Ethel Briggs — Ethel & Ernest Character Profile

About Ethel Briggs

A house-maid who marries Ernest in 1928. She is Raymond's mother, allowing his WWII evacuation to Dorset. Initially mistrustful of socialism and progress, she worries about Raymond's career and his marriage to Jean. She dies before Ernest and is fondly remembered by her son.

Ethel Briggs — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Brenda Blethyn

Appears in

Ethel & Ernest (2016)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Ethel Briggs — Family Spouse — Ernest Briggs (Jim Broadbent)

  Married couple and central characters of the story

• Ethel Briggs — Family Mother — Raymond Briggs (Raymond Briggs)

  Mother of Raymond

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More characters from Ethel & Ernest

• Ernest Briggs (Jim Broadbent)
• Raymond Briggs (Luke Treadaway)
• Middle Aged Doctor (Roger Allam)
• Young Raymond (voice) (Harry Collett)
• Lady of the House (Virginia McKenna)
• Midwife / Aunty Flo (voice) (Gillian Hanna)
• Detective Sergeant Burnley (Peter Wight)
• Wedding Photographer / Radio Announcer / BBC Newsreader / Newspaper Seller / Tailor / Arthur (voice) (Duncan Wisbey)
• Best Man / Fireman / Train Guard / Doctor (voice) (Alex Jordan)
• Teenage Raymond (voice) (Macready Massey)
• Jean (Raymond's wife) (voice) (Karyn Claydon)
• Mrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (Pam Ferris)