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
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. The theme track for
Educating Marmalade was written and performed by
Bad Manners. ==References==