Andrew Hall (Russell) died in May 2019 at age 65. Geoffrey Palmer (Ben) died in November 2020, aged 93.
The title song "Love is like a Butterfly" is sung by Clare Torry. Her other work includes performing the improvised, wordless vocals on the song "The Great Gig in the Sky" on Pink Floyd's 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon.
Andrew Hall (Russell) (born in 1954) was 7 years older than Nicholas Lyndhurst (Adam) (born in 1961), but in the series their ages are only a couple years apart; both are approximately 18-20 years old.
At the beginning of the fourth and final series, Ria and Ben have been married for 23 years.
At the beginning of the first series, Ben is said to be 48 years old; Geoffrey Palmer was actually 51. Ria's age is not specifically mentioned, but she worries about having looked like 50 ten years before she should; Wendy Craig was 44. Leonard has a birthday in the first series and turns 45; Bruce Montague was 39.
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