Plot
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
as Ben Butley
Jessica Tandy
as Edna Shaft
Michael Byrne
as Reg Nuttall
Georgina Hale
as Carol Heasman
Simon Rouse
as Gardner
Susan Engel
as Anne Butley
Richard O'Callaghan
as Joey Keyston
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