Butterflies

Season 3 (7 Episodes)

4 Seasons 1980 TV-PG 30m 6.9

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...

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.

Season 3 Episodes:

Episode 1 An Empty Cage

1. An Empty Cage

Aired: Sep 9, 1980

Adam has a job as a long-distance lorry driver. He has to take a load of timb...

Episode 2 Ruby's Crisis

2. Ruby's Crisis

Aired: Sep 16, 1980

Ruby the housekeeper starts shoplifting. Ria helps her cure the habit.

Episode 3 Pregnancy

3. Pregnancy

Aired: Sep 23, 1980

As Leonard celebrates getting his licence back Ria struggles to emulate a tel...

Episode 4 Problems, Problems

4. Problems, Problems

Aired: Sep 30, 1980

Adam gets the sack. Ria accidentally plays a taped conversation between Russe...

Episode 5 Happy Birthday, Ria

5. Happy Birthday, Ria

Aired: Oct 7, 1980

It's Ria's birthday and Ben takes her to London,dropping her off and arrangin...

Episode 6 Gimme Shelter

6. Gimme Shelter

Aired: Nov 14, 1980

Whilst the boys build a fall-out shelter - which annoys Ben when he falls in ...

Episode 7 Parting

7. Parting

Aired: Nov 21, 1980

Ben is off to a conference in the South of France and Leonard is off to New Y...

Info about Butterflies

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Comedy, Romance