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
Mark Russell (composer) Mark Russell (composer) Mark Russell (born 23 May 1960) is a British composer whose works include music for the television series "Cold Feet", "Murder City", "The Bill", "The Worst Witch", "Inspector George Gently" and "Kingdom". He presented "Mixing It" with Robert Sandall on BBC Radio 3 from 1990 to 2007, when the programme ended. His score for "Cold Feet" was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Original Television Music in 1999, though lost to Ben Bartlett's score to "Walking with Dinosaurs". In 2012 his score for the BBC series "Leonardo" was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the