| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes
|
|
|
Riverside
|
Resident poet
|
Arts review programme
|
|
|
Pebble Mill at One
|
Resident poet
|
Daily magazine show. Performed in front of Princess Anne
|
| 1984
|
Lift Off
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Documentary
|
| 1985
|
Black on Black
|
Resident poet
|
Channel 4's first multicultural programme. Including the poem "Halt"
|
| 1985–87
|
Saturday Live
|
Himself – stand up
|
Live poetry stand-up comedy. Series 1: VHS (1986), DVD (2007). Series 2: VHS (1987), DVD (2008)
|
| 1986–87
|
Wogan
|
Himself – poet
|
Chat show. Co-hosted and performed weekly topical poem on current affairs
|
| 1986
|
Club Mix
|
Resident poet
|
Entertainment-based successor to Black on Black
|
| 1986
|
Red Wedge
|
Himself
|
Stand-up comedy tour
|
| 1986
|
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
|
Himself – poet
|
August
|
| 1987
|
Business as Usual
|
Eddie
|
Drama feature film. VHS (1988)
|
| 1987
|
Craig Charles
|
Himself – stand up
|
Poetry at Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 7–29 August
|
| 1987
|
Video View
|
Himself – presenter
|
TV series
|
| 1987
|
Night Network
|
Himself – presenter
|
|
| 1987
|
The Marksman
|
McFadden
|
TV drama miniseries, wrote opening poem and played a murderer, aired December
|
| 1988–99, 2009, 2012
|
Red Dwarf
|
Dave Lister
|
Appeared in all 61 episodes over 10 series
|
| 1988
|
Open Air
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Aired 23 February
|
| 1988
|
Craig Goes Mad in Melbourne
|
Himself – host
|
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
|
Star Test: Craig Charles
|
Himself – interviewee
|
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
|
Children's music show
|
| 1991
|
Comic Relief
|
Dave Lister
|
Short television film
|
| 1991
|
Them and Us
|
Himself – host
|
Consumer rights series
|
| 1991
|
You Bet
|
Himself – contestant
|
Celebrity game show
|
| 1992
|
The Last Cigarette
|
Himself
|
Encouraging giving up smoking, aired 8 March
|
| 1992
|
Open to Question
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Audience questions from young people on topical issues, 23 March
|
| 1992
|
Parallel 9
|
Himself
|
Children's magazine show. Including episode 1.13, aired 18 July
|
| 1992
|
Weather Watch
|
Himself – presenter
|
Educational TV series investigating different aspect of the weather
|
| 1992
|
Wogan
|
Himself
|
Chat show, 23 October
|
| 1992
|
Ghostwatch
|
Himself – reporter
|
Drama, aired 31 October (Halloween). DVD (2002)
|
| 1993
|
That's Showbusiness
|
Himself - contestant
|
Quiz show, BBC1, aired 2 February
|
| 1993
|
Cyberzone
|
Himself – host
|
All 10 episodes of the world's first virtual reality game show
|
| 1993
|
Cyberpunks and Technophobes
|
Himself
|
TV series
|
| 1993
|
A Word in Your Ear
|
Himself - contestant
|
Game show, BBC1
|
| 1993
|
Super Mario All Stars
|
Himself – presenter
|
Nintendo video game on VHS
|
| 1993
|
Dinosaurs: The Myths & The Reality
|
Himself – narrator
|
Animated documentary. VHS (1993), DVD (2006)
|
| 1993
|
Prince Cinders
|
Zipper the Cat
|
Voice of character in animated film of Babette Cole's book. VHS (1993), DVD (2007)
|
| 1993
|
Telly Addicts
|
Himself – contestant
|
Aired 13 September and 29 December
|
| 1993
|
Pebble Mill
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Performed song, 29 October
|
| 1993
|
Funny Stories
|
Himself – voice
|
Audiobook anthology of stories for children
|
| 1993
|
The Big Breakfast
|
Himself – guest presenter
|
Magazine show
|
| 1994
|
Go Getters
|
Himself – host
|
Children's programme
|
| 1994
|
The Easter Stories
|
Judas Iscariot
|
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
|
Late night magazine show
|
| 1994
|
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
|
Dave Lister
|
Video release (archive footage)
|
| 1994
|
Big Break in Wonderland
|
Himself – contestant
|
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
|
Chat show with Sir David Frost, 5 March
|
| 1995
|
May The 4 Be With You
|
Himself – presenter
|
"Starburst Vol.2" VHS (1996)
|
| 1995
|
Craig Charles: Live on Earth!
|
Himself – stand up
|
VHS video release of live stand-up comedy stage show. Also co-producer
|
| 1995
|
Just a Minute
|
Himself – contestant
|
TV version of radio panel game, 21 July
|
| 1995
|
Beam Me Up Scotty!
|
Himself – presenter
|
Aired 26 August
|
| 1995
|
The Bill
|
Martin Bailey
|
Episode: "Honey Pot", 31 October
|
| 1995
|
Have I Got News for You
|
Himself – contestant
|
Guest panelist on satire quiz show. Series 10, episode 7, 8 December
|
| 1996
|
Craig Charles Live Official Bootleg
|
Himself
|
VHS video documentary of stand-up show
|
| 1996
|
They Think it's All Over
|
Himself – contestant
|
Series 2, episode 3, aired 26 March
|
| 1996
|
The Governor
|
Eugene Buffy
|
Drama from Lynda La Plante. All 6 episodes of series 2. DVD (2012)
|
| 1996
|
Cyberspace
|
Himself – narrator
|
TV series
|
| 1996
|
The 10 Percenters
|
Bobby Titan
|
Episode: "Revenge" playing a rap singer
|
| 1997
|
The Big Breakfast
|
Himself – guest
|
Aired 6 January
|
| 1997
|
Night Fever
|
Himself – contestant
|
Pop music quiz including singing
|
| 1997
|
Captain Butler
|
Captain Butler
|
All 6 episodes
|
| 1997
|
Bully: Ha Bloody Ha
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Educational show discussing celebrities' memories of school bullies, aired 28 August
|
| 1997
|
Pulling Power
|
Himself – guest
|
Motoring show, aired 24 September
|
| 1997
|
Space Cadets
|
Team captain
|
Comedy sci-fi quiz, all 10 episodes
|
| 1997
|
Funky Bunker
|
Himself – host
|
Late night chat show. 13 episodes. Also co-writer
|
| 1997
|
The National Lottery Live
|
Himself – presenter
|
Opened the draw, 5 November
|
| 1997
|
English Express Language Skills
|
Himself – presenter
|
Schools education series
|
| 1997–98
|
Dick Whittington and his Wonderful Cat
|
Idle Jack
|
Pantomime stage play
|
| 1998
|
Can't Smeg, Won't Smeg
|
Dave Lister – contestant
|
Special edition of Can't Cook, Won't Cook, aired 14 February
|
| 1998
|
Universe Challenge
|
Himself – contestant
|
Special Red Dwarf edition of University Challenge, aired 14 February
|
| 1998
|
Children in Need
|
Dave Lister
|
Red Dwarf short episode
|
| 1998
|
The Selfish Crocodile
|
Narrator
|
Audiobook edition of children's book
|
| 1998
|
Fully Booked
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Magazine show
|
| 1998–2004
|
Robot Wars
|
Himself – host
|
Series 2–7 (after replacing Jeremy Clarkson)
|
| 1999–2000
|
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
|
Himself – host
|
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, August. Recording album Giving You The Eye
|
| 2000
|
Jailbreak
|
Himself – host
|
Reality challenge show
|
| 2001
|
Top Ten TV Sci-Fi
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Documentary
|
| 2001
|
Porridge Selection Box
|
Himself
|
Worldwide VHS video release. Introduced clips
|
| 2001
|
Lexx
|
The Warden
|
Canadian sci-fi series. Episode: "P4X" Hattie Hayridge from Red Dwarf as his wife. Series 4, Vol.1 DVD (2001)
|
| 2001
|
Don't Walk
|
Narrator (voice)
|
Short film
|
| 2001
|
Amazing Space: The Pub Guide to the Universe
|
Himself – host
|
Discussion series with guest experts on space related topics
|
| 2002
|
EastEnders: Ricky and Bianca
|
Vince
|
EastEnders spin-off drama, aired 20 May
|
| 2002
|
The Saturday Show
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Magazine show, 1 June
|
| 2002–04
|
Takeshi's Castle
|
Himself – commentator
|
UK voiceover of Japanese comedy challenge show. Also co-writer
|
| 2003
|
The Sitcom Story
|
Himself
|
TV documentary
|
| 2003
|
Sushi TV
|
Himself – narrator
|
UK version of Japanese TV clip show (after replacing Julian Clary)
|
| 2003
|
Doctors
|
DCI Mercer
|
7 episodes of soap opera
|
| 2003
|
Monstrous Bosses
|
Himself – presenter
|
Links between clips in a battle between two comedy characters, 10–11 May
|
| 2003
|
Lovable Rogues
|
Himself – presenter
|
Links between clips, aired 3 August
|
| 2003
|
Holby City
|
Adrian Summers
|
Episode: "Full Circle", aired 16 December
|
| 2004
|
Ten Minutes
|
Mark
|
Short comedy film, launched at the BAFTA and Cannes Film Festival in 2003. Film release July 2004
|
| 2004
|
Britain's Best Sitcom
|
Himself
|
TV documentary
|
| 2004
|
Weapons of Mass Distraction
|
Himself – presenter
|
Satirical comedy chat show exploring tabloid newspaper world
|
| 2004
|
Celebrities Disfigured
|
Himself (disguised)
|
Documentary exploring attitudes to disfigurement, aired 17 April
|
| 2004
|
The Weakest Link
|
Himself – contestant
|
Charity edition of quiz show. "Stars of the '90s". Reached 3rd place, aired 4 August
|
| 2004
|
Comedy Connections
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Documentary episode on Red Dwarf, aired 30 August
|
| 2004
|
Public Opinion
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Panel show, opinions on celebrities from members of the public, aired 21 September
|
| 2004
|
Celebrity Poker Club
|
Himself – contestant
|
Challenge, series 3, reached semi-finals
|
| 2004
|
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
|
Reality game show for charity, based on the Olympic Games. Series 3.
|
| 2005
|
Athletes in Training
|
Himself – contestant
|
Live feed, following The Games contestants through their intensive training regime
|
| 2005–present
|
Coronation Street
|
Lloyd Mullaney
|
Principal cast in soap opera, first appearance 20 June 2005
|
| 2006
|
Fated
|
Pedro
|
Feature film. DVD (2011)
|
| 2006
|
Clubbing to Death
|
Carl Begsley
|
Feature film. Not yet released (in post production)
|
| 2008–present
|
The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club
|
Himself – DJ
|
Live DJ performances throughout the UK, and occasionally abroad
|
| 2009
|
Carpool
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Video-podcast interview by Robert Llewellyn of Red Dwarf
|
| 2010
|
UK Festival Awards
|
Himself
|
Hosted award ceremony at The IndigO2, London, 18 November
|
| 2010
|
Robert Llewellyn's Carpool
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Chat show. Episode 1.5: aired 2 December
|
| 2010
|
50 Years of Corrie Stunts
|
Himself – voiceover
|
Coronation Street documentary, aired 6 December. On Tram Crash DVD (2010)
|
| 2011
|
Zombie Carnage
|
Frank
|
Promotional trailer for feature film
|
| 2011
|
Cast Mates
|
Himself
|
Coronation Street online Q&A, 31 August
|
| 2011
|
This Morning
|
Himself – Interviewee
|
Daytime entertainment show, 6 September
|
| 2012
|
BBC Breakfast
|
Himself – interviewee
|
News programme, 10 March
|
| 2012
|
Loose Women
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Chat show, 15 March
|
| 2012
|
Motorbike Diaries: Mad in the Med
|
Himself – narrator
|
Travel documentary series from Danny John-Jules of Red Dwarf
|
| 2012
|
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Documentary on the poet John Cooper Clarke’s life and career, aired 30 May
|
| 2012
|
This Morning
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Chat show, 6 July
|
| 2012
|
Loose Women
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Chat show, 25 September
|
| 2012
|
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Chat show, 28 September
|
| 2012
|
We're Smegged
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Documentary on the making of Red Dwarf X. On series X DVD, released 19 November
|
| 2012
|
This Morning
|
Himself – interviewee
|
Chat show, 19 November
|
| 2012
|
The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club
|
Music compiler
|
Compilation album, released on Freestyle Records as CD and digital download, 26 November
|
| 2012
|
The Chase
|
Himself - contestant
|
Celebrity edition of quiz show for 'Text Santa' charity appeal, ITV1, 21 December
|
| 2013
|
Glastonbury Festival
|
Himself - presenter
|
Introduced acts (also interviewed musicians and performed DJ set), BBC Four, 28–30 June
|
| 2013
|
Proms in the Park
|
Himself
|
Presented the Fantasy Funk Band at the BBC Proms, Hyde Park, London, 7 September
|
| 2013
|
Pointless Celebrities
|
Himself – contestant
|
Charity edition of quiz show, with Danny John-Jules from Red Dwarf, BBC1, aired 17 August
|
| 2013
|
Craig Charles Fantasy Weekender
|
Himself
|
Funk and soul music festival, Bristol, 24–26 August
|
| 2013
|
This Morning
|
Himself
|
'Take a Moment' appeal, ITV1, 25 September
|
| 2013
|
Surprise, Surprise
|
Himself
|
With Simon Gregson and Sue Cleaver of Coronation Street, ITV1, 27 October
|
| 2013
|
The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club 2
|
Music compiler
|
Compilation album, Freestyle records, released 25 November
|
| 2014
|
Steve & Lloyd's Streetcar Stories
|
Lloyd Mullaney
|
Coronation Street mini-series, online, 3–12 February
|
| 2014
|
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival
|
Himself
|
Introduced acts, presented radio, DJ set, poetry performance at Festival Fringe, 1 March
|
| 2014
|
Lorraine
|
Himself - interviewee
|
Chat show, ITV1, 28 April
|