Butterflies (TV series) Butterflies (TV series) Butterflies is a British sitcom series written by Carla Lane that was broadcast on BBC2 from 1978 to 1983. The situation is the day-to-day life of the Parkinson family in a bittersweet style. There are both traditional comedy sources (Ria's cooking, family squabbles) and more unusual sources such as Ria's unconsummated relationship with the outwardly-successful Leonard. Ria is still in love with her husband, Ben, and has raised two potentially fine sons, yet finds herself dissatisfied and in need of something more. Throughout the series Ria searches for that "something more" and finds some solace in her
Leonard J. Russell fighting cancer when elected mayor. Shortly after his death, the state of Massachusetts renamed Huron Avenue Bridge after Russell. Harvard University established six, now (2009) three Leonard Russell scholarships for local municipal employees. Leonard J. Russell Leonard J. Russell (1932 – June 16, 1985) was a mayor (council chairman) of Cambridge, Massachusetts and husband of mayor Sheila Russell. Russell, a former waste disposal manager, represented traditional conservative blue collar workforce of Cambridge at the time when traditional neighborhoods were giving up to pressure from expanding universities and high technology companies. Russell joined Cambridge local politics during the 1973 municipal council