Butterflies (TV series) unconventional friendship with Leonard. In a 2002 interview, Carla Lane explained, "I wanted to write a comedy about a woman contemplating adultery." In the first episode, an expository discussion between Ria and Leonard alludes to the significance of the series' title: "We are all kids chasing butterflies. You see it, you want it, you grab it, and there it is, all squashed in your hand." She adds, "I am one of the few lucky ones, I have a pleasant house, a pleasant man and two pleasant sons. My butterfly didn't get squashed." Ria's husband Ben collects and studies butterflies. The
Bill & Ben Video Bill & Ben Video BBV is a video and audio production company specialising in science fiction drama, known for its links with the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". Its founder Bill Baggs is a fan, and BBV productions often involve characters or actors from the series. The name of the company is short for Bill & Ben Video, "Ben" being the nickname of Bill Baggs's wife, Helen. BBV's first production was "Summoned by Shadows", co-produced with the BBC Film Club. Partly as a homage to "Doctor Who", of which Baggs was a fan, and partly in a pragmatic