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Pennyworth. Television Review. Series 1-3

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9.5/10

Cast: Jack Bannon, Ryan Fletcher, Dorothy Atkinson, Ben Aldridge, Emma Paetz, Ramon Tikaram, Paloma Faith, Harriet Slater, Polly Walker, Jason Flemyng, Ian Puleston-Davies, Simon Manyonda, Hainsley Lloyd Bennett, Simon Day, Anna Chancellor, Saikat Ahamed, Jessica Ellerby, Edward Hogg, James Purefoy, Danny Webb, Salóme Gunnarsdóttir, Tristram Wymark, Sarah Alexander, Richard Dillane, Paul Kaye, Jonjo O’Neill, Emma Corrin, Jing Lusi, Freddy Carter, Peter Guinness, Jaye Griffiths, Dermot Crowley, Sally Phillips, Felicity Kendal, Sam Hoare.

Ethel And Ernest. Television Review.

 

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn, Luke Treadaway, Roger Allam, Pam Ferris, Peter Wright, Virginia McKenna, June Brown, Simon Day, Alex Jordan, Harry Collett, Gillian Hanna, Duncan Wisbey, Karyn Claydon.

 

If we were all as fortunate, as happy in life as the parents of British artist, cartoonist and graphic novelist Raymond Briggs then the world would arguably be a happier place. In a touching, beautiful piece of animation, the celebrated artist’s portrayal of his mum and dad’s life from the first time they met to the day they both passed away was explored, visually described and heartbreakingly detailed with praise, attention and sheer craft in the feature length Ethel and Ernest.