Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Harold PinterDirector
- Simon GrayWriter
Cast
- Alan BatesBen Butley
- Jessica TandyEdna Shaft
- Michael ByrneReg Nuttall
- Georgina HaleCarol Heasman
- Simon RouseGardner
- Susan EngelAnne Butley
- Richard O'CallaghanJoey Keyston
- Oliver MaguireCast
- Darien AngadiCast
- Colin HaighCast
- Lindsay IngramCast
- Patti LoveCast
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Themes
alcoholcollegebased on play or musicallgbtenglish professor