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 Lina Ria Lina Ria Lina (born 11 June) is a British comedian, actress, and writer, and a winner of the EMMA award in 2003. She is known for her television appearances in "The World Stands Up", "Mega Mela Malai Comedy" and "Sweet n Sour" on BBC3. Prior to her career as a comic, Lina acquired a BSc in Experimental Pathology, an MSc in Forensic Science, and a PhD in viral bioinformatics and worked as an IT Forensic Investigator for the Serious Fraud Office. Lina was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire on 11 June. At the age of one she moved with