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"BLACKMAIL, DRUGS, AND SUICIDE"
London 1939. In the weeks before the beginning of the Second World War, the Say When jazz club keeps London's Shoreditch swinging. Run by Thomas (Richie) and his wife Massie (Natasha Wightman), it's a place where gangsters and aristocrats, home office gents, and loose women can kick back and relax. Thomas' job is to keep everything running smoothly. But when he starts having an affair with singer Butterfly (Joely Richardson), this carefully balanced world disintegrates into blackmail, drugs, and suicide.Read moreLess
London 1939. In the weeks before the beginning of the Second World War, the Say When jazz club keeps London's Shoreditch swinging. Run by Thomas (Richie) and his wife Massie (Natasha Wightman), it's a place where gangsters and aristocrats, home office gents, and loose women can kick back and relax. Thomas' job is to keep everything running smoothly. But when he starts having an affair with singer Butterfly (Joely Richardson), this carefully balanced world disintegrates into blackmail, drugs, and suicide.
The story
London 1939. In the weeks before the beginning of the Second World War, the Say When jazz club keeps London's Shoreditch swinging. Run by Thomas (Richie) and his wife Massie (Natasha Wightman), it's a place where gangsters and aristocrats, home office gents, and loose women can kick back and relax. Thomas' job is to keep everything running smoothly. But when he starts having an affair with singer Butterfly (Joely Richardson), this carefully balanced world disintegrates into blackmail, drugs, and suicide.
Cast & crew
Joely RichardsonButterfly
Shane RichieThomas Hickman
Glen MurphyAlbert Challis
John StandingJenson Thackery
Natasha WightmanMasie Hickman
Jonathan CoyKarl
Joe ShawWilliam Nichols
Douglas McFerranInspector Turner
Tony LonghurstLazyExplore the crew
- Director
- Malcolm Needs
- Producer
- Alan Latham
- Writer
- Malcolm Needs
- Producer
- Philippe Martinez
- Editor
- Louisa Harding
- Editor
- Henry Richardson
- Producer
- Malcolm Needs
- Original Music Composer
- Steve Brown