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Butterfly airs this year on ITV

That mean the episode is going up against the season finale of The Cry .

The three-part series has its second episode tonight at 9pm.

Butterly started on ITV last Sunday (Ocotber 14).

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Who stars in Butterfly on ITV?

Anna Friel will portray the lead character Vicky in Butterfly.

Vicky is the mother of a transgender child called Max who identifies as a girl.

Friel is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress best known for her role in ITV series Marcella as Detective Sergeant Marcella Backland.

Emmet J Scanlan plays Stephen, Max’s father who moves back home to support his son.

Scanlan is best known for roles in Hollyoaks, The Fall and Safe.

Callum Booth-Ford and Millie Gibson star as Vicky and Stephen’s children,

Alison Steadman and Sean McGinley are also part of the cast, possibly as the grandparents. Joining them is Amy Huberman, Lorraine Burroughs and Felicity Montagu.