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
Ben Gerrard the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 2006. Ben Gerrard Ben Gerrard is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Toby in the ABC television series "Outland" (2012). He also appeared as Constable Brian O'Connor in "Wolf Creek 2" (2013) and as multiple characters on the sketch comedy series "Open Slather" (2015). Gerrard played 35 characters in the one-man show "I Am My Own Wife", which debuted in 2015. In 2016, he played Molly Meldrum's transgender friend Caroline Jenkins in the two-part miniseries "Molly", for which he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Guest