Paddington Bear Paddington Bear Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the children's book "A Bear Called Paddington" and has been featured in more than twenty books written by British author Michael Bond and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum and other artists. The friendly bear from Peru—with his old hat, battered suitcase (complete with a secret compartment, enabling it to hold more items than it would appear to), duffle coat and love of marmalade—has become a classic character from English children's literature. Paddington books have been translated into 30 languages across 70 titles
Marmalade Atkins Marmalade Atkins 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. 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