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Charles Sturridge

Director and writer, also producer · Born June 24, 1951 (75) · London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles B. G. Sturridge (born 24 June 1951) is an English screenwriter, producer, stage, television and film director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Sturridge, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 24, 1951 (75)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director and writer, also producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 37% in 30 days

What are Charles Sturridge's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Society
19%
Power
13%
Ideas
11%
Self
10%
Survival
8%
Morality
8%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
3
Warm
2
Hopeful
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Charles Sturridge's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Sturridge's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cobra(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Sanditon(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • MotherFatherSon(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • C.B. Strike(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Marcella(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Churchill's Secret(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Da Vinci's Demons(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Scapegoat(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Astonish Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • The Road to Coronation Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Lassie(2005)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Andrew and Jeremy Get Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Ohio Impromptu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Shackleton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Longitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Longitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • FairyTale: A True Story(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Gulliver's Travels(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • A Foreign Field (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Where Angels Fear to Tread(1991)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • A Handful of Dust(1988)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Storyteller: A Story Short (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • The Storyteller(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Aria(1987)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Runners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Soft Targets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Brideshead Revisited(1981)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Spoils of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The English Programme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Haunted: Poor Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Script

  • Crown Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • If....(1968)

    as Markland

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • World in Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Coronation Street(1960)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 1960 to 2020.

Biggest box office

FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

The Scapegoat (2012)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Sanditon (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 40: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting36 of 40: 28 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thWriting9 of 40: 1 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thProducing2 of 40: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 40: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

40 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1960s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew1970s5 · crew1980s10 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Charles Sturridge's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Coronation Street (1960)

87th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Storyteller (1987)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Charles Sturridge work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Sturridge's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Coulson shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers