Cinema, television and documentaries
Feature films, drama, satire, documentary and award-recognised screen work.
Stories that travel from page to screen to stage
Creative range
Stories that move between page, screen, stage & microphone.
Stage direction with pace and rhythm
Comedy, drama, rock theatre, touring work and London stage productions.
Screenwriting craft and consultation
Press-reviewed teaching for writers developing structure, scenes and pitch confidence.
Radio, podcasts and interviews
Conversations on adaptation, crime fiction, satire, pitching and storytelling.
Film & television
Screen stories with wit, edge and humanity.
Paradise Grove
An offbeat coming-of-age cinema release featuring Ron Moody, Rula Lenska, Lee Blakemore, Andy Lucas and Leyland O’Brien.
Film, television, satire and documentary.
Charles’s screen credits include cinema drama, television satire, documentary, short film and educational drama, with work shown at festivals and on television.
Drama
On the 8 Ball
When a Yardie Don decides to give up violence, it becomes the most dangerous thing he ever did.
- Format: drama
- Role: writer-director
- Theme: crime, power and the cost of leaving violence behind
Satirical documentary
Sex, Drugs & Dinner
Alexei Sayle explains the money-making deal you won't have heard of, but that kills millions, in a satirical documentary for BBC2.
- Format: satirical documentary
- Featuring: Alexei Sayle
- Winner: Best Network Programme - One World Awards
Drama
Silent Voices
Seven stories, seven acts of bravery and fear, seven victims who were afraid to speak out until now.
- Format: drama
- Structure: seven interlinked stories
- Focus: courage, silence and speaking out
Reviews & press
What critics, magazines and screenwriters said.
“A jewel that will shine for years to come…”Notes From Hollywood
“Sharply observed and often hilarious…”London Jewish Chronicle
“Writer/director Harris never missteps…”Film Threat
“Unflinching drama… all without depicting a single act of violence.”Empire Magazine
“Charles Harris displays an impressive mastery of the creative form…”Scriptwriter Magazine
“I would recommend any course by Euroscript after seeing Charles in action…”Shooting People
Theatre
Stage direction with pace, rhythm and character.
Our Father
Six American-Irish brothers gather at a wake in a New York bar and try desperately to find something nice to say.
Snakes and Causeways
A four-man rock band from Belfast heads for London and discovers it can be more dangerous than home.
September Rock
A tribute to the rock music being written and played by young bands in London.
Laugh? I Nearly Went to Miami
An Elvis fan swaps suitcases with a Mafia Don and finds himself suddenly surrounded by danger.
Invite Charles
Book Charles Harris for a talk, workshop, interview or event.
Charles is available for festivals, book groups, universities, film schools, podcasts, radio, interviews and screenwriting workshops.