Butterflies - Season 3 - Eps 4: Problems, Problems
Adam 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 makes mistakes whilst out shopping. Leonard crashes his car and rehires Thomas - he smiles to himself as he takes a photo of Ria out of his desk drawer. Ria tries to get the boys to confide in her, but with little success. She then tells her troubles to Ben, but he's taken sleeping pills and is sound asleep.
About Butterflies
Title: Butterflies
First Air Date: 1978-11-10
Last Air Date: 1983-10-19
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.1/10 (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
Ria Parkinson
Geoffrey Palmer
Ben Parkinson
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Adam Parkinson
Andrew Hall
Russell Parkinson
Bruce Montague
Leonard Dunn
Michael Ripper
Thomas
Joyce Windsor
Ruby
Brian Murphy
Patrick McAlinney
Cindy Oswin