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The Best Episodes of Butterflies

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The Best Episodes of Butterflies

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...

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  1. 7.6/10(14 votes)

    #1 - Cleaning Windows

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  2. 7.5/10(14 votes)

    #2 - Amanda

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  3. 7.4/10(13 votes)

    #3 - Problems, Problems

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  4. 7.4/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Back from New York

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  5. 7.3/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Pregnancy

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  6. 7.3/10(15 votes)

    #6 - Happy Birthday, Ria

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  8. 7.2/10(14 votes)

    #7 - Ruby's Crisis

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  9. 7.2/10(14 votes)

    #8 - Gimme Shelter

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  10. 7.1/10(13 votes)

    #9 - Parting

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  11. 6.9/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Pot

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  12. 6.9/10(13 votes)

    #11 - Breaking Up

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  13. 6.8/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Calling

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  14. 6.6/10(16 votes)

    #13 - An Empty Cage

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  15. 6.6/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Loose Ends

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    #15 - When Ria Met Leonard

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    Adam has crashed his car and Ben and Russell have not spoken to each other in almost a year. In a cafe she meets charming businessman Leonard Dutton, who makes her feel good about herself. After a second,accidental meeting he suggests they go back to the cafe again next day. Ria arrives but feels guilty and leaves before Leonard turns up.

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    #16 - Breaking the Silence

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    One reason that makes Ria feel less than good about herself is that she is a bad cook. She has to use emotional blackmail to get the family to eat her apple sponge but her latest culinary disaster at least gets Ben and Russell speaking to each other. She meets Leonard again but is not keen to see him on a regular basis.

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    #17 - Thinking About a Job

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    Ria feels stifled at home and would like to get a job but Ben is not supportive. He got angry when he discovered the boys busking. Leonard is arrested for speeding,having given Ria a lift when her car broke down. He loses his licence and Ria applies to be his driver but the job goes to the discreet and worldly Thomas.

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    #18 - How About Lunch?

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    Leonard leaves a note on the windscreen of Ria's car,suggesting they have lunch together. Unfortunately the car is being used by her sons,who are puzzled by the note and it never reaches her. Leonard tries again to contact Ria but without success. Ria finally confronts Ben and accuses him of not being spontaneous,so he drags her off to go camping in a tent.

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    #19 - The Lovers

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    Russell feels very strongly that a sculpture The Lovers,being exhibited locally,should not be sold to an American millionaire. After another row with Leonard,Ria joins Russell at the gallery where they chain themselves to the statue in protest,attracting the press. Whilst Ben is annoyed that the papers got his age wrong Ria gets a call from Leonard to say he has bought The Lovers to ensure it stays in England.

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    #20 - He'll Have to Go

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    Adam has had a poodle perm and has taken to wearing a crash helmet around the house so that Ben does not find out. However Ben has been told by a male patient that,in order to keep a wife on her toes,he should be unpredictable,so he stays out until midnight,annoying Ria. Ria goes to chat with Leonard,admitting that she wishes that her life was ordered. She sees him as one of its complications and wonders if he'll 'have to go'.

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    #21 - Leaving

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    Adam's girlfriend Annie declares that he is boring and leaves him,causing him to be very depressed. Ria meets Leonard jogging in a park and he tells her that the best way to vent frustration is to shout at a tree. Adam leaves home and Ria sees Leonard go into a restaurant with Annie. Is he the older man for whom she dumped Adam? When Adam comes home having crashed his car Ria goes out - to shout at a tree.

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    #22 - Fox Hunting

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    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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    #23 - Worrying

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    After getting chest pains Ben gets it into his head that he is having a heart attack and worries Ria by talking about what will happen after he's gone. However the doctor tells him that basically he just needs to adopt a healthier life-style. Ria is then surprised to find both Leonard AND Ben jogging in the park.

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    #24 - A Dog's Life

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    After the boys have annoyed new neighbour Mr. Conrad, Ria goes to church to rail at God about her static life and finds Mrs. Conrad is there. After almost running over a dog,Ria goes to see the doctor,who tells her to take things easy as she has nervous exhaustion. Mrs. Conrad is at the surgery too and Ria accuses her of spying on her but Mrs. Conrad explains that both visits were down to her seeking comfort for her inability to bear children.

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    #25 - Keeping Fit

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    On her way home from her Keep Fit class Ria is offered a lift by Thomas and Leonard,the latter being very poorly so Ria goes home to make a Get Well Soon card for him but has qualms about delivering it. Eventually she visits and finds he has pleurisy. Back home she decides to try and arrange a romantic evening in front of the fire with Ben.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Cleaning Windows" is the best rated episode of "Butterflies". It scored 7.6/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/28/1983. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Amanda".