Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964) is an English actor, comedian, author, poet, television presenter and radio DJ. He is best known for playing Dave Lister in the British cult-favourite science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf, and Lloyd Mullaney in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street.
Charles first appeared on television as a performance poet, which led on to minor presenting roles. After finding fame in Red Dwarf, he regularly featured on national television, with celebrity appearances on many popular shows of the time, while he continued to host a wide variety of programmes. After a substantial setback in 1994, Charles re-established his career with a sell-out national tour of his poignant stand-up comedy act.
Charles notably presented the gladiator-style game show Robot Wars and narrated the comedy endurance show Takeshi's Castle. His acting credits include playing inmate Eugene Buffy in the powerful ITV drama The Governor, and leading roles in the British films Fated and Clubbing to Death. As well as starring in Coronation Street and occasional Red Dwarf series, Charles continues to host his Funk and Soul Show on BBC radio, and performs DJ sets at numerous clubs and festivals nationally.
Charles was born to a mixed race family in Liverpool; his Guyana-born father was black,[1] and his mother was white Irish.[2] Charles has an older brother, Dean, and a younger brother, Emile. He grew up on the deprived Cantril Farm estate[citation needed] and went to school with Micky Quinn,[citation needed] who became a professional footballer. He attended West Derby Comprehensive School followed by Childwall Hall College of Further Education.[3] Charles won a national competition, run by The Guardian newspaper, for a poem he wrote when he was twelve years old.[4]
Charles began his career as a contemporary and urban performance poet on the British cabaret circuit. His performances were considered original, with Charles described as having a natural ironic wit which appealed to talent scouts. In 1981, Charles climbed on stage at a Teardrop Explodes concert and recited a humourous, but derogatory, poem about the band's singer. He was invited to open subsequent gigs for the band, and then began performing as a support act in pubs and clubs, for the next three years,[5] and at events such as the Larks in the Park music festival at Sefton Park (1982). He performed poetry at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre (1983), alongside such poets as Roger McGough and Adrian Henri.
Charles was involved in the Liverpool music scene, writing and singing lyrics for a number of local rock bands.[6] In 1980, he played keyboards and provided voice in the rock band Watt 4.[7] Charles performed his rap lyrics to music, as a 'Wordsmith', with his writing having a powerful political message. In 1983, Charles was invited to record a session on the John Peel BBC Radio show with his band, and performed six poems. This was his first professional engagement.[8] Also in 1983, he recorded tracks including "In England and In Africa" and "Sing Like Billy Bragg" which were used as a ‘demo’ to secure a further Peel Session, in 1984, where he performed three songs including "Hands Together Eyes Closed".[9]
Charles realised he was using poetry as a vehicle for his sense of humour, and progressed into stand-up comedy. Charles was part of the Red Wedge comedy tour in 1986, which aimed to raise awareness of the social problems of the time, in support of the Labour Party. He performed his first one-man show in 1986, premiering in Edinburgh, then touring it internationally. Charles was a guest on programmes including Janice Long's Radio 1 show, and was a regular panellist on Ned Sherrin's chat show Loose Ends (1987-8) on BBC Radio 4. [10]
Charles first appeared on television as the resident poet on the arts programme Riverside on BBC2, and on the day-time BBC1 chat show Pebble Mill at One.[11] Charles was the resident poet on Channel 4's Black on Black (1985)[12], and its entertainment-based successor, Club Mix (1986), and appeared, weekly, as a John Cooper Clarke-style 'punk poet' on the BBC2 pop music programme Oxford Road Show. He performed his political poems as stand-up comedy on the late-night show, Saturday Live, and on the prime-time BBC1 chat show Wogan, where he performed a topical poem in a weekly feature. He also appeared as a guest on shows including Open Air (1988). Charles included significant acting in his performance style, to enable him to put the emotion across.[13]
[edit] Red Dwarf
Charles acquired cult status in 1988, in his television acting debut, as the Liverpudlian slob Dave Lister, in BBC2's new science fiction comedy series Red Dwarf. Charles has played this role in all eight series, until 1999, and in the 2009 three-part special, Red Dwarf: Back to Earth, for channel Dave. Charles' younger brother, Emile Charles, guest-starred in the series III episode "Timeslides", and the songs "Bad News" and "Cash" in this episode were written by Charles, and performed by his band.[14] The role has involved Charles playing a variety of alternative characters, including a gangster, a cowboy, and angelic and evil versions of Lister,[15] and in him carrying out a wide range of stunts, and acting involving special effects. All episodes, except those of series VII and IX, were recorded in front of a studio audience.
Charles reads the audiobook editions of the Red Dwarf novel Last Human, and his book The Log: A Dwarfer's Guide to Everything, and he regularly attends sci-fi, comedy and memorabilia conventions in connection with the Red Dwarf franchise. During Back to Earth, Charles' character, Lister, visits the set of Coronation Street where he meets the actor Craig Charles. Charles has filmed a 10th series of Red Dwarf, which is due to be broadcast on Dave in October 2012.[16]
[edit] Robot Wars
Charles most notably presented the cult TV hit Robot Wars on BBC2 (1998–2003) and Channel 5 (2003–2004), from series 2 until its conclusion at series 7, which included two Extreme series and numerous 'specials'. Charles was the main host and presided over the arena in which teams of amateur engineers battled their home-made radio-controlled robots against each other, and against the house robots. Charles introduced the show, enthusiastically announced the results of the battles and spoke to the contestants after the main events. He ended each episode with a short Robot Wars themed poem. Charles' son, Jack, appeared on the show on several occasions, and was a contestant on "Team Nemesis" during series 4.[17] Charles also hosted the Robot Wars Live UK tour, in 2001, and shows performed at the Wembley Arena.
[edit] Coronation Street
In 2005, Charles joined the principal cast of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running TV soap opera, playing philandering taxicab driver, Lloyd Mullaney.[18] Charles introduced certain aspects of the character himself, making Lloyd a Northern Soul music record collector. Lloyd is portrayed as tough, but kind hearted and romantic, and the character is popular with viewers. Charles adds a comedy element to the role, but also has traumatic and emotional scenes with complicated storylines. In 2010, his character was involved in the show's dramatic 50th anniversary tram crash storyline, which was recorded live. Charles has presented documentaries for the show, including 50 Years of Corrie Stunts (2010). In November 2011, Charles took time off from Coronation Street to film a new series of Red Dwarf, returning to filming on 'Corrie' in April 2012. [19]
Charles has acted in episodes of popular dramas such as The Bill (1995), EastEnders (2002) and Holby City (2003) and in the comedy The 10 Percenters (1996). Charles played the emotionally disturbed and violent prisoner, Eugene Buffy, in the high successful Lynda La Plante drama series The Governor (1995); the title role in the Channel 4 pirate sitcom Captain Butler (1997); the warden of a women's prison in the Canadian sci-fi fantasy Lexx (2001);[20] Detective Chief Inspector Mercer in 7 episodes of the BBC soap opera Doctors (2003); and soccer agent, Joel Brooks, in the Sky TV football soap Dream Team (2004-5).
Charles has presented children's television programmes, including What's That Noise? (1989) on BBC1, Parallel 9 (1992) on BBC1 and Go Getters (1994) on ITV. He was the travelling reporter for the highly acclaimed, but controversial, BBC mockumentary Ghostwatch, which tricked viewers into believing it was a live investigation into ghost sightings in a suburban home on Halloween night (1992). Charles presented the virtual reality game show Cyberzone (1993) on BBC2; the late-night entertainment show Funky Bunker (1997) on ITV; the reality television show Jailbreak (2000) on Channel 5; and the late-night chat show Weapons of Mass Distraction (2004) on ITV.
Charles provided the voice-over commentary for the UK version of the Japanese hit game show Takeshi's Castle, shown on Challenge and Ftn (2002 - 2004), in which contestants attempted to pass a series of near-impossible physical challenges, to reach the final showdown at the castle and win cash prizes. Charles commentated throughout each episode, offering comedy insights into the contestants' abilities, which were designed to appeal to adult audiences, as well as younger viewers.
Charles has appeared on celebrity editions of University Challenge (1998), Can't Cook, Won't Cook (1998) and The Weakest Link (2004), and comedy panel shows such as Have I Got News For You (1995), Just a Minute (1995) and They Think It's All Over (1996). He was a team captain on the sci-fi quiz series Space Cadets (1997) on Channel 4, which guest starred William Shatner. Charles has opened the National Lottery draw (1997) and his home has featured on Through the Keyhole. Charles was a contestant in the Celebrity Poker Club tournament (2004) on Challenge, where he reached the semi-finals, and in the Channel 4 reality game show, The Games (2005), which documented the contestants' intensive training regime and each live Olympic Games-style sporting event, in which he came fourth overall in the men's competition.
As well as being a regular panellist on Radio 4's Loose Ends (1987-88), and guest appearances on shows such as Radio 4's Kaleidoscope, in the early 1990s, Charles could be heard on the London Radio Station Kiss 100 (Kiss FM) as the Breakfast show presenter. In 1995, Charles played The Porter in Steven Berkoff's adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, also on Radio 4.
Since 2002, Charles has been a DJ on BBC Radio 6 Music, presenting The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show, where he plays a diverse range of funk and soul music, from classic tracks to the latest releases, and provides publicity for new bands. Charles explains the context for the music and carries out engaging interviews with guest musicians. Charles was with the station at its launch, and while it was being tested during the previous year, under the name Network Y. Charles has also hosted the stations Breakfast Show (2004) and has sat in for Andrew Collins, Phil Wilding, Phill Jupitus and Radcliffe & Maconie.
Charles regularly sits in for Janice Long, Steve Wright and Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2, and has presented numerous one-off programmes on the station, including The Craig Charles Soul All-Nighter (2011), which he hosted continuously for 12 hours.[21] Charles has also chosen music as a guest of other broadcasters such as Ken Bruce on Radio 2 and Liz Kershaw on 6 Music.
Charles has been involved in the music industry through much of his career. His bands have included Watt 4 (1980), in which he played keyboards and provided voice, Craig Charles and the Beat Burglars (1989), The Sons of Gordon Gekko (1989), where he wrote lyrics and also composed tunes for the band, and The Eye (2000-01), with whom he released the rock album "Giving You The Eye, Live at the Edinburgh Festival". In 1987, Charles provided the poem track used for the opening credits of the BBC series The Marksman, which he also acted in, and the track is included on the album "The Marksman: Music from the BBC TV series". In 1993, Charles was signed to the Acid Jazz record label[22].
In 2009, Charles formed the Fantasy Funk Band, from the leading British musicians in the genre, and has presented the band at festivals, including Glastonbury. As an extension of his 6 Music show, Charles regularly takes the Funk and Soul Club to varied venues across the UK and to most major music festivals. He performs live DJ sets, occasionally comperes and curates the events, and has broadcast the radio show live from the festival location.
Charles returned to stand-up comedy between 1995[23] and 2001, regularly touring his one-man adult-rated shows nationally, and releasing the videos Craig Charles: Live on Earth! (1995) and Sickbag (2000). International performances included the Great Norwegian Comedy Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Charles appeared in the John Godber comedy play Teechers, in which he swapped in and out of various roles, at the Arts Theatre, London, and at the Edinburgh Festival (1989), and he played Idle Jack in the pantomime Dick Whittington, at the Hull New Theatre (1997).[24] In 2000, he performed the show Craig Charles and His Band at the Edinburgh Festival.[25]
Charles played Eddie in the 1987 political drama Business as Usual. In 2006, Charles starred in two feature films: the fantasy film Fated, and the gangster movie Clubbing to Death. Charles also voiced Zipper the Cat in the animation Prince Cinders (1993) and Asterix in Asterix Conquers America (1994).
In 1993, Charles worked with Russell Bell on the Craig Charles Almanac of Total Knowledge writing about his 'streetwise' sense of humour on a range of topics, from the world's most embarrassing stories to how to explain the mysteries of the universe. In 1997, he and Russell wrote Charles' Red Dwarf character's book The Log, in which Lister decides to leave a log detailing mankind's greatest achievements. In 1998, Charles published No Other Blue, a collection of his poetry, with illustrations by Philippa Drakeford, on diverse personal subjects including prison, his mother's final illness, love, and politics at home and abroad.
In 2000, Charles wrote his first autobiography about his experiences growing up in Liverpool, titled No Irish, No Niggers. In 2007, he announced he would release his autobiography, planned for March 2008, published by Hodder Headline and titled On the Rocks, which would cover the recent incidents in his life. The autobiography would be based on much of his journal, which he said he kept while in rehab.[26] Charles has been involved in journalism and has had a column in Time Out magazine. In 1994, he launched a single issue of Comedy magazine with articles dedicated to the comedy circuit. In 2005 and 2006, Charles was a monthly columnist for the Liverpool Echo newspaper. His television writing credits include Funky Bunker (1997) and Takeshi's Castle (2002).
In 1984, Charles married English actress Cathy Tyson. Their son, Jack, was born in 1988. The couple divorced in 1989.
In the early 1990s, Charles dated Irish singer-songwriter Suzanne Rhatigan, co-writing lyrics for her album To Hell With Love and directing a video for her. Rhatigan appeared alongside Charles in the Red Dwarf series IV episode "Camille".
In August 1997,[citation needed] Charles married his second wife, Jackie, with whom he has two daughters Anna-Jo (born 1997) and Nellie (born 2003).
In July 1994, Charles and a friend were arrested and remanded in custody for several months on a rape charge.[27] While in prison, Charles was attacked by a man wielding a knife.[28] In March 1995, both men were acquitted in their trial. After being cleared, Charles spoke of the need to restore anonymity for those accused of rape. He stated that "the fact that my name and address along with my picture can appear on the front of the papers before the so-called victim has even signed a statement proves that anonymity for rape defendants is a must and that the law must be changed."[29]
In June 2006, newspaper allegations of crack cocaine use resulted in Charles being suspended from both Coronation Street[30] and BBC Radio 6 Music. In August, Charles was arrested and released on bail pending further enquiries and, in September, he accepted a caution for possession of a Class A drug.[31] Charles returned to hosting his 6 Music show from November 2006 and to filming Coronation Street from January 2007.
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| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1983 |
John Peel |
Himself - guest |
BBC radio show. Recorded 6 poems during "Peel Session", aired 17 March |
| 1983 |
Riverside |
Resident poet |
BBC2 arts review programme |
|
Pebble Mill at One |
Resident poet |
BBC1 daily magazine show. Performed in front of Princess Anne |
| 1984 |
John Peel |
Himself - guest |
BBC radio show. Recorded 3 song, aired 14 February |
| 1984 |
Lift Off |
Himself - interviewee |
BBC documentary |
| 1985 |
Black on Black |
Resident poet |
Channel 4's first multicultural programme. Including the poem "Halt" |
| 1985-87 |
Saturday Live |
Himself - stand up |
Channel 4, poems include: "Subtle Policing", "An Anthem to Miscegenation", "A Seasonal Complaint", "The Occasional Guinness Drinker" |
| 1986 |
Club Mix |
Resident poet |
Channel 4, entertainment-based successor to Black on Black |
| 1986 |
Red Wedge |
Himself |
Stand-up comedy tour |
| 1986-87 |
Wogan |
Himself -poet |
BBC1 chat show. Co-hosted and performed weekly topical poems on the news. |
| 1987 |
Business as Usual |
Eddie |
Drama feature film |
| 1987 |
Video View |
Himself - presenter |
TV series |
| 1987 |
Night Network |
Himself - presenter |
ITV |
| 1987 |
The Marksman |
McFadden |
BBC TV drama miniseries, wrote opening poem and played a murderer, aired December |
| 1987-89 |
Loose Ends |
Himself - panelist |
Radio 4, regular guest on Ned Sherrin's chat show |
| 1988-99, 2009 |
Red Dwarf |
Dave Lister |
BBC and Dave, appeared in all 55 episodes over 9 series. 6 new episodes will air October 2012 |
| 1988 |
Open Air |
Himself - interviewee |
aired 23 February |
| 1988 |
Craig Goes Mad in Melbourne |
Himself - host |
Channel 4, behind the scenes at the International Comedy Festival, 1-11 June |
| 1988 |
TOR! Total Football |
Himself - presenter |
Introducing highlights in official film of European Football Championships |
| 1989 |
Daytime Live |
Himself - interviewee |
Aired 6 January |
| 1989 |
Teechers |
Multiple characters |
John Godber stage play |
| 1989 |
The Steve Jones Show |
Himself - interviewee |
LBC Radio, 16 March |
| 1989 |
Star Test: Craig Charles |
Himself - interviewee |
Channel 4, interviewed by a computer on chat show, aired 18 April |
| 1989 |
Dogs of War |
Voiceover |
3D computer video game. Voiced story speech and one character |
| 1989 |
What's That Noise? |
Himself - host |
BBC1 children's music show |
| 1991 |
Comic Relief |
Dave Lister |
Short television movie |
| 1991 |
Them and Us |
Himself - host |
BBC consumer rights series |
| 1991 |
You Bet |
Himself - contestant |
ITV, celebrity game show |
| 1992 |
The Last Cigarette |
Himself |
ITV, encouraging giving up smoking, aired 8 March |
| 1992 |
Open to Question |
Himself - interviewee |
BBC2, audience questions from young people on topical issues, 23 March |
| 1992 |
Parallel 9 |
Himself |
BBC1 children's magazine show. Including episode 1.13, aired 18 July |
| 1992 |
Weather Watch |
Himself - presenter |
Educational BBC TV series investigating different aspect of the weather |
| 1992-93 |
The Craig Charles Breakfast Show |
Himself - host |
Kiss FM (London) radio show |
| 1992 |
Wogan |
Himself |
BBC1 chat show, 23 October |
| 1992 |
Ghostwatch |
Himself - reporter |
BBC1 drama, aired 31 October (Halloween) |
| 1993 |
Cyberzone |
Himself - host |
BBC2, all 10 episodes of the world's first virtual reality game show |
| 1993 |
Cyberpunks and Technophobes |
Himself |
TV series |
| 1993 |
Super Mario All Stars |
Himself - presenter |
Nintendo video game on VHS |
| 1993 |
Dinosaurs: The Myths & The Reality |
Himself - narrator |
Animated documentary |
| 1993 |
Prince Cinders |
Zipper the Cat |
Voiceover for animated film |
| 1993 |
Telly Addicts |
Himself - contestant |
BBC1, aired 13 September and 29 December |
| 1993 |
Pebble Mill |
Himself - interviewee |
Performed song, aired 29 October |
| 1993 |
Funny Stories |
Himself - voice |
Audiobook anthology of stories for children |
| 1993 |
The Big Breakfast |
Himself - guest presenter |
Channel 4, magazine show |
| 1994 |
Go Getters |
Himself - host |
ITV, children's programme |
| 1994 |
The Easter Stories |
Judas Iscariot |
BBC drama series. Episode: "Judas' Tale" |
| 1994 |
Batchelors Mushy Peas |
Himself - voiceover |
TV Commercial |
| 1994 |
Asterix Conquers America |
Asterix (voice) |
Animated feature film, English language version |
| 1994 |
The Word |
Himself - interviewee |
Channel 4, late night magazine show |
| 1994 |
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups |
Dave Lister |
Video release (archive footage) |
| 1994 |
Big Break in Wonderland |
Himself - contestant |
BBC1 charity Christmas special of snooker competition, aired 27 December |
| 1995 |
Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs |
Dave Lister |
Video release (new and archive footage) |
| 1995 |
Breakfast with Frost |
Himself - guest |
BBC1 chat show with Sir David Frost, 5 March |
| 1995 |
May The 4 Be With You |
Himself - presenter |
Introducing Channel 4's sci-fi weekend |
| 1995 |
Beam Me Up Scotty! |
Himself - presenter |
Channel 4 sci-fi weekend documentary exploring fandom, aired 26 August |
| 1995 |
Craig Charles: Live on Earth! |
Himself - stand up |
VHS video release of live stand-up comedy stage show. Also co-producer |
| 1995 |
The Governor |
Eugene Buffy |
ITV drama from Lynda La Plante. All 6 episodes series 2. |
| 1995 |
Have I Got News for You |
Himself - contestant |
Guest panelist on BBC2 satire quiz show. Series 10, episode 7, 8 December |
| 1995 |
Just a Minute |
Himself - contestant |
TV version of radio panel game, aired 21 July |
| 1995 |
The Bill |
Martin Bailey |
ITV. Episode: "Honey Pot", 31 October |
| 1995 |
Macbeth |
The Porter |
BBC Radio 4, Steven Berkoff's Macbeth, aired 28 December |
| 1996 |
They Think it's All Over |
Himself - contestant |
Series 2, episode 3, aired 26 March |
| 1996 |
Cyberspace |
Himself - narrator |
TV series |
| 1996 |
The 10 Percenters |
Bobby Titan |
Episode: "Revenge" playing a rap singer |
| 1997 |
The Big Breakfast |
Himself - guest |
Channel 4, aired 6 January |
| 1997 |
Night Fever |
Himself - guest |
Channel 5, pop music quiz |
| 1997 |
Captain Butler |
Captain Butler |
Channel 4, all 6 episodes |
| 1997 |
Bully: Ha Bloody Ha |
Himself - interviewee |
BBC2 educational show discussing celebrities' memories of school bullies, aired 28 August |
| 1997 |
Pulling Power |
Himself - guest |
ITV motoring show, aired 24 September |
| 1997 |
Space Cadets |
Team captain |
Channel 4, comedy sci-fi quiz, all 10 episodes |
| 1997 |
Funky Bunker |
Himself - host |
ITV, late night chat show. 13 episodes. Also co-writer |
| 1997 |
The National Lottery Live |
Himself - presenter |
Opened the draw, aired 5 November |
| 1997 |
English Express Language Skills |
Himself - presenter |
BBC2, schools education series |
| 1997-98 |
Dick Whittington |
Idle Jack |
Pantomime stage play |
| 1998 |
Universe Challenge |
Himself - contestant |
BBC special Red Dwarf edition of University Challenge |
| 1998 |
Can't Smeg, Won't Smeg |
Dave Lister - contestant |
Special edition of BBC2's Can't Cook, Won't Cook |
| 1998 |
Children in Need |
Dave Lister |
BBC Red Dwarf short episode |
| 1998 |
Fully Booked |
Himself - interviewee |
BBC1 magazine show |
| 1998–2004 |
Robot Wars |
Himself - host |
BBC2 / Channel 5, Series 2-7 (after replacing Jeremy Clarkson) |
| 1999-2000 |
Ripley's Believe It or Not! |
Himself - host |
Bravo channel, UK presenter. |
| 1999 |
The Colour of Funny |
Keith Dennis |
Short comedy film |
| 2000 |
Craig Charles: Sickbag |
Himself |
VHS video release of live stand-up comedy show |
| 2000 |
Craig Charles and His Band |
Himself |
Edinburgh Festival |
| 2000 |
Jailbreak |
Himself - host |
Channel 5, reality challenge show |
| 2001 |
Top Ten TV Sci-Fi |
Himself - interviewee |
Channel 4 documentary |
| 2001 |
Lexx |
The Warden |
Sky1, Canadian sci-fi series. Episode: "P4X" Hattie Hayridge from Red Dwarf played his wife |
| 2001 |
Don't Walk |
Narrator (voice) |
Short film |
| 2001 |
Amazing Space: Pub Guide to the Universe |
Himself - host |
National Geographic channel, discussion series with guest experts on space related topics. |
| 2002–present |
The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show |
Himself - host |
BBC Radio 6 Music. First broadcast 15 March 2002 |
| 2002 |
EastEnders: Ricky and Bianca |
Vince |
BBC1 EastEnders spin-off drama, aired 20 May |
| 2002 |
The Saturday Show |
Himself - interviewee |
BBC2 magazine show, aired 1 June |
| 2002–04 |
Takeshi's Castle |
Himself - commentator |
Challenge and Ftn channels. UK voiceover of Japanese comedy challenge show. Also Co-writer |
| 2003 |
Ten Minutes |
Mark |
Short film |
| 2003 |
The Sitcom Story |
Himself |
TV documentary |
| 2003 |
Sushi TV |
Himself - narrator |
Challenge channel. UK version of Japanese TV clip show (after replacing Julian Clary) |
| 2003 |
Celebrity Poker Club |
Himself - contestant |
Challenge. Series 3. |
| 2003 |
Doctors |
DCI Mercer |
BBC1, 7 episodes |
2003 |
| 2003 |
Monstrous Bosses |
Himself - presenter |
UK Gold, links between clips in a battle between two comedy characters, 10-11 May |
| 2003 |
Lovable Rogues |
Himself - presenter |
UK Gold, links between clips, aired 3 August |
| 2003 |
Holby City |
Adrian Summers |
BBC. Episode: "Full Circle", aired 16 December |
| 2004 |
Britain's Best Sitcom |
Himself |
TV documentary |
| 2004 |
Craig Charles Breakfast Show |
Himself - host |
BBC Radio 6 Music |
| 2004 |
Weapons of Mass Distraction |
Himself - presenter |
ITV1, satirical comedy chat show exploring tabloid newspaper world |
| 2004 |
The Weakest Link |
Himself - contestant |
Charity edition of BBC1 quiz show. "Stars of the '90s", aired 4 August. Reached 3rd place |
| 2004 |
Comedy Connections |
Himself - interviewee |
BBC1 documentary episode on Red Dwarf, aired 30 August |
| 2004 |
Public Opinion |
Himself - interviewee |
BBC1 panel show, opinions on celebrities from members of the public, aired 21 September |
| 2004 |
Celebrities Disfigured |
Himself (disguised) |
Channel 4, exploring attitudes to disfigurement |
| 2004 |
Celebrity Poker Club |
Himself - contestant |
Challenge, series 3. Reached semi-finals. |
| 2004–05 |
Dream Team |
Joel Brooks |
Soccer agent in Sky TV football drama |
| 2005 |
Forty Years of Fuck |
Himself - interviewee |
BBC documentary examining swearing on TV |
| 2005 |
The Games |
Himself - contestant |
Channel 4, reality game show for charity, based on the Olympic Games. Series 3 |
| 2005 |
Athletes in Training |
Himself - contestant |
E4, following The Games contestants through their intensive training regime |
| 2005–present |
Coronation Street |
Lloyd Mullaney |
ITV1, principal cast, first appearance 20 June 2005 |
| 2005 |
The Paul O'Grady Show |
Himself - guest |
ITV1 chat show episode marking National Poetry Day, aired 6 October |
| 2006 |
Fated |
Pedro |
Feature film |
| 2006 |
Clubbing to Death |
Carl Begsley |
Feature film. Not yet released (in post production) |
| 2009 |
Carpool |
Himself - interviewee |
Video-podcast interview by Robert Llewellyn of Red Dwarf |
| 2010 |
Robert Llewellyn's Carpool |
Himself - interviewee |
Dave channel, chat show. Episode 1.5: aired 2 December |
| 2010 |
50 Years of Corrie Stunts |
Himself - voiceover |
Coronation Street documentary, aired 6 December |
| 2011 |
Zombie Carnage |
Frank |
Promotional trailer for feature film |
| 2011 |
The Craig Charles Soul All-Nighter |
Himself - host |
Radio 2 music show, 27-28 August |
| 2011 |
Cast Mates |
Himself |
Coronation Street online Q&A, 31 August |
| 2011 |
This Morning |
Himself - Interviewee |
ITV daytime entertainment show, 6 September |
| 2012 |
BBC Breakfast |
Himself - interviewee |
BBC1 news programme, 10 March |
| 2012 |
Loose Women |
Himself - interviewee |
ITV1 chat show, 15 March |
- 1993 Craig Charles Almanac of Total Knowledge by Craig Charles and Russell Bell (Penguin Books Ltd)
- 1997 The Log: A Dwarfer's Guide to Everything by Craig Charles and Russell Bell (Penguin Books Ltd)
- 1998 No Other Blue by Craig Charles, with illustrations by Philippa Drakeford (Penguin Books Ltd)
- 2000 No Irish, No Niggers (Penguin Books Ltd, unpublished)
- 2008 On the Rocks (Hodder Headline, unpublished)[33]
- ^ Liverpool Echo, 22 November 2005, "Actor Craig's tribute to much-loved father"
- ^ "Craig Charles person page" bbc.co.uk
- ^ The Independent, 11 February 1999, "Education: Passed/Failed Craig Charles", London
- ^ Interview with Charles by Chris Jarvis, Fully Booked, BBC TV, 1998
- ^ Q magazine, April 1987, David Housham "Craig Charles: Compulsive Listening", pp.25-26
- ^ Craig Charles, Introduction to No Other Blue, Penguin Books Ltd, London, 1997
- ^ Daily Post, 16 September 2003, Chris Brown "A club that rocked when punk was in its prime", Liverpool
- ^ The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show, BBC Radio 6 Music, 12 May 2012
- ^ AL Peters, "Craig Charles The Wordsmith, The John Peel Radio Show, 1984", Groovin' Records
- ^ "Champion of funk soul brothers". The Independent, 7 March 2005. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/champion-of-funk-soul-brothers-6151442.html.
- ^ Birmingham Mail, 2 July 2011, "Craig Charles returns to Birmingham for the Mostly Jazz festival"
- ^ "Craig Charles poet/broadcaster, Black on Black, 1985, Digital Handsworth
- ^ Charles interviewed on the Steve Jones Show, LBC Radio (London), 16 March 1989"
- ^ Andrew Ellard, Red Dwarf series III DVD boxset Collector's Booklet, Grant Naylor Productions, 2003, pp.8
- ^ TV Zone, November 1993, Carrie Cantor "Red Dwarf Interview: Lager Lout Lister", pp.8-11
- ^ Alexander Baron, "Review: The Return of 'Red Dwarf'", 10 March 2012, Digital Journal
- ^ "Robot Wars Wiki: Team Nemesis". http://robotwars.wikia.com/wiki/Team_Nemesis.
- ^ "Corrie's Craig Charles on being romantic, This Morning ITV interview with Charles, 6 September 2011". http://www.itv.com/thismorning/showbiz/corries-craig-charles/.
- ^ "Kate Roma Interviews Craig Charles", Future Radio, Norwich, 27 April 2012
- ^ "Lexx with Lister". http://www.oblongpictures.com/lexx/sfx77.htm.
- ^ Tyler, Lee (15 May 2010). "Craig Charles: The funk, the whole funk and nothin' but the funk". Blues And Soul magazine. http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/534/craig_charles_the_funk_the_whole_funk_and_nothin_but_the_funk/.
- ^ Interview with Charles by Terry Christian, The Word, Channel 4, 1994
- ^ The Independent, 20 September 1995, "Comedy: Craig Charles Speaks, Duke of York's Theatre, London", London
- ^ "'Hull In Print: The show must go on', Hull County Council, 2009". http://static.hullcc.gov.uk/hullinprint/archive/october2009/show_must_go_on.php.
- ^ "Star Challenge: Hanging on the telephone with...Craig Charles, The Mirror, 25 July 2000". http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Star+Challenge%3A+Hanging+on+the+telephone+with...+Craig+Charles.-a063660220.
- ^ "Charles writing Autobiography". Official Red Dwarf Website. 1 June 2007. http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/index.cfm?frameset=deck01/deck_fs.html&page=craigs_story.html. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
- ^ The Independent, 4 January 1997, James Rampton "Profile: Craig Charles: The Inside Story", London
- ^ "The trauma of being falsely accused". London: BBC News. 31 July 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3055859.stm. Retrieved 27 December 2006.
- ^ Press statement by Charles shown on ITN News at Ten (ITV), 3 March 1995, London "Craig Charles cleared of rape"
- ^ "Charles to make Street comeback". London: BBC News. 29 September 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5391724.stm. Retrieved 27 December 2006.
- ^ "Actor Charles given drugs caution". London: BBC News. 22 September 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5370492.stm. Retrieved 27 December 2006.
- ^ "Craig Charles CV, United Agents". http://unitedagents.co.uk/craig-charles#profile-1. , 2005
- ^ "Charles, speaking to Simon Fitzpatrick and Ema Lea, PlanetSmeg, 2010". http://www.planetsmeg.com/cgi-bin/pagegen.pl?listerinterview.
| Persondata |
| Name |
Charles, Craig |
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| Date of birth |
11 July 1964 |
| Place of birth |
Liverpool, England |
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