Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Paul McGann

1. Doctor Who (2005–2022)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.

Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Smith

Votes: 246,681

2. Poirot (1989–2013)

TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.

Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran

Votes: 52,146

3. Luther (2010–2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

John Luther is a brilliant homicide detective with a knack for getting inside the minds of murderers. Unfortunately, his unconventional methods and personal demons put him at odds with his team.

Stars: Idris Elba, Dermot Crowley, Michael Smiley, Warren Brown

Votes: 154,411

4. Marple (2004–2013)

TV-14 | 2,090 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An elderly spinster living in the village of St. Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders.

Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie, Stephen Churchett, Isabella Parriss

Votes: 10,698

5. McDonald & Dodds (2020– )

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A shy and enigmatic Detective Sergeant is partnered with a wildly ambitious Detective Chief Inspector to solve crimes in the historic city of Bath.

Stars: Jason Watkins, Tala Gouveia, Lily Sacofsky, Jack Riddiford

Votes: 7,299

6. Alien 3 (1992)

R | 114 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Returning from LV-426, Ellen Ripley crash-lands on the maximum-security prison Fiorina 161, where she discovers that she has unwittingly brought along an unwelcome visitor.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann

Votes: 319,586 | Gross: $55.47M

7. New Tricks (2003–2015)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Three retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and drama

Stars: Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, James Bolam

Votes: 8,788

8. The Three Musketeers (1993)

PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

France, 1625: Young d'Artagnan heads to Paris to join the Musketeers but the evil cardinal has disbanded them - save 3. He meets the 3, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, and joins them on their quest to save the king and country.

Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell, Oliver Platt

Votes: 59,398 | Gross: $53.90M

9. Empire of the Sun (1987)

PG | 153 min | Drama, War

A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers

Votes: 134,362 | Gross: $22.24M

10. The Musketeers (2014–2016)

TV-14 | 55 min | Adventure, Drama

Set on the streets of 17th-century Paris, "The Musketeers" gives a contemporary take on the classic story about a group of highly trained soldiers and bodyguards assigned to protect King and country.

Stars: Luke Pasqualino, Tom Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Howard Charles

Votes: 23,863

11. Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Jonathan Creek, a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles, works from his home in a converted windmill. He uses his abilities to solve impossible crimes and mysterious murders.

Stars: Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin, Stuart Milligan, Julia Sawalha

Votes: 9,015

12. Annika (2021– )

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Witty, enigmatic DI Annika Strandhed heads up the Marine Homicide Unit, tasked with solving murders in and around the Scottish waters.

Stars: Nicola Walker, Jamie Sives, Katie Leung, Silvie Furneaux

Votes: 9,314

13. Waking the Dead (2000–2011)

TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Drama series following a team of detectives who investigate unsolved murders using modern technology.

Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Tara Fitzgerald

Votes: 6,439

14. Queen of the Damned (2002)

R | 101 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

In this loose sequel to Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), the vampire Lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the equally beautiful and monstrous queen of all vampires.

Director: Michael Rymer | Stars: Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau, Vincent Perez

Votes: 59,987 | Gross: $30.34M

15. The Bletchley Circle (2012–2014)

TV-14 | 314 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 1952, four women who worked at the wartime code-breaking centre, Bletchley Park, reunite to track down a serial killer.

Stars: Rachael Stirling, Julie Graham, Sophie Rundle, Anna Maxwell Martin

Votes: 14,053

16. Ripper Street (2012–2016)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The streets of Whitechapel are the haunt of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid and his team of officers, who aim to maintain law and order in a place once terrorized by Jack the Ripper.

Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring, Jerome Flynn

Votes: 22,517

17. Withnail & I (1987)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama

In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.

Director: Bruce Robinson | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown

Votes: 47,918 | Gross: $1.54M

18. Holby City (1999–2022)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

The everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of the frenetic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital.

Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Rosie Marcel, Jaye Jacobs, Bob Barrett

Votes: 2,642

19. Our Mutual Friend (1998)

88 min | Drama

Intertwining tales of love, greed, and secret identities in Charles Dickens's 1860s London.

Stars: Paul McGann, Keeley Hawes, Dominic Mafham, David Bradley

Votes: 2,694

20. Collision (2009)

TV-PG | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The story of a major road accident and a group of people who have never met, but who all share one single defining moment that will change their lives.

Stars: Douglas Henshall, Dean Lennox Kelly, Lucy Griffiths, Phil Davis

Votes: 2,546

21. Moving On (2009– )

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama

Series of daytime plays set in contemporary Britain, all sharing the theme of someone going through some kind of life change.

Stars: Neil Bell, Alicia Brockenbrow, John Draycott, Olivia Fenton

Votes: 512

22. Doctor Who (1996 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 89 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

The newly-regenerated Doctor takes on the Master on the turn of the millennium, 31 December 1999.

Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Paul McGann, Eric Roberts, Daphne Ashbrook, Sylvester McCoy

Votes: 10,448

23. Play for Today (1970–1984)

75 min | Comedy, Drama

A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.

Stars: Alison Steadman, Nigel Hawthorne, Tony Caunter, David Daker

Votes: 392

24. FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

PG | 99 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies.

Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Paul McGann, Florence Hoath, Elizabeth Earl, Harvey Keitel

Votes: 6,350 | Gross: $14.04M

25. Screen Two (1985–1998)

TV-14 | 120 min | Drama

In 1984 Kenith Trodd joined BBC team responding to Channel 4 releases, leading to transition from BBC studio plays to Screen One/Two anthology series. Trodd oversaw first group of titles in these series in 1985.

Stars: Jude North, Roger Brierley, Geoffrey Chater, Norman Jones

Votes: 245

26. Vampire Killers (2009)

R | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Their women having been enslaved by the local pack of lesbian vampires thanks to an ancient curse, the remaining menfolk of a rural town send two hapless young lads out onto the moors as a sacrifice.

Director: Phil Claydon | Stars: Paul McGann, James Corden, MyAnna Buring, Silvia Colloca

Votes: 20,813

27. Anne (2022)

47 min | Drama, History

The story of Anne Williams' fight for the truth of her son's death.

Stars: Maxine Peake, Bobby Schofield, Rob Jarvis, Stephen Walters

Votes: 2,167

28. Lego Dimensions (2015 Video Game)

E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When a mysterious and powerful vortex appears in various lego worlds, Batman, Gandalf and Wyldstyle bravely jump into the vortex and travel through space and time to rescue their friends.

Directors: James McLoughlin, Arthur Parsons, Justin Villiers, Jon Burton | Stars: Will Arnett, Sean Astin, Dan Aykroyd, Laura Bailey

Votes: 1,246

29. I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005–2012)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Re-enactments of real-life tales of human survival against the savage elements, dangerous climates and physical hazards.

Stars: Eric Meyers, Paul McGann, Zam Baring, Ian Porter

Votes: 2,338

30. Loose Women (1999– )

60 min | Talk-Show

Lively daytime TV show, in which four "loose women" chat about news, issues and life in general.

Stars: Coleen Nolan, Andrea McLean, Carol McGiffin, Kaye Adams

Votes: 1,389

31. Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures (2006–2011)

60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In the infinite wisdom of the Time Lords of Gallifrey, a nineteen-year-old from Blackpool is placed in the care of the renegade time traveler known only as the Doctor.

Stars: Paul McGann, Sheridan Smith, Katarina Olsson, Nicholas Briggs

Votes: 134

32. The Rainbow (1989)

R | 113 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A young woman deals in her own personal way with the trials of adolescence and young adulthood in early 1900s England.

Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Sammi Davis, Amanda Donohoe, Paul McGann, Christopher Gable

Votes: 1,695 | Gross: $0.44M

33. Fish (2000– )

50 min | Drama

Drama series about a successful employment lawyer with family problems.

Stars: Paul McGann, Jemma Redgrave, Mick Ford, Jack Stanley

Votes: 26

34. Catherine the Great (1995 TV Movie)

100 min | Biography, Drama, History

Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful political infighter and rises to become Catherine the Great.

Directors: Marvin J. Chomsky, John Goldsmith | Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann, Ian Richardson, Brian Blessed

Votes: 1,348

35. Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999 Podcast Series)

Sci-Fi

Full-cast audio drama series based on "Doctor Who (1963)" chronicling the further adventures of the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors.

Stars: Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Sarah Sutton

Votes: 45

36. Churchill's Secret (2016 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, History

British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (Sir Michael Gambon) suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953, which is consequently kept a secret from the rest of the world.

Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Michael Gambon, Romola Garai, Lindsay Duncan, Daisy Lewis

Votes: 1,556

37. A Mother's Son (2012)

92 min | Drama, Thriller

A mother suspects that her son could be the killer of a recently found dead girl, and becomes caught in a torturous dilemma of whether to denounce him, or protect him and hide the act.

Stars: Hermione Norris, Martin Clunes, Paul McGann, Alexander Arnold

Votes: 1,476

38. The Undertaker (I) (2023)

90 min | Thriller

An undertaker makes the wrong choice at a moral crossroads as he is made to dispose of the victims of a gangster's power grab.

Director: Michael Wright | Stars: Paul McGann, Tara Fitzgerald, Murray Melvin, Ikay Agu

Votes: 150

39. Kidnapped (2005 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 222 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

15-year-old Davie Balfour is poised to receive a vast inheritance when he's lured onto a cargo ship, knocked unconscious, and kidnapped by his malevolent uncle Ebenezer, who devises a ... See full summary »

Director: Brendan Maher | Stars: James Anthony Pearson, Tania Anderson, John Bach, Emily Barclay

Votes: 273

40. Doctor Who: Once and Future (2023 Podcast Series)

Sci-Fi

The Time War. The Doctor has been injured and brought to a Time Lord field hospital. His body glows with energy, but this is no regeneration into a future form - instead, the Doctor's past ... See full summary »

Stars: Tim Treloar, Stephen Noonan, Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker

41. Zero Hour (2004– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Zero Hour dramatizes the hour leading up to some of the most memorable historical events as they unfold minute by minute. The focus of the series isn't the event itself, but the individual ... See full summary »

Stars: Paul McGann, Sean Pertwee, David Morrissey, Ben Johnson

Votes: 433

42. Gallifrey (2004 Podcast Series)

Sci-Fi

Tales of intrigue and political manoeuvring from the seat of Time Lord power. Join Romana, Leela and K9 as they find enemies on all sides in a delicate game, with the fate of Gallifrey hanging in the balance.

Stars: Sean Carlsen, Lalla Ward, Louise Jameson, Miles Richardson

43. The One Show (2006– )

30 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show

A live magazine programme featuring topical stories and big name studio guests.

Stars: Alex Jones, Matt Baker, Christine Lampard, Adrian Chiles

Votes: 621

44. The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who (1963) approaching, former Doctors Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy try to sneak onto the set of the anniversary special.

Director: Peter Davison | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Olivia Colman, Peter Davison, Louis Davison

Votes: 2,065

45. Jackanory (1965–1996)

15 min | Family, Fantasy

A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.

Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams, Martin Jarvis, John Grant

Votes: 423

46. The Diary of River Song (2015 Podcast Series)

Sci-Fi

Alex Kingston returns as River Song for all new adventures told throughout different points in River's life.

Stars: Alex Kingston, Salome Violetta Haertel, Tim Bentinck, Vineeta Rishi

47. Mia and the Dragon Princess (2023)

Action, Crime, Fantasy

Mia, a plucky barmaid, has her life thrown into chaos when a mysterious woman turns up at her workplace, on the run from a group of violent thugs and unable to speak English.

Director: Richard Foster | Stars: Paul McGann, Brian McCardie, MyAnna Buring, Steve Meo

Votes: 151

48. Natural World (1983– )

60 min | Documentary

Strand of documentaries on wildlife and the environment.

Stars: David Attenborough, Barry Paine, John Shrapnel, Andrew Sachs

Votes: 776

49. Sea of Souls (2004–2007)

120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A group of faculty and staff at a Glasgow university studies the paranormal.

Stars: Bill Paterson, Dawn Steele, Iain Robertson, Louise Irwin

Votes: 477

50. Screenplay (1986–1993)

Drama

An anthology drama series.

Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow

Votes: 94