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| Programme: |
Butterflies |
| Broadcast: |
1978
- 1983 (BBC) |
| Episodes: |
28 (4 series) |
| Starring: |
Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Bruce Montague |
| Written by: |
Carla Lane |
| Directed by: |
John B. Hobbs, Sydney Lotterby |
| Production: |
British Broadcasting Corporation  |
| Synopsis: |
Ria Parkinson is married to Ben, a butterfly-collecting dentist
who takes her for granted. The pair have two grown-up sons,
Adam and Russell. Feeling dissatisfied with her life Ria meets
Leonard and spends the next few years wondering whether or not
to have an affair with him. |
| BSG Review: |
The plot idea behind his sitcom is quite sad and hard-hitting
yet somehow it is made into comedy. The action and humour is
slow and very subtle, something as a viewer you will either
love or loathe. |
| Notes: |
"Butterflies" was remade in the USA as "Maggie
(1998)". |
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