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===Filmography=== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | rowspan="2" |(early 1980s) |''Riverside'' | rowspan="2" |Resident poet |Arts review programme |- |''[[Pebble Mill at One]]'' |Daily magazine show. Performed in front of [[Princess Anne]] |- |1984 |''Lift Off'' |Himselfâinterviewee |Documentary |- |1985 |''Black on Black'' |Resident poet |Channel 4's first multicultural programme. Including the poem "Halt" |- |1985â1987 |''[[Saturday Live (British TV programme)|Saturday Live]]'' |Himselfâstand up |Live poetry stand-up comedy. Series 1: VHS (1986), DVD (2007). Series 2: VHS (1987), DVD (2008) |- | rowspan="3" |1986 |''Club Mix'' |Resident poet |Entertainment-based successor to Black on Black |- |''Red Wedge'' |Himself |Stand-up comedy tour |- |''[[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]'' | rowspan="2" |Himselfâpoet |August |- |1986â1987 |''[[Wogan]]'' |Chat show. Co-hosted and performed weekly topical poem on current affairs |- | rowspan="5" |1987 |''[[Business as Usual (film)|Business as Usual]]'' |Eddie |Drama feature film. VHS (1988) |- |''Craig Charles'' |Himselfâstand up |Poetry at Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 7â29 August |- |''Video View'' | rowspan="2" |Himselfâpresenter |TV series |- |''[[Night Network]]'' | |- |''The Marksman'' |McFadden |TV drama miniseries, wrote opening poem and played a murderer, aired December |- | rowspan="3" |1988 |''Open Air'' |Himselfâinterviewee |Aired 23 February |- |''Craig Goes Mad in Melbourne'' |Himselfâhost |Behind the scenes at the International Comedy Festival, 1â11 June |- |''TOR! Total Football'' |Himselfâpresenter |Introducing highlights in official film of European Football Championships |- |1988â1999, 2009, 2012, 2016â2020 |''[[Red Dwarf]]'' |[[Dave Lister]] |All 74 episodes |- | rowspan="5" |1989 |''Daytime Live'' |Himselfâinterviewee |Aired 6 January |- |''[[Teechers]]'' |Multiple characters |[[John Godber]] stage play |- |''Star Test: Craig Charles'' |Himselfâinterviewee |Interviewed by a computer on chat show, aired 18 April |- |''Dogs of War'' |Voiceover |3D computer video game. Voiced story speech and one character |- |''What's That Noise?'' |Himselfâhost |Children's music show |- | rowspan="3" |1991 |''[[Comic Relief]]'' |Dave Lister |Short television film |- |''Them and Us'' |Himselfâhost |Consumer rights series |- |''[[You Bet!]]'' |Himselfâcontestant |Celebrity game show |- | rowspan="6" |1992 |''The Last Cigarette'' |Himself |Encouraging giving up smoking, aired 8 March |- |''Open to Question'' |Himselfâinterviewee |Audience questions from young people on topical issues, 23 March |- |''[[Parallel 9]]'' |Himself |Children's magazine show. Including episode 1.13, aired 18 July |- |''Weather Watch'' |Himselfâpresenter |Educational TV series investigating different aspect of the weather |- |''Wogan'' |Himself |Chat show, 23 October |- |''[[Ghostwatch]]'' |Himselfâreporter |Drama, aired 31 October (Halloween). DVD (2002) |- | rowspan="11" |1993 |''[[That's Showbusiness]]'' |Himselfâcontestant |Quiz show, BBC1, aired 2 February |- |''Cyberzone'' |Himselfâhost |All 10 episodes of the world's first virtual reality game show |- |''Cyberpunks and Technophobes'' |Himself |TV series |- |''[[A Word in Your Ear]]'' |Himselfâcontestant |Game show, BBC1 |- |''Super Mario All Stars'' |Himselfâpresenter |Nintendo video game on VHS |- |''Dinosaurs: The Myths & The Reality'' |Himselfânarrator |Animated documentary. VHS (1993), DVD (2006) |- |''Prince Cinders'' |Zipper the Cat |Voice of character in animated film of [[Babette Cole]]'s book. VHS (1993), DVD (2007) |- |''[[Telly Addicts]]'' |Himselfâcontestant |Aired 13 September and 29 December |- |''[[Pebble Mill]]'' |Himselfâinterviewee |Performed song, 29 October |- |''Funny Stories'' |Himselfâvoice |Audiobook anthology of stories for children |- |''[[The Big Breakfast]]'' |Himselfâguest presenter |Magazine show |- | rowspan="6" |1994 |''Go Getters'' |Himselfâhost |Children's programme |- |''The Easter Stories'' |[[Judas Iscariot]] |Drama series. Episode: "Judas' Tale" |- |''[[Asterix Conquers America]]'' |[[Asterix]] (voice) |Animated feature film, English language version |- |''[[The Word (TV series)|The Word]]'' |Himselfâinterviewee |Late night magazine show |- |''Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups'' |Dave Lister |Video release (archive footage) |- |''[[Big Break]] in Wonderland'' |Himselfâcontestant |Charity Christmas special of snooker competition, aired 27 December |- | rowspan="8" |1995 |''Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs'' |Dave Lister |Video release (new and archive footage) |- |''[[Breakfast with Frost]]'' |Himselfâguest |Chat show with Sir [[David Frost]], 5 March |- |''May the 4 Be with You'' |Himselfâpresenter |"Starburst Vol. 2" VHS (1996) |- |''Craig Charles: Live on Earth!'' |Himselfâstand up |VHS video release of live stand-up comedy stage show. Also co-producer |- |''[[Just a Minute]]'' |Himselfâcontestant |TV version of radio panel game, 21 July |- |''Beam Me Up Scotty!'' |Himselfâpresenter |Aired 26 August |- |''[[The Bill]]'' |Martin Bailey |Episode: "Honey Pot", 31 October |- |''[[Have I Got News for You]]'' |Himselfâcontestant |Guest panelist on satire quiz show. Series 10, episode 7, 8 December |- | rowspan="5" |1996 |''Craig Charles Live Official Bootleg'' |Himself |VHS video documentary of stand-up show |- |''[[They Think It's All Over (TV series)|They Think It's All Over]]'' |Himselfâcontestant |Series 2, episode 3, aired 26 March |- |''[[The Governor (British TV series)|The Governor]]'' |Eugene Buffy |Drama from [[Lynda La Plante]]. All 6 episodes of series 2. DVD (2012) |- |''Cyberspace'' |Himselfânarrator |TV series |- |''[[The 10 Percenters]]'' |Bobby Titan |Episode: "Revenge" playing a rap singer |- | rowspan="9" |1997 |''[[The Big Breakfast]]'' |Himselfâguest |Aired 6 January |- |''Night Fever'' |Himselfâcontestant |Pop music quiz including singing |- |''[[Captain Butler]]'' |Captain Butler |All 6 episodes |- |''Bully: Ha Bloody Ha'' |Himselfâinterviewee |Educational show discussing celebrities' memories of school bullies, aired 28 August |- |''[[Pulling Power]]'' |Himselfâguest |Motoring show, aired 24 September |- |''[[Space Cadets (game show)|Space Cadets]]'' |Team captain |Comedy sci-fi quiz, all 10 episodes |- |''Funky Bunker'' |Himselfâhost |Late night chat show. 13 episodes. Also co-writer |- |''[[The National Lottery Live]]'' |Himselfâpresenter |Opened the draw, 5 November |- |''English Express Language Skills'' |Himselfâpresenter |Schools education series |- |1997â1998 |''Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat'' |Idle Jack |Pantomime stage play |- | rowspan="5" |1998 |''Can't Smeg, Won't Smeg'' |Dave Listerâcontestant |Special edition of ''[[Can't Cook, Won't Cook]]'', aired 14 February |- |''Universe Challenge'' |Himselfâcontestant |Special ''Red Dwarf'' edition of ''[[University Challenge]]'', aired 14 February |- |''[[Children in Need]]'' |Dave Lister |''Red Dwarf'' short episode |- |''The Selfish Crocodile'' |Narrator |Audiobook edition of children's book |- |''[[Fully Booked]]'' |Himselfâinterviewee |Magazine show |- |1998â2004 |''[[Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars]]'' | rowspan="2" |Himselfâhost |Series 2â7 (after replacing [[Jeremy Clarkson]]) |- |1999â2000 |''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]'' |UK presenter |- |1999 |''The Colour of Funny'' |Keith Dennis |Short comedy film |- | rowspan="3" |2000 |''Craig Charles: Sickbag'' | rowspan="2" |Himself |VHS video release of live stand-up comedy show |- |''Craig Charles and His Band'' |Edinburgh Festival, August. Recording album ''Giving You The Eye'' |- |''[[Jailbreak (TV series)|Jailbreak]]'' |Himselfâhost |Reality challenge show |- | rowspan="5" |2001 |''Top Ten TV Sci-Fi'' |Himselfâinterviewee |Documentary |- |''Porridge Selection Box'' |Himself |Worldwide VHS video release. Introduced clips |- |''[[Lexx]]'' |The Warden |Canadian sci-fi series. Episode: "P4X" [[Hattie Hayridge]] from ''Red Dwarf'' as his wife. Series 4, Vol. 1 DVD (2001) |- |''Don't Walk'' |Narrator (voice) |Short film |- |''Amazing Space: The Pub Guide to the Universe'' |Himselfâhost |Discussion series with guest experts on space related topics |- | rowspan="2" |2002 |''EastEnders: Ricky and Bianca'' |Vince |''[[EastEnders]]'' spin-off drama, aired 20 May |- |''[[The Saturday Show (BBC TV series)|The Saturday Show]]'' |Himselfâinterviewee |Magazine show, 1 June |- |2002â2004 |''[[Takeshi's Castle#United Kingdom|Takeshi's Castle]]'' |Himselfâcommentator |UK voiceover of Japanese comedy challenge show. Also co-writer |- | rowspan="6" |2003 |''The Sitcom Story'' |Himself |TV documentary |- |''[[Sushi TV]]'' |Himselfânarrator |UK version of Japanese TV clip show (after replacing [[Julian Clary]]) |- |''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' |DCI Mercer |7 episodes of soap opera |- |''Monstrous Bosses'' | rowspan="2" |Himselfâpresenter |Links between clips in a battle between two comedy characters, 10â11 May |- |''Lovable Rogues'' |Links between clips, aired 3 August |- |''[[Holby City]]'' |Adrian Summers |Episode: "Full Circle", aired 16 December |- | rowspan="9" |2004 |''Ten Minutes'' |Mark |Short comedy film, launched at the BAFTA and Cannes Film Festival in 2003. Film release July 2004 |- |''[[Britain's Best Sitcom]]'' |Himself |TV documentary |- |''Weapons of Mass Distraction'' |Himselfâpresenter |Satirical comedy chat show exploring tabloid newspaper world |- |''Celebrities Disfigured'' |Himself (disguised) |Documentary exploring attitudes to disfigurement, aired 17 April |- |''[[The Weakest Link]]'' |Himselfâcontestant |Charity edition of quiz show. "Stars of the '90s". Reached 3rd place, aired 4 August |- |''Comedy Connections'' | rowspan="2" |Himselfâinterviewee |Documentary episode on Red Dwarf, aired 30 August |- |''Public Opinion'' |Panel show, opinions on celebrities from members of the public, aired 21 September |- |''[[Celebrity Poker Club]]'' |Himselfâcontestant |Challenge, series 3, reached semi-finals |- |''[[Dream Team (TV series)|Dream Team]]'' |Joel Brooks |Soccer agent in Sky TV football drama |- | rowspan="3" |2005 |''Forty Years of Fuck'' |Himselfâinterviewee |BBC documentary examining swearing on TV |- |''[[The Games (British TV series)|The Games]]'' | rowspan="2" |Himselfâcontestant |Reality game show for charity, based on the Olympic Games. Series 3. |- |''Athletes in Training'' |Live feed, following ''The Games'' contestants through their intensive training regime |- |2005â2015 |''[[Coronation Street]]'' |[[Lloyd Mullaney]] |Principal cast in soap opera, first appearance 20 June 2005 |- | rowspan="2" |2006 |''Fated'' |Pedro |Feature film. DVD (2011) |- |''Clubbing to Death'' |Carl Begsley |Feature film. Not yet released (in post production) |- |2008âpresent |''[[The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show#The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club|The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club]]'' |HimselfâDJ |Live DJ performances throughout the UK, and occasionally abroad |- |2009 |''[[Carpool (web series)|Carpool]]'' |Himselfâinterviewee |Video-podcast interview by [[Robert Llewellyn]] of ''Red Dwarf'' |- | rowspan="3" |2010 |''[[UK Festival Awards]]'' |Himself |Hosted award ceremony at [[The O2|The IndigO2]], London, 18 November |- |''[[Robert Llewellyn]]'s [[Carpool (TV series)|Carpool]]'' |Himselfâinterviewee |Chat show. Episode 1.5: aired 2 December |- |''50 Years of Corrie Stunts'' |Himselfâvoiceover |[[Coronation Street|''Coronation Street'']] documentary, aired 6 December. On Tram Crash DVD (2010) |- | rowspan="3" |2011 |''Zombie Carnage'' |Frank |Promotional trailer for feature film |- |''Cast Mates'' |Himself |Coronation Street online Q&A, 31 August |- |''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' | rowspan="3" |HimselfâInterviewee |Daytime entertainment show, 6 September |- | rowspan="11" |2012 |''[[BBC Breakfast]]'' |News programme, 10 March |- |''[[Loose Women]]'' |Chat show, 15 March |- |''Motorbike Diaries: Mad in the Med'' |Himselfânarrator |Travel documentary series from [[Danny John-Jules]] of ''Red Dwarf'' |- |''[[Evidently... John Cooper Clarke]]'' | rowspan="6" |Himselfâinterviewee |Documentary on the poet [[John Cooper Clarke]]'s life and career, aired 30 May |- |''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' |Chat show, 6 July |- |''[[Loose Women]]'' |Chat show, 25 September |- |''[[The Alan Titchmarsh Show]]'' |Chat show, 28 September |- |''We're Smegged'' |Documentary on the making of Red Dwarf X. On series X DVD, released 19 November |- |''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' |Chat show, 19 November |- |''The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club'' |Music compiler |Compilation album, released on Freestyle Records as CD and digital download, 26 November |- |''[[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase]]'' |Himselfâcontestant |Celebrity edition of quiz show for 'Text Santa' charity appeal, ITV1, 21 December |- | rowspan="7" |2013 |''[[Glastonbury Festival]]'' |Himselfâpresenter |Introduced acts (also interviewed musicians and performed DJ set), BBC Four, 28â30 June |- |''[[Proms in the Park]]'' |Himself |Presented the Fantasy Funk Band at the BBC Proms, Hyde Park, London, 7 September |- |''[[Pointless|Pointless Celebrities]]'' |Himselfâcontestant |Charity edition of quiz show, with [[Danny John-Jules]] from [[Red Dwarf]], BBC1, aired 17 August |- |''Craig Charles Fantasy Weekender'' | rowspan="3" |Himself |Funk and soul music festival, Bristol, 24â26 August |- |''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' |'Take a Moment' appeal, ITV1, 25 September |- |''[[Surprise, Surprise (TV series)|Surprise, Surprise]]'' |With [[Simon Gregson]] and [[Sue Cleaver]] of [[Coronation Street|''Coronation Street'']], ITV1, 27 October |- |''The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club 2'' |Music compiler |Compilation album, Freestyle records, released 25 November |- | rowspan="6" |2014 |''Steve & Lloyd's Streetcar Stories'' |[[Lloyd Mullaney]] |[[Coronation Street|''Coronation Street'']] mini-series, online, 3â12 February |- |''[[BBC Radio 6 Music]] Festival'' |Himself |Introduced acts, presented radio, DJ set, poetry performance at Festival Fringe, 1 March |- |''[[Lorraine (TV programme)|Lorraine]]'' |Himselfâinterviewee |Chat show, ITV1, 28 April |- |''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series)|I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here]]'' |Himselfâcontestant |Game show, withdrew on day 4 for personal reasons |- |''[[Keith Lemon]]'s [[Through the Keyhole]]'' |Himselfâpanellist |ITV1 game show |- |''The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club 3'' | rowspan="2" |Music compiler |Compilation album, Freestyle records, released 24 November |- | rowspan="4" |2015 |''Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club Classics'' |Compilation album box set, [[Sony Music]], released 18 September |- |''Witches, Wizards and Scary Fairies'' |Himselfânarrator |Live performance of ''Scary Fairy'' poetry with the [[BBC Philharmonic]] Orchestra, 29 September |- |''[[BBC Breakfast]]'' | rowspan="2" |Himselfâinterviewee |BBC One news programme, 17 September |- |''[[The One Show]]'' |BBC One chat show, 30 September |- |2016 |''Celebrity Home Secrets'' |Himself |Series 1, Episode 2, 5 September |- |2017â2022 |''[[The Gadget Show]]'' | Co-host alongside [[Jon Bentley (TV presenter)|Jon Bentley]], [[Ortis Deley]] and [[Georgie Barrat]] | Series regular |- |2021â2022 | ''[[Moneybags (game show)|Moneybags]]'' | Host | [[Channel 4]] quiz show<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-grabs-youngest-medias-high-stakes-daytime-quiz-moneybags|title=Channel 4 grabs Youngest Media's high-stakes daytime quiz Moneybags|website=channel4.com/press|access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref> |- |2021 |[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show)|''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Celebrity Special'']] |Himselfâcontestant |Series 37 |- |2022 |Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies |Co-presenter; with [[Sarah Cruddas]] |[[Sky History]] documentary series<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.history.co.uk/shows/craig-charles-ufo-conspiracies|website=history.co.uk|access-date=19 December 2021|title=Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies}}</ref> |}
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