Butterflies - Season 2 - Eps 2: Fox Hunting

1979-11-0230 min⭐ 7.079/10

Out in the country with an apathetic Ben Ria is upset by seeing a fox-hunt and decides to organize an anti-hunting protest the following Saturday afternoon. She is so preoccupied that the boys have to cook lunch. Come Saturday afternoon she stages a very poorly attended protest and is told by a huntsman that the hunt actually took place that morning.

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About Butterflies

Butterflies

Title: Butterflies

First Air Date: 1978-11-10

Last Air Date: 1983-10-19

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.079/10 (from 19 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 5

Total Episodes: 28

Network: BBC Two

Genres: Comedy

Production Companies: Unknown

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Wendy Craig

Wendy Craig

Ria Parkinson

Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Palmer

Ben Parkinson

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Adam Parkinson

Andrew Hall

Andrew Hall

Russell Parkinson

Bruce Montague

Bruce Montague

Leonard Dunn

Michael Ripper

Michael Ripper

Thomas

Joyce Windsor

Joyce Windsor

Ruby

Brian Murphy

Brian Murphy

Patrick McAlinney

Patrick McAlinney

Cindy Oswin

Cindy Oswin

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