Butterflies

Season 4 - Butterflies

• Season 4 Episode 7: Loose Ends (1983) Ria loses her head and tells Ben she's leaving him. She goes for a walk in the park and bumps into Leonard, who wants to rekindle their relationship, but Ria is unsure what to do
• Season 4 Episode 6: Breaking Up (1983) Ria and Leonard decide to call it a day by ending their dalliance. Vintage comedy by Carla Lane, starring Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer and Nicholas Lyndhurst
• Season 4 Episode 5: Calling (1983) Jeannie tells Russell she wants to keep her baby : but not him, and Leonard calls Ria, only for Ben to answer the phone
• Season 4 Episode 4: Cleaning Windows (1983) The boys try to earn some extra cash by becoming window cleaners. Comedy, with Nicholas Lyndhurst
• Season 4 Episode 3: Pot (1983) Ben and Ria return from Paris to find the mice have been at play. Carla Lane comedy, starring Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer and Nicholas Lyndhurst
• Season 4 Episode 2: Amanda (1983) An old flame turns up out of the blue to visit Ben. Vintage comedy by Carla Lane, starring Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer and Nicholas Lyndhurst
• Season 4 Episode 1: Back From New York (1983) Ria receives a letter from Leonard when he returns from New York, but manages to lose it. Comedy by Carla Lane, starring Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer and Nicholas Lyndhurst

Season 3 - Butterflies

• Season 3 Episode 7: Parting (1980) Leonard invites Ria to his flat before he leaves for New York. Carla Lane comedy, starring Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer and Nicholas Lyndhurst
• Season 3 Episode 6: Gimme Shelter (1980) Ria meets up with an old school friend, who quickly turns into an enemy. Carla Lane comedy, starring Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer and Nicholas Lyndhurst
• Season 3 Episode 5: Happy Birthday, Ria (1980) A day out in London causes complications for Ria. Comedy, starring Wendy Craig and Geoffrey Palmer
• Season 3 Episode 4: Problems (1980) Ria wonders what's keeping Adam preoccupied, and Russell finds himself in trouble, while Ben tries to keep his problems to himself
• Season 3 Episode 3: Pregnancy (1980) The Parkinson household is thrown into turmoil when Russell announces his girlfriend's pregnancy
• Season 3 Episode 2: Ruby's Crisis (1980) Ruby suffers a crisis and fights the urge to go shoplifting, while Leonard is feeling lonely
• Season 3 Episode 1: An Empty Cage (1980) Adam gets a job as a long-distance lorry driver, which proves a shock for his dad, while Leonard's attempt at a reunion with his wife proves unsuccessful. Vintage comedy, starring Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer and Nicholas Lyndhurst

Season 2 - Butterflies

• Season 2 Episode 8: Christmas with the Parkinsons (1979) Ria thinks of Christmas as a time of truth : but finds herself having to do everything she hates most. Vintage comedy, starring Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer and Nicholas Lyndhurst
• Season 2 Episode 7: Lunch with Leonard (1979) Ria receives bad news when she meets up with Leonard after a mysterious phone call
• Season 2 Episode 6: An Attractive Visitor (1979) Ria invites an attractive, single female to stay, but soon begins to regret her decision
• Season 2 Episode 5: Keeping Fit (1979) Ria joins an exercise class, but immediately regrets her decision. Vintage comedy, starring Wendy Craig
• Season 2 Episode 4: A Dog's Life (1979) Ria narrowly avoids running over a dog, and proceeds to give the creature a lecture on the Highway Code
• Season 2 Episode 3: Worrying (1979) Ben becomes convinced the stresses of family life will bring on a heart attack, despite reassurances from his doctor
• Season 2 Episode 2: Foxhunting (1979) Ria is angered by a fox hunt and determines to put a stop to it
• Season 2 Episode 1: Leaving (1979) Everyone feels the effects when Adam's girlfriend breaks up with him

Season 1 - Butterflies

• Season 1 Episode 6: Episode 6 (1978) Ria finds she can give up things but not people.
• Season 1 Episode 5: The Lovers (1978) Ria struggles to ignore Leonard, and a piece of artwork turns out to be significant for the whole family
• Season 1 Episode 4: How about Lunch? (1978) Leonard hopes to spend his 45th birthday with Ria, but has trouble getting in touch with her, while Ben is encouraged to be more romantic and spontaneous. Comedy by Carla Lane, starring Wendy Craig and Geoffrey Palmer
• Season 1 Episode 3: Thinking About a Job (1978) Ria decides that she should do something worthwhile with her life and goes for a job
• Season 1 Episode 2: Breaking the Silence (1978) Ria lies to Leonard about her age, while Ben and Russell speak to each other for the first time in a year
• Season 1 Episode 1: When Ria Met Leonard (1978) First episode of Carla Lane's comedy. Ria wonders if her life will ever perk up, but she soon meets a new love interest called Leonard