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name: "Charles Palmer"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1965"
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updated: "2026-09-17T15:59:26.077303+00:00"
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# Charles Palmer

Director. Born 1 January 1965 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1965, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2005–2015
- **Also known as:** Charlie Palmer
- **Frequently works with:** [Justin Molotnikov](https://film.one/person/justin-molotnikov.md), [Richard Senior](https://film.one/person/richard-senior.md), [Sallie Aprahamian](https://film.one/person/sallie-aprahamian.md), [Stephen Woolfenden](https://film.one/person/stephen-woolfenden.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Palmer_(director), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5081477, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1266701/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1230471

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Poldark*](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md) (77)

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## Biography

Charles Palmer, also credited as Charlie Palmer, is an English television director and producer. Born in 1965 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, he is the son of actor Geoffrey Palmer. He began his career in the camera department, working on projects including documentaries, pop videos and feature films such as *Bend It Like Beckham* (2002) and *Star Wars*.

Palmer has directed episodes of *Doctor Who* (2005), including the Hugo Award-nominated "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood" (2007), *Poldark* (2015), *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), *Midsomer Murders* (1997), *Death in Paradise* (2011), *Doc Martin* (2004) and *Lewis* (2007). He has also worked as a producer on series including *Extraordinary*, which received a BAFTA nomination for Best Scripted Comedy.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, charlespalmer.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Poldark* (2015), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Woman of Substance* (2026), series, Producer
- *Extraordinary* (2023), series, Producer
- *The Mallorca Files* (2019), series, Director
- *Poldark* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)
- *By Any Means* (2013), series, Director
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, Director
- *Lark Rise to Candleford* (2008), series, Director
- *Lewis* (2007), series, Director
- *Vital Signs* (2006), series, Director
- *The Ghost Squad* (2005), series, Director
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, Director
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, Director
- *Doc Martin* (2004), series, Director
- *Life Begins* (2004), series, Director
- *Night and Day* (2001), series, Director
- *Linda Green* (2001), series, Director
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, Director
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, Director
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, Director
- *Hallowe'en Party*, as 导演

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Hugo Awards 2008: Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (nominated), for *Doctor Who*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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