EPISODE
Butterfly - Season 1
At the beginning of the events of this dramatic series, Separate parents Vicky and Stephen must overcome their differences. Stephen returns to the family home when the Max crisis escalates, but Max has the courage to express his true identity. A reckless decision will change a lot about Vicki's fate.
31 January 1979, Dublin, Ireland
August 15, 1985 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
March1962, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK
1981, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
December 24, 2006 in England, UK
10 March 1947, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
12 July 1976, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK
20 March 1979, Dublin, Ireland
26 August 1946, Liverpool, England, UK
October 16, 2018
This drama is about to push its neck out a whole lot farther, and become a whole lot more tricky.October 22, 2018
Tony Marchant's drama set out its stall without fuss. We saw that far from being a phase, Max had been feeling this way for a long time.October 15, 2018
Fine as all the performances are, including a turn by Alison Steadman as a granny who disapproves of "Maxine's funny ways", the most compelling presence throughout is Maxine, played by Callum Booth-Ford.October 23, 2018
It's only a three-parter, sadly, but every episode is sure to sing, baffle and enthral.October 22, 2018
As a piece of drama I find it sensitive and moving. And a glimpse into a world of suffering that most of us, mercifully, will never know.October 16, 2018
It is a wonderfully delicate drama that covers new ground carefully and features fully realised characters at war with their instincts, intellects and worse or better natures.October 16, 2018
Aside from the odd stylistic flourish (bold, primary-coloured palette, dreamy, synth-washed soundtrack from the duo who scored Stranger Things), this was a very ITV approach - which might normally sound like a criticism, but not here.October 19, 2018
What did I like? Most of it. As a good friend put it the day after, one of the best things was how Butterfly contextualised and simplified in a way that abstract "debate" and inquiry does not.