''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. This was followed by two ten-part series entitled ''Educating Marmalade'' in 1982–83, and ''Danger: Marmalade at Work'' in 1984, both of which continued to feature Coleman in the lead role. Also featuring John Bird and Lynda Marchal as her parents Mr and Mrs Atkins (the latter replaced by

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for the ''Marmalade at Work'' series), the programmes were produced by Thames Television for

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. The show's creator, Andrew Davies, went on to author a series of Marmalade Atkins books. The theme track for ''Educating Marmalade'' was written and performed by

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