British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
Butterflies. Image shows from L to R: Ben Parkinson (Geoffrey Palmer), Ria Parkinson (Wendy Craig)
Butterflies

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.

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Butterflies features

Butterflies. Image shows from L to R: Adam Parkinson (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Ben Parkinson (Geoffrey Palmer), Russell Parkinson (Andrew Hall), Ria Parkinson (Wendy Craig). Copyright: BBC

Soft and gentle as a sigh: revisiting Butterflies

A look back at Butterflies, Carla Lane's masterpiece. The four series of the sitcom see Wendy Craig and Geoffrey Palmer portray a marriage where not everything is as rosy as it could be.

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