Butley (1974)
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.
Cast
Alan Bates
Ben Butley
Jessica Tandy
Edna Shaft
Michael Byrne
Reg Nuttall
Georgina Hale
Carol Heasman
Simon Rouse
Gardner
Richard O'Callaghan
Joey Keyston
Oliver Maguire
Darien Angadi
Colin Haigh
Patti Love
Derrick O'Connor
John Savident
Susan Wooldridge
Jill Goldston
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