Butley
21/01/1974
2h 7m

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.
Cast


Alan Bates
Ben Butley


Jessica Tandy
Edna Shaft


Michael Byrne
Reg Nuttall


Georgina Hale
Carol Heasman


Simon Rouse
Gardner
Susan Engel
Anne Butley


Richard O'Callaghan
Joey Keyston


Oliver Maguire
Darien Angadi


Colin Haigh
Lindsay Ingram


Patti Love
Belinda Low


Derrick O'Connor


John Savident


Susan Wooldridge


Jill Goldston
Tube Passenger (uncredited)
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