The Week Elvis Died

NR (0 votes)• 1997• 16m•Released

Storyline & Full Plot Breakdown

10x Extended

Minimized by default • Click to expand full plot & stills

Watch Full Movies At The Bottom ↓

Set in England in 1977, The Week Elvis Died is an evocative and bittersweet look at life from a child's point of view. Karen (Jennifer Williams) aged 10 is bullied at school by Julie and her gang. Her dysfunctional family can't help her and she doesn't confide in them. All she has for comfort are her descant recorder, her pet rabbit Elvis and her adoration of top disc jockey Tony Blackburn.

Click to expand full storyline with movie images →

Production Details

Languages: English

Director: Carol Morley

Starring Cast: Tony Blackburn, Jennifer Williams, Anne Etchells, Lisa Copping, Dean Scimia, Peter Mahon

Cast

Tony Blackburn

Himself

Jennifer Williams

Karen

Anne Etchells

Mum

Lisa Copping

Sister

Dean Scimia

Brother

Peter Mahon

Dead Father

Pippa Woods

Bully

Jennifer Lack

Bully

Barbara Phelps

Music Teacher

Mark Wastell

Headteacher

Alan Fordham

Radio Technician

Audience Reviews & Breakdown

Read and share community scores for The Week Elvis Died

2 Reviews

Recommended Reviews

Similar titles recommended for fans of The Week Elvis Died

Beast

Movie - 2026, 2h 15m

6.4 / 10

ActionDrama

MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.

View Details

Eleanor the Great

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m

6.9 / 10

Drama

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.

View Details

Goodbye June

Movie - 2025, 2h 15m

6.6 / 10

Drama

Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.

View Details

Gigi & Nate

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m

7.6 / 10

Drama

A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.

View Details

The Last Bus

Movie - 2021, 2h 15m

6.5 / 10

Drama

Widower Tom, on the recent passing of his wife Mary, uses his free bus pass to travel the length of Britain from John O'Groats in Caithness to Land's End in Cornwall, their shared birthplace, using only local buses. It's an incident-fuelled nostalgia trip and his encounters with local people make him a media phenomenon. Tom is totally unaware and to his surprise on arrival at Land’s End he’s greeted as a celebrity.

View Details

Charm City Kings

Movie - 2020, 2h 15m

7.8 / 10

Drama

Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.

View Details