1. Characters in the film ‘Billy Elliot’
By: Ms Tanya Davies
KCAHS

2. MAIN CHARACTERS MINOR CHARACTERS BILLY ELLIOT JACKIE ELLIOT
TONY ELLIOT
MINOR CHARACTERS
MRS WILKINSON
DEBBIE WILKINSON
MICHAEL
GRANDMA ELLIOT

3. BILLY ELLIOT A Student Doesn’t like boxing Loves ballet dancing
Son and Brother of
striking miners
Misses his deceased mother
Kind hearted
Michael’s best friend

4. JACKIE ELLIOT Tony and Billy’s dad Former boxing champion Picket
On strike with his friends
Trying hard to provide for
his family
Lonely without his wife
Proud and extremely masculine

5. TONY ELLIOT Billy’s elder brother A picket On strike with other miners
Lives with his dad
Shares a bedroom with Billy
Likes music
Likes boxing
Hates scabs

6. MICHAEL Billy’s best friend A student Doesn’t like boxing
Experimenting with sexuality
Occasionally cross dresses
Comes from a lower income
family.

7. DEBBIE WILKINSON Billy’s friend Mrs Wilkinson’s daughter
Fairly well off for the times
A student
A ballet dancer
Fancies Billy

8. MRS WILKINSON Debbie’s mum Local Ballet teacher
Inspires Billy to follow
his dream
Strong female character
who challenges the men
to allow Billy to dance
Reasonably wealthy for
the time

9. GRANDMA ELLIOT Billy and Tony’s nan Sarah’s (Billy’s mum) mum
Loves music
Could have been a great
ballet dancer
Cared for by Billy and his
family
Has the onset of dementia