Butterflies
1978•TV-PG•4 Seasons•28 Episodes•7.2•Ended
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.
Creator
Carla Lane
Network
BBC Two
Origin
GB
Cast
Wendy Craig
Ria Parkinson
Geoffrey Palmer
Ben Parkinson
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Adam Parkinson
Andrew Hall
Russell Parkinson
Bruce Montague
Leonard Dunn
Michael Ripper
Thomas
Joyce Windsor
Ruby
Brian Murphy
Patrick McAlinney
Cindy Oswin
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