--- name: "Charles McDougall" canonical: "https://film.one/person/charles-mcdougall" fi1m_id: "charles-mcdougall" imdb_id: "nm0568224" tmdb_id: 157771 wikidata_id: "Q1065507" roles: ["Director","Producer"] born: "1 January 1960" reviewed_on_fi1m: 10 average_fi1m_score: 77 average_as: "director" average_over: 10 updated: "2026-10-07T12:28:31.449499+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Charles McDougall ## Identity Charles McDougall - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/charles-mcdougall - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** charles-mcdougall - **IMDb ID:** nm0568224 - **TMDB ID:** 157771 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1065507 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_McDougall, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1065507, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568224/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/157771 Director and producer. Born 1 January 1960 in Liverpool. ## Details - **Work:** Director, Producer - **Born:** 1 January 1960, Liverpool - **Active:** 1986–2012 - **Frequently works with:** [Ken Whittingham](https://film.one/person/ken-whittingham.md), [Alex Hardcastle](https://film.one/person/alex-hardcastle.md), [Craig Zisk](https://film.one/person/craig-zisk.md), [David Rogers](https://film.one/person/david-rogers.md), [Greg Daniels](https://film.one/person/greg-daniels.md), [Michael Spiller](https://film.one/person/michael-spiller.md), [Steve Shill](https://film.one/person/steve-shill.md), [Wendey Stanzler](https://film.one/person/wendey-stanzler.md) - **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won · 1 nominated) - **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as director, over 10 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 68 (1), 1990s 82 (2), 2000s 78 (6), 2010s 72 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 72 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Genres:** Drama 7, Comedy 4, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1, Soap 1 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_McDougall, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1065507, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568224/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/157771 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Cracker*](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md) (85), [*Casualty*](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md) (68) - **Peacock:** [*Parks and Recreation*](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md) (83), [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77) - **Disney+:** [*Desperate Housewives*](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md) (78), [*The Mindy Project*](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md) (72) - **Paramount+:** [*The Good Wife*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) (84) - **HBO Max:** [*Big Love*](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md) (79) - **Netflix:** [*Queer as Folk*](https://film.one/tv/queer-as-folk.md) (79) - **Hulu:** [*The Tudors*](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md) (65) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Charles McDougall is a British television and film director. He trained at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield and began directing episodes of British series including *Casualty*, *Between the Lines* and *Cracker*. He directed four episodes and co-created the Channel 4 series *Queer as Folk* (1999). His work on American television includes episodes of *Sex and the City*, the pilot of *Desperate Housewives* (for which he won a Primetime Emmy), *The Office*, *House of Cards*, *The Tudors* and *The Good Wife*. He has also directed the films *Heart* (1999) and *Ana* (2020). McDougall was born in Liverpool and has worked as an executive producer on series including *Julia* and *Three Little Birds*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, web.archive.org, charles-mcdougall.* ## On Fi1m (10) - *The Mindy Project* (2012), Fi1m 72, Executive Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md) - *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md) - *The Good Wife* (2009), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) - *The Tudors* (2007), Fi1m 65, Director, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md) - *Big Love* (2006), Fi1m 79, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md) - *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) - *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md) - *Queer as Folk* (1999), Fi1m 79, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/queer-as-folk.md) - *Cracker* (1993), Fi1m 85, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md) - *Casualty* (1986), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md) ## Complete filmography (42) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Three Little Birds* (2023), series, Director, Executive Producer - *Freeze* (2022), Associate Producer - *Julia* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Director - *Ana* (2020), Story, Executive Producer, Director - *Four Weddings and a Funeral* (2019), series, Director, Executive Producer - *The Secret Agent* (2016), series, Director - *Secrets and Lies* (2015), series, Director - *Mad Dogs* (2015), series, Director - *Resurrection* (2014), series, Director - *House of Cards* (2013), series, Director - *The Mindy Project* (2012), series, Director, Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md) - *The Chicago Code* (2011), series, Director - *The Good Wife* (2009), series, Director, Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) - *Parks and Recreation* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md) - *Good Behavior* (2008), Director - *Big Shots* (2007), series, Director - *Backyards & Bullets* (2007), Director - *The Tudors* (2007), series, Director, Executive Producer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md) - *Big Love* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md) - *Surrender, Dorothy* (2006), Director - *The Office* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) - *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md) - *Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss* (2004), Director - *Keen Eddie* (2003), series, Director - *Freedom Beat* (2003), Director - *Push, Nevada* (2002), series, Director - *Sunday* (2002), Director - *Wonderland* (2000), series, Director - *Tube Tales* (1999), Director - *Queer as Folk* (1999), series, Director — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/queer-as-folk.md) - *Heart* (1999), Director - *Sex and the City* (1998), series, Director - *Hillsborough* (1996), Director - *99-1* (1994), series, Director - *Cracker* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md) - *Inside Out 4* (1992), Director - *Inside Out 3* (1992), Director - *Between the Lines* (1992), series, Director - *Arrivederci Millwall* (1990), Director - *ScreenPlay Firsts* (1987), series, Director - *Casualty* (1986), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md) - *Backyards & Bullets*, series, Director ## Awards ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated - 2005: Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (won), for *Desperate Housewives* - 2001: Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (nominated), for *Sex and the City* ### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series 2004: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series (nominated), for *Desperate Housewives* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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