Craig Charles
- 59 years old
- English
- Actor
Press clippings Page 9
Red Dwarf XI, episode one review
As always with Dwarf, the jokes are a mix of the smart and the dumb, with quips about quantum mechanics tempered with daft jokes about Kryten's nipple attachments of banter aimed at the uptight Rimmer. Odds are, you already know if you like the Dwarf brand of humour or not, and this is unlikely to change minds either way, but the pace of the narrative keeps things interested.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th September 2016Review: Red Dwarf XI, Dave, episode one, Twentica
There are lots of things to enjoy here, from the impressive (thought probably v cheap) special effects to Kevin Eldon on superb form as a deadpan alien. The script is peppered with some delicious lines mixing the scientific with the everyday. And you'll never believe where the jump leads have to be attached to kickstart Kryten when his battery flatlines. I wish I could say more but that would spoil the fun. Let's just say it's good to have these intergalactic reprobates back...
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th September 2016Red Dwarf would struggle to get commissioned today
Craig Charles, star of the much-loved sci-fi comedy suggests that its premise is too outlandish for the tastes of today's comedy commissioners.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 6th September 2016Craig Charles interview
The death of Craig Charles's brother made him rethink life. So next month he leaves Corrie, films a new series of Red Dwarf and a version of one of his poems - and then there's his DJing.
Tim Jonze, The Guardian, 21st September 2015Video: Craig Charles on board for Red Dwarf
After 10 years on Coronation Street as Weatherfield cabbie Lloyd Mullaney, Craig Charles is saying goodbye to the cobbles. But what will be a loss to avid soap watchers, may be a gain for sci-fi fans, as he heads back into outer space to reprise his role on the new series of Red Dwarf. Craig Charles told BBC Breakfast about his busy future.
BBC News, 17th September 2015Fame and Fortune: Craig Charles
Fame and Fortune: Craig Charles speaks of his journey from an impoverished boyhood in Liverpool to splashing out £25,000 on a Rolls-Royce - simply to impress his future wife, and being paid half the money one of his Red Dwarf co-stars was getting.
Lorraine McBride, The Telegraph, 15th February 2015Craig Charles leaves I'm a Celeb after brother's death
Scouse I'm A Celebrity star Craig Charles has left the jungle after the death of his brother Dean.
Tina Miles, Liverpool Echo, 20th November 2014Listen: Chris Barrie & Craig Charles on Red Dwarf
Here, Barrie and Charles talk about their acting careers, the panel show Space Cadets, their time on Red Dwarf, favourite moments, 'challenges' on set and returning for Series X in 2012.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 14th October 2013Craig Charles: It'd be cool to be first black Dr. Who
Coronation Street and Red Dwarf star Craig Charles has spoken out about the possibility of becoming the first black Doctor Who, saying he thinks it would be 'cool'.
Metro, 18th June 2013Craig Charles: I thought Red Dwarf would last 2 series
Actor Craig Charles talks to Metro about what lessons he's learned in showbiz, his new soul music compilation album and why he is surprised by the success of Red Dwarf.
Andrew Williams, Metro, 28th November 2012