Butterflies (1978)

11/10/1978 (GB) • 30m

Comedy

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.

Top Billed Cast

Wendy Craig

Ria Parkinson

28 Episodes

Geoffrey Palmer

Ben Parkinson

28 Episodes

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Adam Parkinson

28 Episodes

Andrew Hall

Russell Parkinson

28 Episodes

Bruce Montague

Leonard Dunn

28 Episodes

Michael Ripper

Thomas

28 Episodes

Joyce Windsor

Ruby

28 Episodes

Brian Murphy

28 Episodes


Last Season

Season 4

1983 | 7 Episodes

Season 4 of Butterflies premiered on September 7, 1983.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

adultery

housewife

family

dentist

sitcom

bored housewife

butterfly collector

affair

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