Butterflies
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 1978 - 2000
- 28 episodes (4 series)
Sitcom following dissatisfied housewife Ria Parkinson as she considers embarking on an exciting romantic affair with successful businessman Leonard. Stars Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Bruce Montague, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Andrew Hall and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1978 - 2000
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 28 (4 series), plus 2 short specials
- Stars
- Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Bruce Montague, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Andrew Hall, Joyce Windsor, Michael Ripper and Sarah James
- Writer
- Carla Lane
- Directors
- Sydney Lotterby and Gareth Gwenlan
- Producers
- Gareth Gwenlan and Sydney Lotterby
- Company
Ria Parkinson is married to Ben, a butterfly-collecting dentist who seems to take her for granted. The pair have two grown-up sons, Adam and Russell, who also take her for granted. Feeling dissatisfied with her life Ria meets Leonard and spends the next few years almost having an affair with the dashing businessman.
Whilst the other Parkinson family members don't recognise anything wrong with Ria or her life, she falls deeper into a world of depressive confusion and indecision with Leonard apparently the sole light at the end of the tunnel. Leonard or Ben? Who knows...
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Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- The theme music is Dolly Parton's Love Is Like A Butterfly, sung by Clare Torry and arranged by Ronnie Hazlehurst.
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 10th November 1978 at 9pm on BBC Two
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 20th April 2024 at 7:25pm on BBC2 - Series 1, Episode 1
- Tuesday 19th December 2023 at 6:00pm on BBC2 - Series 2, Christmas Special
- Saturday 25th June 2022 at 3:00am on Drama - Series 4, Episode 7
Recording details
- Cheltenham