Not a laugh-a-minute classic, but a human classic. If you liked The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s complex family drama or Fleabag’s lonely inner monologues, this is your next vintage watch.
That nervous flutter in your stomach? The show argues it’s not just romance – it’s the feeling of being almost alive . Ria’s possible fling with Nicholas Lyndhurst’s character (yes, a pre- Only Fools Rodney) is charged with longing, not lust. butterflies 1975 imdb
Yes, there are laughs – especially from Geoffrey Palmer’s deadpan Ria, the oblivious husband. But the show’s real engine is Wendy Craig’s Ria, a middle-class housewife suffocating in suburban boredom, who finds escape in daydreams and near-affairs. The sadness sits right next to the satire. Not a laugh-a-minute classic, but a human classic