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Chris Atkins (filmmaker)
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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.
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Born | Christopher Walsh Atkins |
Nationality | British |
Education | Bromsgrove School |
Occupation | Documentary film maker & Author |
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Criminal charges | "Conspiracy to cheat the public revenue" |
Criminal penalty | 5 year prison sentence, disqualified from being a company official for 12 years |
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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.