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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.
Theatrical
Jan 21, 1974
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 1, 2003
Director
Producers
Studio
Cinévision Ltée, The American Film Theatre
Cast
Full credits →A
Alan Bates
Ben Butley
J
Jessica Tandy
Edna Shaft
M
Michael Byrne
Reg Nuttall
G
Georgina Hale
Carol Heasman
S
Simon Rouse
Gardner
S
Susan Engel
Anne Butley
R
Richard O'Callaghan
Joey Keyston
O
Oliver Maguire
D
Darien Angadi
C
Colin Haigh
L
Lindsay Ingram
P
Patti Love
B
Belinda Low
D
Derrick O'Connor
J
John Savident
S
Susan Wooldridge
J
Jill Goldston
Tube Passenger (uncredited)
