Having reached 60, Ria wonders what life would have been like, if she had done things differently.

Writer Carla lane talks about her memories of Butterflies.

Adam has crashed his car and Ben and Russell have not spoken to each other in almost a year. In a ca...

One reason that makes Ria feel less than good about herself is that she is a bad cook. She has to us...

Ria feels stifled at home and would like to get a job but Ben is not supportive. He got angry when h...

Leonard leaves a note on the windscreen of Ria's car,suggesting they have lunch together. Unfortunat...

Russell feels very strongly that a sculpture The Lovers,being exhibited locally,should not be sold t...

Adam has had a poodle perm and has taken to wearing a crash helmet around the house so that Ben does...

Adam's girlfriend Annie declares that he is boring and leaves him,causing him to be very depressed....

Out in the country with an apathetic Ben Ria is upset by seeing a fox-hunt and decides to organize a...

After getting chest pains Ben gets it into his head that he is having a heart attack and worries Ria...

After the boys have annoyed new neighbour Mr. Conrad, Ria goes to church to rail at God about her st...

On her way home from her Keep Fit class Ria is offered a lift by Thomas and Leonard,the latter being...

Susanna, a woman the Parkinsons met on holiday,comes to stay and Ria collects her at the station. On...

Leonard calls and suggests he meet Ria at the cafe where they first met. Here he tells her that he h...

The thought of cooking for Christmas frightens Ria though she is cheered to meet Leonard again,thoug...