuee, the young Raymond is seen sketching a snowman based on a Christmas cake figurine. In 1978 'The Snowman' would become Raymond Briggs' most famous and successful book.
- GoofsWhile the house has French windows from the outside and again through the kitchen/dining room window, from inside the front room of the house they are missing with a wall where the windows should be.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Raymond Briggs: [voice over] There was nothing extraordinary about my Mum and Dad, nothing dramatic, no divorce or anything, but they were my parents and I wanted to remember them by doing a picture book. It's a bit odd really, having a book about my parents up there in the best seller list among all the football heroes and cookbooks. They'd be proud of that, I suppose, or rather probably embarrassed too. I'd imagine they'd say, "It wasn't like that," or, "How can you talk about that?" Well, I have, and this is their story.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojoUK: Top 10 Greatest British Animations (2018)
- SoundtracksIn the Blink of an Eye
Written by Paul McCartney
Performed by Paul McCartney
[Played over end credits]
Ernest is a Labour supporter, Ethel believe that the toffs are born to rule and is a Conservative. They get married and Ernest saves enough money to put down a deposit for a house and get a mortgage. Eventually little Raymond arrives but they could not have anymore children. When war breaks out Raymond is sent to the country where he would be away from the bombing raids.
After the war, Ernest cheers on the creation of the welfare state but ongoing rationing places a strain. As Raymond gets older, he does his bit in National Service and later goes to art school and insists on having long hair.
The film becomes more episodic as we go through the swinging sixties and eventually to their old age. Ernest, ever the optimist, although it dawns on him that as a manual worker, he was always relatively low paid (he finds out that Raymond could earn just as much as him by working one day in art school) but he did manage to buy a house in London and eventually purchased a car.
A charming animated film of two people in love and coping with events but also a social history of the twentieth century. Lovely voice work from Brenda Blethyn and Jim Broadbent.
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- Jan 2, 2017
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- Also known as
- Ethel and Ernest
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $179,227
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color