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1.
Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999–2021)
The Chimes of Midnight
(2002 Podcast Episode)
Sci-Fi
Christmas in an old Edwardian mansion The Doctor and Charley encounter a macabre force which kills without motive. Exactly on the the hour, as the clock ticks on towards midnight. Time is running out. And time itself might be the killer.
Director: Barnaby Edwards | Stars: Paul McGann, India Fisher, Robert Curbishley, Lennox Greaves
Votes: 25
2.
Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999–2021)
Scherzo
(2003 Podcast Episode)
Sci-Fi
After the events of Zagreus, The Doctor heads for the Divergent Universe, but discovers Charley has stowed away after they said their goodbyes. On the way, The Tardis starts disappearing ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Russell | Stars: Paul McGann, India Fisher
Votes: 16
3.
Her Majesty's Prison: Aylesbury (2013– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2013)
Documentary
From cell flooding and dirty protests to serious assaults on staff - the demands are constant as officers are challenged in a daily battle of wills against inmates intent on taking on the system.
Director: Lee Phillips | Stars: Paul McGann, Lee Phillips
Votes: 19
4. Doctor Who: Doom Coalition (2015 Podcast Series)
Sci-Fi
In Doom Coalition, the Eleven, a Time Lord criminal with a disease that causes him to retain the personalities of all of his past regenerations, is being sought after by the Doctor, Liv Chenka, and Helen Sinclair.
Stars: Paul McGann, Hattie Morahan, Nicola Walker, Emma Cunniffe
Votes: 8
5. Perplexed Music (2017)
18 min | Short, Drama
The film explores the temporary madness and isolation experienced by a middle-aged man played by Paul McGann as he battles for reason and stability with worlds past and present in need of ... See full summary »
Director: Mark McGann | Stars: Paul McGann, Emma Campbell-Jones, Sonny McGann, Abra Thompson
Votes: 49
6. China: Between Clouds and Dreams (2016)
Documentary
Documentary series exploring the everyday lives of people throughout China, combining personal stories and natural history to create a rarely seen portrait of what life is really like in the world's most populous nation.
Star: Paul McGann
Votes: 31
7. The Minister of Chance (2014)
Short, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Another world: Kitty is a barmaid at the Traveller's Rest in the occupied city of Tantillion. One night, a stranger walks in, and through a door and over the Frost Bridge between worlds - and Kitty follows him.
Director: Dan Freeman | Stars: Paul McGann, Tim McInnerny, Simon Bugg, Beccy Meany
Votes: 31
8.
Her Majesty's Prison: Aylesbury (2013– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2013)
Documentary
This episode features disturbing scenes as a group northern newcomers join forces and take another prisoner hostage in a bid to negotiate a "ship out" to somewhere closer to home.
Director: Lee Phillips | Stars: Paul McGann, Lee Phillips
Votes: 25
9. 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: 149
10. Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land (2021)
45 min | Documentary
A reunion of those in the stage version of Trevor Griffiths' seminal 1982 TV play, 'Oi For England', for the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs and its tour of youth centres before a sell-out run asks: Did we make a difference ?
Director: Robin Hayter | Stars: Micky Geggus, Trevor Griffiths, Robin Hayter, Dorian Healy
Votes: 9
11.
Wildest Arctic (2012– )
Episode:
Northern Icecaps: Land of the Midnight Sun
(2012)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary
The Arctic Circle is one of the last great wildernesses on earth. This film follows a year in the High Arctic where life is exceptionally entwined with the seasons.
Director: Andrew Zikking | Star: Paul McGann
Votes: 10
12. The Night of the Doctor (2013 Video)
7 min | Short, Sci-Fi
With the aid of the Sisterhood of Karn, the Eighth Doctor regenerates into the War Doctor.
Director: John Hayes | Stars: Paul McGann, Emma Campbell-Jones, Clare Higgins, John Hurt
Votes: 4,026
13.
Luther (2010–2019)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2010)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Luther, suspected of murder, goes on the run to try and prove his innocence. With Alice's assistance, they set out together to exact revenge on the real killer.
Director: Stefan Schwartz | Stars: Idris Elba, Steven Mackintosh, Indira Varma, Saskia Reeves
Votes: 3,573
14.
Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999–2021)
Terror Firma
(2005 Podcast Episode)
Sci-Fi
"Welcome back, Doctor..." Centuries ago on the war-torn planet Skaro a great scientist created the most evil creatures the Universe would ever know.
Director: Gary Russell | Stars: Paul McGann, India Fisher, Conrad Westmaas, Nicholas Briggs
Votes: 12
15.
Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999–2021)
The Girl Who Never Was
(2007 Podcast Episode)
Sci-Fi
'Dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot. Someone's listening. Somewhere.' A ghost ship. A girl with no memory, adrift in time. An old enemy. This could be Charlotte Pollard's finest hour - or her last.
Director: Barnaby Edwards | Stars: Paul McGann, India Fisher, Nicholas Briggs, Robert Duncan
Votes: 6
16. Cathedral (2005– )
300 min | Documentary, Drama
The story of the fire of 1829 at York Minster and subsequent archaeological excavation.
Stars: Paul McGann, Nicholas Jones, Larry Lamb, John Bennett
Votes: 14
17.
Tripping Over (2006)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2006)
Adventure, Drama, Family
Tamsin prepares for her wedding to Sam while trying to convince herself it's the right thing to do. Nic works hard to convince himself he belongs with Flick.
Director: Ian Watson | Stars: Kathryn Drysdale, Abe Forsythe, Daniel MacPherson, Alexandra Moen
Votes: 8
18.
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures (2006–2011)
Episode:
Death in Blackpool
(2009)
Action, Adventure, Drama
Lucie Miller always loved Christmas back home in Blackpool. Her Mam running a still-frozen turkey under the hot tap at ten. Christmas 2009 didn't turn out like that. Christmas 2009, the doctor showed up.
Stars: Paul McGann, Sheridan Smith
Votes: 16
19.
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures (2006–2011)
Episode:
Lucie Miller
(2011)
Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Nicholas Briggs | Stars: Paul McGann, Sheridan Smith, Niky Wardley, Nicholas Briggs
Votes: 20
20.
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures (2006–2011)
Episode:
To the Death
(2011)
Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Nicholas Briggs | Stars: Paul McGann, Sheridan Smith, Niky Wardley, Nicholas Briggs
Votes: 22
21.
Luther (2010–2019)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2010)
TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Luther and the team are after the people involved in the violent kidnapping of Jessica Carrodus and they are in search of diamonds.
Director: Stefan Schwartz | Stars: Thomas Lockyer, Donatienne Dupont, Danny Lee Wynter, Ania Sowinski
Votes: 3,462
22.
I Shouldn't Be Alive (2005–2012)
Episode:
76 Days Adrift
(2010)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Steven Callahan departs from El Hierro in the Canary Islands, in Napoleon Solo - a sloop he designed and built himself. He's bound for Antigua as part of the Mini Transat 6.50 single-handed... See full summary »
Director: Russell Eatough | Stars: Steve Callahan, Paul McGann, Eric Meyers, Neil Newbon
Votes: 75
23.
Natural World (1983– )
Episode:
Kangaroo Dundee: Part 1
(2013)
59 min | Documentary
Brolga is a tough Australian who lives in the desert outback with a mob of orphaned kangaroos. He rescues baby joey's from the roadside when their mothers are killed and nurses them back to health. This documentary follows him.
Directors: Mike Birkhead, Andrew Graham-Brown, Kathryn Jeffs, Tom Mustill, Ruth Peacey, Tuppence Stone, Rob Sullivan, Jeff Turner, Adam Woodward | Stars: David Attenborough, Sean Bean, Paul McGann, Juliet Stevenson
Votes: 48
24. Call the Midwife: The Casebook (2017 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
Documentary. Actor Stephen McGann, who plays Dr Patrick Turner, explores real stories behind Call the Midwife.
Directors: James Brailsford, Clare Lewins | Stars: Stephen McGann, Antonia Bruce, Terri Coates, Pippa Harris
Votes: 54
25.
Tripping Over (2006)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2006)
Adventure, Drama, Family
Five young travelers meet in Bangkok, where a tragic incident changes the direction of their lives.
Director: Sam Miller | Stars: Alexandra Moen, Abe Forsythe, Caroline Langrishe, Simon Shepherd
Votes: 33
26.
Our Mutual Friend (1998)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1998)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
As the rivalry over who will take Lizzie's hand in marriage intensifies, Lizzie flees. Meanwhile, the once-kindly Mr. Boffin has become a tyrant to Rokesmith, who evokes the sympathy of the formerly haughty Bella.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Paul McGann, David Bradley, Linda Bassett, Eddie Webber
Votes: 40
27.
Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode:
Group Animal, Part One
(2017)
TV-PG | 57 min | Drama
Jac braces herself for one of the biggest moments of her life. John Gaskell arrives at the hospital, putting the wheels of change into motion. Raf is reminded why he fell in love with medicine in the first place.
Director: Paulette Randall | Stars: Rosie Marcel, Joe McFadden, Paul McGann, David Ames
Votes: 13
28.
Holby City (1999–2022)
Episode:
Group Animal, Part Two
(2017)
TV-PG | 55 min | Drama
Jac's life hangs in the balance as the gunman continues to target and kill several members of the hospital.
Director: Paulette Randall | Stars: Jaye Jacobs, Joe McFadden, Alex Walkinshaw, Kaye Wragg
Votes: 24
29. Her Majesty's Prison: Aylesbury (2013– )
46 min | Documentary
Hard life in British youth prison Aylesbury, where particularly troublesome youngsters from all over England are sent to be handled by specialized staff. The juvenile version of hard time ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul McGann, Lee Phillips
Votes: 52
30.
Our Mutual Friend (1998)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1998)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama
Harmon is planning to claim his dust fortune from the Boffins, who have been playing villains to test Bella's true character. Meanwhile, Eugene has a brush with death via Headstone and decides to do the honorable thing with Lizzie.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Paul McGann, Dominic Mafham, Katy Murphy, Anna Friel
Votes: 37
31.
The Monocled Mutineer (1986)
Episode:
When the Hurly-Burly's Done
(1986)
Drama, History, War
Further events of the mutiny and its resolution.
Director: Jim O'Brien | Stars: Paul McGann, Timothy West, Ron Donachie, Anthony Calf
Votes: 10
32. 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: 246,447
33. 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: 52,049
34. Horizon (I) (1964– )
50 min | Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach
Votes: 1,147
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: 43
36. 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
37. Doctor Who: Dark Eyes (2012–2015)
Sci-Fi
The Doctor has lost himself and is looking for hope. However, the time lords have sent him on a mission to stop an insane plot to destroy the universe.
Stars: Paul McGann, Nicholas Briggs, Ruth Bradley, Nicola Walker
Votes: 27
38. Secrets of the Castle (2014)
60 min | Documentary, History
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold learn about living in the medieval world and help rebuild a castle.
Stars: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Tom Pinfold, Paul McGann
Votes: 387
39. The Legend of the Traveling Tardis (2019– )
Short, Talk-Show
Radio talk show veteran Christian Basel, along with co-host Melanie Dean and regular panelists Mark Muncy, Brian Burress (aka Dr. Freedom) as well as special guests from around the ... See full summary »
Stars: Christian Basel, Melanie Dean, Brian Burress, Dave Chapman
Votes: 9
40.
Tripping Over (2006)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2006)
Adventure, Drama, Family
Tamsin finds it difficult to be excited about life in Sydney and is tempted when her fiancé appears, offering to take her home; Ned's father deals him a major bombshell.
Director: Sam Miller | Stars: Kathryn Drysdale, Abe Forsythe, Daniel MacPherson, Alexandra Moen
Votes: 29
41.
The Monocled Mutineer (1986)
Episode:
Before the Shambles
(1986)
Drama, History, War
The events leading to mutiny in the British Army during World War I.
Director: Jim O'Brien | Stars: Paul McGann, Bill Fellows, Penelope Wilton, Ron Donachie
Votes: 12
42.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Waterloo: Part 2
(2011)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Grace and Boyd interview Stanley Heath's son Jason,who tells them that his father and two other policeman were murdered for beating to death a suspect in custody some years earlier. It ... See full summary »
Director: Andy Hay | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Wil Johnson
Votes: 141
43.
Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (1999–2021)
The Natural History of Fear
(2004 Podcast Episode)
Sci-Fi
IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO COPY OR ATTEMPT TO COPY ANY PERSONALITY OR MEMORY-RELATED ARTICLE SHOWN OR DISPLAYED IN THIS PUBLIC THEATRE, INCLUDING THIS WARNING.
Director: Gary Russell | Stars: Paul McGann, India Fisher, Conrad Westmaas, Sean Carlsen
Votes: 12
44.
Wildest Arctic (2012– )
Episode:
Tundra: Desert of Ice
(2013)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Covering a fifth of the earth?s surface, the arctic tundra is one of the coldest and driest places on the planet. Discover the balance of the seasons that allows life to thrive.
Director: Andrew Zikking | Star: Paul McGann
Votes: 11
45.
Wildest Arctic (2012– )
Episode:
Taiga: The Frozen Forests
(2013)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
Follow a year in the life of the many animals, including the brown bear, that have learnt to survive in the frozen Taiga forest, which contains a third of the world's trees.
Director: Andrew Zikking | Star: Paul McGann
Votes: 9
46.
Secrets of the Castle (2014)
Episode:
The Castle's Community of Skills
(2014)
Documentary, History
The team delve deeper into the secrets of the skilled communities who built medieval castles. The stonemasons working on the castle walls are dependent on blacksmiths, whose metalwork was magical to the medieval mind-set.
Director: Blythe Tinker | Stars: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Tom Pinfold, Paul McGann
Votes: 14
47.
Secrets of the Castle (2014)
Episode:
Beyond the Castle Walls
(2014)
59 min | Documentary, History
The Team take a look at the castle's place in the wider medieval world. 13th century Europe was a busy, developing, connected place, where work, trade, pilgrimages and Crusades gave people ... See full summary »
Director: Giulia Clark | Stars: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Tom Pinfold, Paul McGann
Votes: 15
48. 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: 2,063
49. Tribal Wives (2008– )
59 min | Documentary
Stars: Paul McGann, Yvonne Power, Karen Morris-Lanz, Lana Inglis
Votes: 51
50. The Petrol Age (2012– )
G | Documentary
Paul McGann tells the story of British motoring and our love affair with the car and motorsports.
Stars: Paul McGann, Martin Brundle, Ian Minards, Ian Callum
Votes: 11