Butterflies (1978)

Comedy · Romance

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.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (1,456 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1978)

6.93 avg 6 episodes 7.1 → 6.9 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	When Ria Met Leonard	7.1	43
2	Breaking the Silence	6.9	36
3	Thinking About a Job	7.0	35
4	How About Lunch?	6.9	35
5	The Lovers	6.8	34
6	He'll Have to Go	6.9	30

Season 2 (1979)

7.11 avg 8 episodes 7.1 → 7.8

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Leaving	7.1	29
2	Fox Hunting	6.4	23
3	Worrying	7.0	23
4	A Dog's Life	7.1	21
5	Keeping Fit	7.4	19
6	An Attractive Visitor	7.0	23
7	Lunch with Leonard	7.1	20
8	Christmas with the Parkinsons	7.8	31

Season 3 (1980)

7.41 avg 7 episodes 6.9 → 7.4

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	An Empty Cage	6.9	21
2	Ruby's Crisis	7.5	19
3	Pregnancy	7.5	20
4	Problems, Problems	7.6	18
5	Happy Birthday, Ria	7.6	20
6	Gimme Shelter	7.4	18
7	Parting	7.4	18

Season 4 (1983)

7.36 avg 7 episodes 7.6 → 6.9

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Back from New York	7.6	19
2	Amanda	7.7	19
3	Pot	7.2	19
4	Cleaning Windows	7.7	19
5	Calling	7.2	19
6	Breaking Up	7.2	18
7	Loose Ends	6.9	18