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TV series

Butterflies

1978•4 seasons•28 episodes•★ 7.2

Comedy

Ria Parkinson is a bored housewife and mother. She spends her time daydreaming, and meets regularly with wealthy businessman Leonard to relieve the monotony. Husband Ben, a dentist and avid butterfly collector is oblivious to it all, and her unemployed grown up sons, who both live at home also have other things on their minds, especially girlfriends.

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Overview

Ria Parkinson is a bored housewife and mother. She spends her time daydreaming, and meets regularly with wealthy businessman Leonard to relieve the monotony. Husband Ben, a dentist and avid butterfly collector is oblivious to it all, and her unemployed grown up sons, who both live at home also have other things on their minds, especially girlfriends.

Series details

First air date: 1978
Last air date: 1983
Status: Ended
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 28
Episode runtime: 30 min
Genres: Comedy
Original language: EN
Origin country: GB
Networks: BBC Two
Created by: Carla Lane

Cast

Portrait of Wendy Craig

Wendy Craig

Ria Parkinson

Portrait of Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Palmer

Ben Parkinson

Portrait of Nicholas Lyndhurst

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Adam Parkinson

Portrait of Andrew Hall

Andrew Hall

Russell Parkinson

Portrait of Bruce Montague

Bruce Montague

Leonard Dunn

Portrait of Michael Ripper

Michael Ripper

Seasons

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Season 1

1978

6 episodes

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Season 2

1979

8 episodes

Season 3

1980

7 episodes

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Season 4

1983

7 episodes