Charles is (principally) a television comedy producer, writer and director. His diverse career began at Birmingham Repertory Theatre as a dancer in a musical, and broadened to include working as an actor, musician, cabaret artist, army bandsman, restaurateur, writer and composer. Following twelve years at the BBC, Charles is now freelance, and concentrating on various projects, including five complete stage musicals, three screenplays, a new stage play, and half a novel which hasn't been touched for weeks, for obvious reasons.

His fascinating and often hilarious talks introduce the myriad of stars past and present with whom Charles has been associated during thirty years in the entertainment business. His first talk follows his life story, from Cathedral choir, via the British Army of the Rhine, where he was possibly the only soldier in Germany trained in classical ballet, to the BBC - where he progressed from tea boy on "Hi-De-Hi" to Sir Jonathan Miller's assistant in two weeks, and eventually became a producer and devisor of light entertainment and comedy shows. His second talk explains how a popular situation comedy is made, from the initial idea, through the lunacy of location filming, working with actors, children and animals, to the finished product transmitted across the world.

Talks : From Vicar's Son to BBC Producer

          Situation Comedy - from script to screen

To book Charles for an After-Dinner speech please contact:

Elizabeth Pridmore
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Diana Boulter

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