Charles Collingwood

Acting

Charles Collingwood

Born 1943-05-30 · Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Charles Collingwood is a Canadian born British actor best known for playing the role of Brian Aldridge in the long-running BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers since March 1975. He is married to Judy Bennett who played Shula Hebden Lloyd in the series from 1971 to 2024. He is not to be confused with the American journalist of the same name.

Acting credits

The Dark Crystal poster
7.2

On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.

The Dark Crystal

1982

Magic Moments poster
6.7

A successful magician is approached to do a TV special, which he has not done before. He and the beautiful producer of the show fall in love with each other, much to the disappointment of her possessive guardian (who is the person she works for). He sets out to wreck their happiness.

Magic Moments

1989

The Four Minute Mile poster
7.5

For two brilliant young athletes - Roger Bannister of England and John Landy of Australia - the 1952 Helsinki Olympics present an exciting challenge. But events help set them on the path to something even more memorable than an Olympic gold medal - the race to break the four-minute mile....

The Four Minute Mile

1988

Home Before Midnight poster
5.5

A successful rock lyricist becomes romantically involved with a girl he picks up hitchhiking only to learn that she is only fourteen. Her parents take action against him.

Home Before Midnight

1979

All About Ambridge poster
NR

The Archers is the longest-running soap opera in the world. The radio drama has been broadcast nationally since 1951 and has now survived for more than 10,000 episodes. But does Ambridge exist? How real is Eddie Grundy? What was the truth behind Brian Aldridge's nasty accident? And how was a furry white rodent involved?

All About Ambridge

1989

The House on the Hill poster
NR

A court had to decide what to do about Ellen, an elderly lady living on her own in a deteriorating rented property.

The House on the Hill

1975

The Luddites poster
NR

In 1812 there were violent disturbances in Yorkshire when new machines were introduced into the wool industry. This film is an interpretation of those events made in the style of a documentary.

The Luddites

1988

Stand Up, Nigel Barton poster
9.0

Semi-autobiographical TV play by Dennis Potter, from the BBC's 'Wednesday Play' series. It deals with the experiences of Nigel Barton, a young man from a poor mining community who wins a scholarship to Oxford University. The villagers accuse him of snobbery, while the rich University students treat him like a peasant. Uncertain of which sphere he should be moving in, Nigel tries to reconcile himself with his proud but stubborn father, and also succeed at University, despite its pretentions which apall him.

Stand Up, Nigel Barton

1965

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NR

Four people intend to register a protest at their firm's outing and cricket match. But it proves a strain on their team spirit.

It's Not Quite Cricket

1977