Christopher McDougall (René, Piotr, Charlie)
Christopher McDougall
Christopher graduated from East 15 Acting School in 2018 and has been working in various sectors of the industry since. He has much previous experience as an actor, as well as a singer, writer and musical director.
Recent acting credits include Aladdin in Aladdin, Dugdale Centre, Enfield; Davie McD/Sam/Tobias Grenfell in Tell Me A Story, produced by Kibo Productions for Zoom; Squire Bogey (and others) in Jack and the Beanstalk, with M&M Theatrical Productions; God in It’s Aboot Adam, at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe; Various characters in The Sherlock Holmes Experience, at Madame Tussaud’s, London; and Fairy G/Sugar Plum in Bad Cinderella, at the Cockpit Theatre, in December 2018.
In April 2021, alongside fellow producer Mark Hunter, he co-wrote, co-directed and was Musical Director on Robin Hood: A Virtual Pantomime, which took place on Zoom, and was very well received.
Christopher has also written a new musical – Star Streaker: The Musical – which he hopes to revive in the not so distant future.
Team Helen
S6E2 Helen's granddaughter Susie and Charlie the boyfriend try to enlist some expert help to promote Helen's newfound superpower.…
The Chosen One
A woman and a child approach Helen and inform her that she is "The Chosen One" to save the planet. What would you do?
New Beginnings
Episode 11 and Helen is meeting up with her old college friend, Rozzie, who is not keen to move into a retirement village on her …
What's the Rush?
Episode 9 finds Helen at the Cheese Shop Cafe, meeting up with daughter Janey and Andrea, the extremely glamorous publicist from …
Two Households, Alike in Dignity
Episode 6 of Season 3 takes a turn. There are no neighbourhood feuds here, just two small households divided by a corridor comin…
Good Morning, Mrs D!
Episode 5 and Helen answers the phone, not expecting it to be her young actor friend René (with emphasis on the final syllable). …
Cafe Encounters
Episode 13 At the Cheese Shop Cafe for her much loved flat white, Helen is introduced to Gary, an IT consultant from Perth, who…
Ask René
in Episode 6, Helen accompanies her daughter Janey to the Cheese Shop cafe to collect the illustrations for Janey’s children’s bo…
22 Cheese Shop Cafe Encounters
Helen makes a new friend who bumps into her (literally) at the Cheese Shop Cafe. Turns out they have a mutual acquaintance in Ren…
15: Oh Waiter!
Susie and Helen enjoy a rendezvous in the park, and the subject of a marriage proposal comes up. A visit to the Cheese Shop Cafe…
14: Hey—Old Lady!
Helen gets a fright while out shopping for cheese, and makes a new friend. It's always best not to jump to conclusions. In this…