Ernie Sutton

Ernie Sutton is the father of Monica Sutton and Jenny Tanner. In 1968 he arrived for the wedding of his daughter Jenny when she married Dennis Tanner.

Five years later, Dennis was sent to prison for conning old age pensioners after posing as a salesman and was given 2 years in prison. Jenny left Dennis and didnt want to see him and left. Dennis' mother Elsie Tanner came to visit Ernie in London after seeing Dennis and started to blame Jenny, believing she must of know about Dennis' dealings. However Ernie defended his daughter and blamed all of Dennis' bad deeds on Elsie, stating she hasn't always been the best mother to Dennis.