♾️ Butley is a 1974 Anglo-US drama romance film. It features Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Richard O'Callaghan, Georgina Hale, Susan Engel, and Michael Byrne. ♾️ 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 alcohol.