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
Ria Wägner to 1978, and it focused on cooking, home economics, art, and music. Each programme ended with Wägner making her signature backwards wave at the camera. She was married to journalist Staffan Rosén 1939-1946, and had two sons with him. She lived together with the author Gustav Sandgren from 1945 until his death in 1983, and the couple had one daughter. Ria Wägner died on Lidingö in 1999. Ria Wägner Ria Wägner, born Maria Wägner (1914-1999), was a Swedish journalist, author, translator, and television producer, who became one of the first television personalities in Sweden. Ria Wägner was the daughter of