Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Pauline McLynn

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: 246,944

2. Silent Witness (1996– )

TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.

Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, William Gaminara, Tom Ward

Votes: 12,762

3. Bodkin (2024– )

TV-MA | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

A group of podcasters set out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three strangers in an idyllic Irish town. But when they start to pull the strings, they find a story much bigger and stranger than they could have imagined.

Stars: Siobhán Cullen, Robyn Cara, Chris Walley, David Wilmot

Votes: 1,361

4. Inside No. 9 (2014– )

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Genre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.

Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Derek Jacobi, Aimee-Ffion Edwards

Votes: 19,738

5. Shameless (2004–2013)

TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The lives and relationships of a group of siblings and their estranged father Frank Gallagher on a rough Manchester estate.

Stars: David Threlfall, Rebecca Atkinson, Alice Barry, Nicky Evans

Votes: 18,515

6. Last Night in Soho (2021)

R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Aspiring fashion designer Eloise is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s, where she encounters dazzling wannabe singer Sandie. But the glamour is not as it seems, and the dreams of the past crack and splinter into something darker.

Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg

Votes: 177,609

7. Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

PG-13 | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A deadly threat from Earth's history reappears and a hunt for a lost artifact takes place between Autobots and Decepticons, while Optimus Prime encounters his creator in space.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock

Votes: 169,137 | Gross: $130.17M

8. EastEnders (1985– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

The everyday lives of working-class inhabitants of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough. The square includes the Queen Vic pub and a street market.

Stars: Adam Woodyatt, Steve McFadden, Letitia Dean, June Brown

Votes: 9,241

9. Quills (2000)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama

In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.

Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine

Votes: 56,769 | Gross: $7.06M

10. Far and Away (1992)

PG-13 | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A young Irish couple flee to the States, but subsequently struggle to obtain land and prosper freely.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson, Robert Prosky

Votes: 68,400 | Gross: $58.88M

11. Father Ted (1995–1998)

TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy

Three misfit priests and their housekeeper live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland that it seems to be.

Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn

Votes: 43,870

12. The Young Offenders (2018– )

30 min | Comedy

Coming-of-age drama about lovable rogues Conor and Jock as they navigate their awkward teenage years, hatching plans and adventures to help distract from their tough home lives and their inability to stay out of trouble at school.

Stars: Alex Murphy, Hilary Rose, Dominic MacHale, Chris Walley

Votes: 4,651

13. Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007)

TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama

Superintendent Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murder, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly different personalities.

Stars: Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, David Royle, Jennifer James

Votes: 3,312

14. Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)

PG | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

After a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all of the active undercover agents in Britain, Johnny English is forced to come out of retirement to find the mastermind hacker.

Director: David Kerr | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko, Emma Thompson

Votes: 83,394 | Gross: $4.41M

15. Ballykissangel (1996–2001)

TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Drama

An English priest is transferred to a small Irish village.

Stars: Frankie McCafferty, Joe Savino, Deirdre Donnelly, Gary Whelan

Votes: 1,963

16. Trollied (2011–2018)

PG-13 | 26 min | Comedy

Set in Valco, a fictional supermarket in Warrington in northwestern England, Trollied is a sitcom that puts a comic twist on one of our most familiar everyday surroundings.

Stars: Rita May, Jason Watkins, Faye McKeever, Carl Rice

Votes: 2,798

17. Angela's Ashes (1999)

R | 145 min | Biography, Drama

An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens

Votes: 23,276 | Gross: $13.04M

18. Iris (I) (2001)

R | 91 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville

Votes: 19,153 | Gross: $1.29M

19. The Inheritance (2023)

Drama

Three siblings are left reeling after the unexpected death of their father. Secrets are exploded, relationships ripped apart, and lives lost as they try desperately to claw back the inheritance that they have lost.

Stars: Robert James-Collier, Jemima Rooper, Gaynor Faye, Pauline McLynn

Votes: 657

20. Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024)

PG | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family | Completed

A heartwarming homage to the lo-fi fantasy films of the 80s and a comic adventure that both fulfills and subverts the expectations of what a fantasy universe can be.

Director: Michael Hines | Stars: Michael Emerson, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Christopher Lloyd, Sean Astin

21. Threesome (I) (2011–2012)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

Threesome is a comedy about three inseparable friends in their 30s. Alice lives with her boyfriend Mitch and her gay best friend Richie. Together they form three points of an unlikely triangle.

Stars: Emun Elliott, Amy Huberman, Stephen Wight, Isabella O'Brian

Votes: 1,467

22. Have I Got News for You (1990– )

29 min | Comedy, Game-Show, News

Long-running satirical news quiz featuring regular team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. Originally chaired by Angus Deayton, the series has adopted "guest hosts" since 2002.

Stars: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, Angus Deayton, Alexander Armstrong

Votes: 5,483

23. Holding (I) (2022)

60 min | Drama

Follows PJ Collins, a gentle mountain of a man, who hides from people and fills his days with comfort food and half-hearted police work.

Stars: Conleth Hill, Pauline McLynn, Demi Isaac Oviawe, Charlene McKenna

Votes: 2,043

24. Aristocrats (1999)

TV-14 | 300 min | Drama, History

18th-century England and Ireland viewed through the eyes of four beautiful high-born sisters - Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, great-granddaughters of a king, daughters of a cabinet minister, and wives of politicians and peers.

Stars: Siân Phillips, Alun Armstrong, Ben Daniels, Serena Gordon

Votes: 1,777

25. The Secret Scripture (2016)

PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Romance

A woman keeps a diary of her extended stay at a mental hospital.

Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Theo James, Rooney Mara, Laurence O'Fuarain, Eric Bana

Votes: 8,490

26. Safe Harbor

Thriller | Filming

Tobias, a gifted hacker and his ambitious best friend Marco, intent on cracking into the tech billionaires club. They are plunged headfirst into the chaos of organized crime when they cross paths with the Irish mob.

Stars: Jack Gleeson, Charlie Murphy, Colm Meaney, Alfie Allen

27. Bing (2014–2021)

TV-Y | 7 min | Animation, Family

Celebrating the noisy, joyful, messy reality of pre-school life.

Stars: Elliot Kerley, Mark Rylance, Eve Bentley, Akia Henry

Votes: 629

28. 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: 1,392

29. Portrait Artist of the Year (2013– )

Family, Reality-TV

Artists around the UK come together to compete for who has the best original celebrity portrait.

Stars: Kate Bryan, Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano, Joan Bakewell

Votes: 401

30. This Morning (1988– )

150 min | Comedy, Drama, Game-Show

Magazine show featuring lifestyle, cookery, fashion and news segments, along with celebrity interviews and gossip.

Stars: Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Ruth Langsford, Eamonn Holmes

Votes: 898

31. French and Saunders (1987–2017)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders satirically present aspects of British life, films such as Batman Forever and Pulp Fiction.

Stars: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Simon Brint, Rowland Rivron

Votes: 3,756

32. Pointless Celebrities (2010– )

Game-Show

Celebrities try to find the most obscure answers to win money for their chosen charities.

Stars: Alexander Armstrong, Richard Osman, Antony Costa, Jayne Torvill

Votes: 904

33. Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996–2023)

30 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Music

Music-based comedy quiz show.

Stars: Phill Jupitus, Mark Lamarr, Noel Fielding, Bill Bailey

Votes: 6,065

34. Pramface (2012–2014)

Comedy

A girl from a middle-class family gets drunk one night, sleeps with a younger working-class boy, and gets pregnant.

Stars: Sean Verey, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Yasmin Paige, Dylan Edwards

Votes: 2,674

35. Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2021)

TV-G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

An Irish boy named Keegan and a Spanish girl named Moya journey into the mythical world of the Megaloceros Giganteus who teach them to appreciate Riverdance as a celebration of life.

Directors: Eamonn Butler, Dave Rosenbaum | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Sam Hardy, Hannah Herman, Lilly Singh

Votes: 2,388

36. Nora (2000)

R | 106 min | Biography, Drama

Dublin, 1904, James Joyce chats up Nora Barnacle, a hotel maid recently come from Galway. She enchants him with her frank, uninhibited manner, and before long, he's convinced her to come with him to Trieste.

Director: Pat Murphy | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Susan Lynch, Andrew Scott, Vinnie McCabe

Votes: 1,850 | Gross: $0.01M

37. GameFace (2017–2019)

24 min | Comedy

Marcella is an aspiring actress recovering from a relationship break up. Despite her optimistic attempts, and with help from her friends, therapist and driving instructor, she is unable to get her life back on track.

Stars: Roisin Conaty, Damien Molony, Caroline Ginty, Dylan Edwards

Votes: 2,410

38. Pilgrimage (2018– )

59 min | Documentary

Seven celebrities from different faiths embark on an historical pilgrimage.

Stars: Lee Ingleby, Neil Morrissey, Ed Byrne, Raphael Rowe

Votes: 92

39. Demons (2009)

60 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Luke Rutherford is your average teenager - until his dead father's best friend, Rupert Galvin turns up to reveal his secret destiny: he's the great-grandson of Abraham Van Helsing, the ... See full summary »

Stars: Philip Glenister, Zoë Tapper, Christian Cooke, Holliday Grainger

Votes: 1,714

40. Clatterford (2006–2009)

60 min | Comedy

The comical misadventures of friends involved with a women's club. Retitled as "Clatterford" in the United States.

Stars: Sue Johnston, Dawn French, Maggie Steed, Jennifer Saunders

Votes: 1,323

41. Deadly Cuts (2021)

90 min | Comedy

A black comedy set in a working-class Dublin hair salon where the stylists become accidental vigilantes and community heroes as they take on the gang members and gentrifiers threatening their community.

Director: Rachel Carey | Stars: Angeline Ball, Ericka Roe, Lauren Larkin, Shauna Higgins

Votes: 1,384

42. High Hopes (2002– )

30 min | Comedy, Crime

Sitcom set and made in Wales. Fagin, a budding Welsh "entrepreneur" with a dodgy past, takes in two tear-aways as apprentices. The series follows their daily lives, relationships and ... See full summary »

Stars: Robert Blythe, Steve Meo, Margaret John, Keiron Self

Votes: 145

43. Common Ground (2013– )

10 min | Short, Comedy

A set of ten 11-minute shorts from Baby Cow Productions. Shot in mock documentary style, each follows a set of characters.

Stars: Paul Kaye, Tom Davis, Rachel Stubbings, Tom Stourton

Votes: 58

44. Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything (2022)

30 min | Comedy

Rosie Molloy is addicted to everything, but after an embarrassing incident at her brother Joey's wedding, she wakes up in hospital and decides to change her life by 'Giving Up Everything'.

Stars: Sheridan Smith, Adelle Leonce, Pauline McLynn, Lewis Reeves

Votes: 308

45. Family (1994– )

118 min | Drama

This four-part made-for-TV drama focuses up close on a Dublin couple with four children. Charlo is a hustler, a head-first footballer, a thief, abusive. Paula drinks, objects to Charlie's ... See full summary »

Stars: Sean McGinley, Ger Ryan, Neilí Conroy, Barry Ward

Votes: 198

46. Noble (2014)

PG-13 | 100 min | Biography, Drama

Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon. A true story.

Director: Stephen Bradley | Stars: Deirdre O'Kane, Sarah Greene, Gloria Cramer Curtis, Brendan Coyle

Votes: 1,841 | Gross: $0.35M

47. Dave Allen at Peace (2018 TV Movie)

58 min | Biography, Drama, History

Filmed in homage to his original TV series, this factual drama follows Dave Allen from childhood to becoming one of the Ireland's comedy greats, with just a whiskey, a cigarette and ... See full summary »

Director: Andy De Emmony | Stars: Colin Ash, Robert Bathurst, Richard Clements, Joanne Crawford

Votes: 300

48. Heidi (I) (2005)

TV-G | 104 min | Drama, Family

The classic children's story of a young orphan girl and her crusty grandfather and their life in the mountains is told in this handsome production. With Geraldine Chaplin and Dame Diana Rigg.

Director: Paul Marcus | Stars: Emma Bolger, Max von Sydow, Geraldine Chaplin, Diana Rigg

Votes: 1,039

49. An Everlasting Piece (2000)

R | 103 min | Comedy

Colm is a Catholic, and George is a poetry-loving Protestant. In Belfast, Northern Ireland in the 1980s, they could have been enemies, but instead, they became business partners. After ... See full summary »

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Barry McEvoy, Brían F. O'Byrne, Anna Friel, Pauline McLynn

Votes: 1,745 | Gross: $0.08M

50. A Girl from Mogadishu (2019)

TV-MA | 113 min | Drama

This is based on the testimony of Ifrah Ahmed, who--having made the extraordinary journey to escape war-torn Somalia--emerged as one of the world's foremost international activists against ... See full summary »

Director: Mary McGuckian | Stars: Aja Naomi King, Barkhad Abdi, Martha Canga Antonio, Maryam Mursal

Votes: 205