Butley

Overview

Butley is set in Queen Mary’s College, London and focuses on two English instructors, Ben Butley, a middle-aged former T. S. Eliot expert whose life is now in a shambles, and his protégé, Joey, a homosexual. With both Joey and his wife leaving, Butley faces a life alone, fighting back with wit, obscenity and booze.

Directed by Harold Pinter

Top cast

Alan Bates

Ben Butley

Jessica Tandy

Edna Shaft

Michael Byrne

Reg Nuttall

Georgina Hale

Carol Heasman

Simon Rouse

Gardner

S

Susan Engel

Anne Butley

Richard O'Callaghan

Joey Keyston

Oliver Maguire

Darien Angadi

Colin Haigh

L

Lindsay Ingram

Patti Love

B

Belinda Low

Derrick O'Connor

John Savident

Susan Wooldridge

Jill Goldston

Tube Passenger (uncredited)

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