We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. They seemed to be rather surprised by this, as if they thought that I knew about every 80s and 90s TV show, which is something I should be flattered by I suppose. Marmalade remained a total menace and every week she would have a different job such as a chef, spy, air stewardess and so on.

Quote from: Alternative Carpark on January 27, 2022, 06:46:25 PMCharlotte Coleman, in character as Marmalade Atkins, also had a stint as the Children's ITV presenter during April 1983. The DVD includes the Theatre Box episode, "Marmalade Atkins in Space", which introduced the character, and all 10 episodes of the series. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Based on Frederick Grice's 1969 novel, The Courage of Andy Robson, about a young boy who is uprooted from his life in the pit community of Easington, in 1910, when his father is killed in a mining accident.I suppose I do get into a bit of trouble at school but that's mostly because, although I enjoy going there, I'm not very good at it. The series spawned a brace of spin-offs, including Marmalade Atkins in Space (in which her parents, at their wit's end, bundled the girl into a rocket ship bound for the far reaches of the universe! Educating Marmalade was one of my favourite children's programmes that aired back in 1981 - I remember getting a Marmalade Atkins Annual. Coleman won a Royal Television Society, Best Actress award and was nominated for a BAFTA for her portrayal of the young lesbian character. In a desperate attempt to control their unruly daughter, The Atkins’ turn to social worker Mrs Allgood (famous for her understanding smile) and child psychologist Dr Glenfiddick (John Fortune).

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Her parents provide much of the comedy with her Dad a henpecked City swindler whilst his wife is constantly on the phone to ‘arrods, spending as much money as she can. alongside Dylan Moran and Emma Chambers, and voiced the lead female character, Primrose, in the animated adaptation of Brambly Hedge. Cecilia's School for Girls, Marmalade encounters the ghost of the first headmistress and investigates the mystery of the missing tuck.Marmalade also had some personality quirks, such as having a blonde streak in her hair about 15 years before that woman from Friends, reading comics including 2000AD and The Beano rather than get on with any work, she had a talking puppet dog in her bedroom, and she was also rather fond of addressing everyone as “cock” (is this why it received a 12 certificate despite being shown on CITV I wonder?