Butterflies Series 1-4, BBC2 TV comedy, 1978-1983

Butterflies
30min | Comedy | TV Series (1978–1983)

IMDB : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081838/


aired from: Nov 1978 to: Oct 1983
cancelled/ended 28 eps BBC2 (UK) 30 min comedy

Cast regulars:
Wendy Craig as Ria Parkinson
Geoffrey Palmer as Ben Parkinson
Bruce Montague as Leonard Dunn
Nicholas Lyndhurst as Adam Parkinson
Andrew Hall as Russell Parkinson

Storyline :
Ria, a happily married suburban housewife,
reaches the age where she feels as if life is passing her by.
Being taken for granted by her butterfly collecting dentist husband doesn't help.
So, when the opportunity for an affair comes up she tries to decide whether
she loves her husband enough to be faithful to him.
Plot Keywords: affair | animal in title | sitcom
Genres: Comedy
Country: UK
Language: English
Release Date: 10 November 1978 (UK)
Also Known As: Perhosia
Filming Locations: Bournside Road, Up Hatherley, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Runtime: 30 min (28 episodes)
Color: Color
(Titles & Air Dates Guide)
Season 1
1. 1-1 10 Nov 78 When Ria Met Leonard
2. 1-2 17 Nov 78 Breaking the Silence
3. 1-3 24 Nov 78 Thinking About a Job
4. 1-4 01 Dec 78 How About Lunch?
5. 1-5 08 Dec 78 The Lovers
6. 1-6 15 Dec 78 He'll Have to Go

Season 2
7. 2-1 26 Oct 79 Leaving
8. 2-2 02 Nov 79 Fox Hunting
9. 2-3 12 Nov 79 Worrying
10. 2-4 19 Nov 79 A Dog's Life
11. 2-5 26 Nov 79 Keeping Fit
12. 2-6 03 Dec 79 An Attractive Visitor
13. 2-7 10 Dec 79 Lunch with Leonard
14. 2-8 22 Dec 79 Christmas with the Parkinsons

Season 3
15. 3-1 09 Sep 80 An Empty Cage
16. 3-2 16 Sep 80 Ruby's Crisis
17. 3-3 23 Sep 80 Pregnancy
18. 3-4 30 Sep 80 Problems, Problems
19. 3-5 07 Oct 80 Happy Birthday, Ria
20. 3-6 14 Nov 80 Gimme Shelter
21. 3-7 21 Nov 80 Parting

Season 4
22. 4-1 07 Sep 83 Back from New York
23. 4-2 14 Sep 83 Amanda
24. 4-3 21 Sep 83 Pot
25. 4-4 28 Sep 83 Cleaning Windows
26. 4-5 05 Oct 83 Calling
27. 4-6 12 Oct 83 Breaking Up
28. 4-7 19 Oct 83 Loose Ends