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What the Butler Saw

Plot: White golliwogs, cross-dressing coppers, bellboy rapists, insanity, incest, and Winston Churchill’s giant member all play their part in this BBC production of Joe Orton’s farcical, bitingly satirical 1969 play, in which the head psychiatrist of a lunatic asylum, when trying to conceal the attempted molestation of his new secretary from his wife, only succeeds in making himself (and everyone else) look completely round the bend.
Release Date: Saturday, May 23 1987
37 years ago
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Portrait of Dinsdale LandenDinsdale Landen
Dinsdale Landen was
54 in What the Butler Saw
as 'Dr Prentice'.
Sun, Sep 04 1932 –
Mon, Dec 29 2003
Portrait of Prunella ScalesPrunella Scales
Prunella Scales was
54 in What the Butler Saw
as 'Mrs Prentice'.
Wed, Jun 22 1932
Portrait of Timothy WestTimothy West
Timothy West was
52 in What the Butler Saw
as 'Dr Rance'.
Sat, Oct 20 1934
Portrait of Tyler ButterworthTyler Butterworth
Tyler Butterworth was
28 in What the Butler Saw
as 'Nicholas Beckett'.
Fri, Feb 06 1959
Portrait of Tessa Peake-JonesTessa Peake-Jones
Tessa Peake-Jones was
30 in What the Butler Saw
as 'Geraldine Barclay'.
Thu, May 09 1957
Portrait of Bryan PringleBryan Pringle
Bryan Pringle was
52 in What the Butler Saw
as 'Sergeant Match'.
Sat, Jan 19 1935 –
Wed, May 15 2002

Crew

Portrait of Barry DavisBarry Davis
Barry Davis was
51 in What the Butler Saw
as 'Director'
Sat, Apr 11 1936 –
Sat, Sep 15 1990
Portrait of Joe OrtonJoe Orton
Joe Orton was
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as 'Writer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shaun SuttonShaun Sutton
Shaun Sutton was
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as 'Producer'
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Portrait of Jim ParkerJim Parker
Jim Parker was
52 in What the Butler Saw
as 'Music'
Tue, Dec 18 1934 –
Fri, Jul 28 2023
Portrait of Bruce MacadieBruce Macadie
Bruce Macadie was
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as 'Production Design'
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