poster

2003

(11/28/2003)

Romance, Drama, Mystery

1h 41m

30

User Score

"BLACKMAIL, DRUGS, AND SUICIDE"

Overview

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.

2003

30

User Score

(11/28/2003)

Romance, Drama, Mystery

1h 41m

"BLACKMAIL, DRUGS, AND SUICIDE"

Overview

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

Shane Richie

Shane Richie

Thomas Hickman

Glen Murphy

Glen Murphy

Albert Challis

John Standing

John Standing

Jenson Thackery

Natasha Wightman

Natasha Wightman

Masie Hickman

Adam Ross

Adam Ross

Tom Hickman

Joe Shaw

Joe Shaw

William Nichols

Douglas McFerran

Douglas McFerran

Inspector Turner

Paul Nipper

Paul Nipper

Gangster

Jacqui Dankworth

Jacqui Dankworth

Tilly Lester (as Jacqueline Dankworth)

Dane Bowers

Dane Bowers

Guest Singer

Hugh Cecil

Hugh Cecil

William Senior