Chris Atkins | |
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| Born | Christopher Walsh Atkins |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bromsgrove School |
| Occupation | Documentary film maker & Author |
| Notable work | |
| Criminal charges | "Conspiracy to cheat the public revenue" |
| Criminal penalty | 5 year prison sentence, disqualified from being a company official for 12 years |
Chris Atkins (born Christopher Walsh Atkins)[1] is a British journalist, documentary film maker and best-selling author. He has made several fiction feature films, feature length documentaries and television documentaries, which have received three BAFTA nominations.
His work is noted for causing controversy and has faced legal action as a result of his films. He gave evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into the ethics of the British press.[1][2] In 2016 he was sentenced to five years in prison for tax fraud.[3][4][5] He published a book about his time in jail entitled A Bit of a Stretch which became a bestseller in the UK.
- ^ a b "Atkins' Evidence to the Leveson Inquiry". 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Lisa O'Carroll and Josh Halliday (6 December 2011). "Leveson inquiry: Chris Atkins, David Leigh, Charlotte Harris - live". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Bafta-nominated producers of Starsuckers film jailed for £2.2m tax scam". BBC. 1 July 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Regina v. Christopher Walsh-Atkins and Christina Slater Sentencing" (PDF). 1 July 2016.