Filmography and Credits
| 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, 2012-present | Red Dwarf | Dave Lister | BBC and Dave, appeared in all 55 episodes over 9 series. 6 new episodes airing from 4 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 | 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, documentary exploring attitudes to disfigurement, aired 17 April |
| 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 |
| 2012 | Motorbike Diaries: Mad in the Med | Himself - narrator | Extreme Sports Channel, travel documentary series from Danny John-Jules of Red Dwarf |
| 2012 | Evidently... John Cooper Clarke | Himself - interviewee | BBC Four, documentary on the poet's life and career, aired 30 May |
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