What the Butler Saw (1987): Cast
What the Butler Saw is a 1987 film directed by Barry Davis, starring Timothy West as Dr Rance, Bryan Pringle and Prunella Scales. It runs 1 hour 25 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 25m (85 min)
- Director
- Barry Davis
- Original language
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English - Studio
- BBC
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is What the Butler Saw About?
The premise of What the Butler Saw without spoilers.
Cross‑dressing cops, bellboy rapists, insanity, incest and a caricature of Winston Churchill’s oversized phallus appear in this BBC staging of Joe Orton’s 1969 farcical, satirical play. When the head psychiatrist of a lunatic asylum tries to hide his molestation of a secretary from his wife, his cover‑up only drives everyone further into madness.
What the Butler Saw Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- farce
- husband wife relationship
- nymphomaniac
- psychiatrist
- psychiatrist as protagonist
- doctor
- doctor as protagonist
- fish tank
- secretary
- job interview
- reading aloud
- clothed male naked female scene
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- reference to winston churchill
- sexual harrassment
- manipulative behavior
- manipulative man
- psychological manipulation
- taking off shoes
- abuse of power
- washing hands
- washing one's hands
- ordered to strip
- undressing
- examination
- medical examination
- bellboy
- photograph
- blackmail
- blackmailer
- alcoholic
- female alcoholic
- unhappy marriage
- note
- hotel
- hiding place
- inspector
- screaming woman
- mistaken for a mental patient
- injection
- scream
- mistaken for patient
- compromising photograph
- psychiatric hospital
- reference to frankenstein
- suspicion
- cheating wife
- adulterous wife
- rape attempt
- mistaken for a transvestite
- delivery
What the Butler Saw Cast & Characters
Timothy West leads the cast as Dr Rance, with Bryan Pringle as Sergeant Match and Prunella Scales as Mrs Prentice. Directed by Barry Davis; 6 actors are credited in all.
- Director Barry Davis
- Timothy West as Dr Rance
- Bryan Pringle as Sergeant Match
- Prunella Scales as Mrs Prentice
- Tessa Peake-Jones as Geraldine Barclay
Also Starring in What the Butler Saw
· 2 more- Dinsdale Landen Dr Prentice
- Tyler Butterworth Nicholas Beckett
More from Barry Davis
More films directed by Barry Davis: Brimstone and Treacle, Wait Until Dark, Gotcha / Campion’s Interview and Your Man from Six Counties.
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What the Butler Saw FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of What the Butler Saw, each answered in a sentence.
How long is What the Butler Saw?
What the Butler Saw runs 1 hour 25 minutes (85 minutes).
When was What the Butler Saw released?
What the Butler Saw was released on May 23, 1987.
Who directed What the Butler Saw?
What the Butler Saw was directed by Barry Davis.
More films by Barry Davis Who is in the cast of What the Butler Saw?
What the Butler Saw stars Timothy West as Dr Rance, Bryan Pringle as Sergeant Match and Prunella Scales as Mrs Prentice, among 6 credited actors.
Does What the Butler Saw have a post-credit scene?
No. What the Butler Saw has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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