Marmalade Atkins

Marmalade Atkins
Genre Children's
Created by Andrew Davies
Written by Andrew Davies
Starring Charlotte Coleman
John Bird
Lynda Marchal
Theme music composer Bad Manners
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 21 (inc. pilot episode)
Production company(s) Thames Television
Release
Original network ITV Network (CITV)
Original release 2 November 1981 – 20 February 1984

Marmalade Atkins is a children's fictional character created by the writer Andrew Davies. Marmalade first appeared in the book Marmalade and Rufus in 1979, and the character was later brought to television in 1981 in which she was played by the actress Charlotte Coleman.

Background

A hair-raising teenage rebel, Marmalade made her TV debut in the one-off Marmalade Atkins in Space broadcast in 1981 as part of the Theatre Box series.[1][2] This was followed by two ten-part series entitled Educating Marmalade in 1982-83,[3] and Danger: Marmalade At Work in 1984,[4] both of which continued to feature Coleman in the lead role.

Also featuring John Bird[5] and Lynda Marchal as her parents Mr & Mrs Atkins (the latter replaced by Carol MacReady for the Marmalade at Work series), the programmes were produced by Thames Television for ITV. The show's creator, Andrew Davies, went on to author a series of Marmalade Atkins books.[6] The theme tune for Educating Marmalade was written and performed by Bad Manners.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | MARMALADE ATKINS IN SPACE (1981)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  2. ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/22750
  3. ↑ "Bfi | Film & Tv Database | Educating Marmalade". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  4. ↑ "Bfi | Film & Tv Database | Danger - Marmalade At Work". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  5. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | SHAME (1984)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  6. ↑ "h2g2 - 'Marmalade Atkins' by Andrew Davies". BBC. 2004-02-18. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  7. ↑ "Educating Marmalade". TV Cream. Retrieved 2010-07-04.

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