Brian and Charles
“Some friendships are built to last.”
An endearing outlier, Brian lives alone in a Welsh valley, inventing oddball contraptions that seldom work. After finding a discarded mannequin head, Brian gets an idea. Three days, a washing machine, and sundry spare parts later, he’s invented Charles, an artificially intelligent robot who learns English from a dictionary and proves a charming, cheeky companion. Before long, however, Charles also develops autonomy. Intrigued by the wider world — or whatever lies beyond the cottage where Brian has hidden him away — Charles craves adventure.
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Cast
14 people
David Earl
Brian
Known for
After Life
Derek
Chris Hayward
Charles
Known for
A Touch of Cloth
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
Louise Brealey
Hazel
Known for
Sherlock
A Discovery of Witches
Jamie Michie
Eddie
Known for
Hijack
Baby Reindeer
Nina Sosanya
Pam
Known for
Good Omens
Baby Reindeer
Lynn Hunter
Winnie
Known for
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
Submarine
Lowri Izzard
Katrina
Also in
Hidden
Y Sŵn
Mari Izzard
Suki
Also in
Milk Teeth
Gadael Sneggi
Cara Chase
June
Also in
Mr. Jones
The Aryan Papers
Sunil Patel
Phil
Known for
Man vs Baby
The Toxic Avenger Unrated
Rishi Nair
Stephen Alderton
Known for
Grantchester
Treason
Colin Bennett
Arthur
Also in
Rebecca
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Jim Archer Director · David Earl Writer Chris Hayward Writer
Worldwide gross $216K · Budget $1.2M · United States release June 17, 2022
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000
Worldwide gross
$216,220
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Bankside Films
Production
BFI
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
Great Point Media
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese
Release dates
United States · January 23, 2022
Digital · Sundance Film Festival (Virtual)
United States · June 17, 2022
Theatrical
United Kingdom · July 8, 2022
Theatrical
United States
August 30, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 30, 2022 · Digital · Peacock
March 30, 2024 · TV · Starz
March 30, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Australia
April 20, 2023 · Theatrical
France
February 17, 2023 · Digital
Germany
June 20, 2022 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 8, 2022 · Digital
Lithuania
May 22, 2025 · Digital · ŽMONĖS Cinema
Netherlands
June 17, 2022 · Theatrical
Romania
June 17, 2022 · Theatrical
Spain
January 13, 2023 · Theatrical
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