Butterflies (1978)
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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Episodes
- 1 1. An Empty Cage1980-09-09 · 30mAdam has a job as a long-distance lorry driver. He has to take a load of timber to London, deliver it and pick up another load to drive to Scotland. Russell goes with him for the r
- 2 2. Ruby's Crisis1980-09-16 · 30mRuby, the housekeeper, starts shoplifting. Ria helps her cure the habit.
- 3 3. Pregnancy1980-09-23 · 30mAs Leonard celebrates getting his licence back, Ria struggles to emulate a television cook's recipe. The boys come in, and Russell announces that his girlfriend Jeanie is pregnant,
- 4 4. Problems, Problems1980-09-30 · 30mAdam gets the sack. Ria accidentally plays a taped conversation between Russell and Jeannie, which confirms Jeannie's pregnancy. Ria becomes preoccupied with her sons' troubles and
- 5 5. Happy Birthday, Ria1980-10-07 · 30mIt's Ria's birthday, and Ben takes her to London, dropping her off and arranging to meet her later. Leonard follows her to London and books a room next to Ria's in the hotel, which
- 6 6. Gimme Shelter1980-11-14 · 30mWhilst the boys build a fallout shelter - which annoys Ben when he falls in the hole - Ria meets up with an old friend, Kathleen, an American on her third marriage, and she is no m
- 7 7. Parting1980-11-21 · 30mBen is off to a conference in the South of France and Leonard is off to New York. They both want Ria to see them off at six in the morning. Fortunately an airport strike comes to h
Cast
Wendy CraigRia Parkinson
Geoffrey PalmerBen Parkinson
Nicholas LyndhurstAdam Parkinson
Andrew HallRussell Parkinson
Bruce MontagueLeonard Dunn
Michael RipperThomasJoyce WindsorRuby
Brian MurphyPatrick McAlinney
Cindy Oswin
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