Coral Rosemary Atkins (13 September 1936 – 2 December 2016)[1] was an English actress, who opened and ran a home for disadvantaged children.
The family moved to Bucklebury when she was young, and she attended Shaw House School in Newbury before returning to London.
[4] Atkins began appearing on British television in the 1960s; her television credits included episodes of The Sweeney, in which she played Brenda Keever the wife of a career criminal, Dixon of Dock Green, Deadline Midnight, No Hiding Place, Survivors, The Avengers and The Likely Lads.
[4] That same year, Atkins bought and renovated a thatched cottage called "Crossways" and sought funding to run it as a home.
[11] Some of the children had experienced severe abuse, and attacked the house by setting parts of it on fire, or graffiti-ing the walls.