Shoreditch

Overview

London 1939. In the weeks before the beginning of the Second World War, the Say When jazz club keeps London's Shoreditch swinging. Run by Thomas (Richie) and his wife Massie (Natasha Wightman), it's a place where gangsters and aristocrats, home office gents, and loose women can kick back and relax. Thomas' job is to keep everything running smoothly. But when he starts having an affair with singer Butterfly (Joely Richardson), this carefully balanced world disintegrates into blackmail, drugs, and suicide.

Directed by Malcolm Needs

Top cast

Joely Richardson

Butterfly

Shane Richie

Thomas Hickman

Glen Murphy

Albert Challis

John Standing

Jenson Thackery

Natasha Wightman

Masie Hickman

Jonathan Coy

Karl

A

Adam Ross

Tom Hickman

Joe Shaw

William Nichols

C

Claire Tyler

Abigail

Douglas McFerran

Inspector Turner

Tony Longhurst

Lazy

P

Paul Nipper

Gangster

J

Jacqui Dankworth

Tilly Lester (as Jacqueline Dankworth)

D

Dane Bowers

Guest Singer

Brian Bovell

Chad

H

Hugh Cecil

William Senior

Details