Paul McGann
Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959) is an English actor who made his name on The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. He is also known for his role in Withnail and I, and for portraying the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie as well as other media that features his incarnation of the character.
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a...
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The Three Musketeers
as Girard / JussacD'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite...
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Queen of the Damned
as David TalbotLestat finds acceptance in a tattooed and pierced world, rekindling the desires of all-powerful...
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Empire of the Sun
as Lieutenant PriceJamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force...
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With their women having been enslaved by a pack of lesbian vampires, the remaining menfolk of a...
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Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot...
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Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend,...
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Doctor Who
as The DoctorThe Seventh Doctor becomes the Eighth. And on the streets of San Francisco – alongside new ally...
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Afraid of the Dark
as TonyA little boy, obsessed with blindness and violence, slowly gets trapped in his own delusions.
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FairyTale: A True Story
as Arthur WrightTwo children in 1917 take a photograph, believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of...
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The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story
as HimselfIt's the most extraordinary feat of engineering in history, and one of the most iconic man-made...
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Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor
as The DoctorThe Doctor struggles to help the only remaining crewmember of a crashing gunship. The people of...
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The Rainbow
as Anton SkrebenskyBorn to a rich landowner in the waning days of the Victorian era, Ursula Brangwen grows into a...
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The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as SelfWith the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who about to film, the "classic" Doctors Peter Davison,...
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SOS: The Titanic Inquiry
as Sir Rufus IsaacsThe true story of the official Inquiry into the Titanic disaster. Was a ship called The...
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B&B
as JoshGay Londoners Marc and Fred plan for a weekend of mischief, baiting the Christian owner of a...
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Hornblower: Loyalty
as Lieutenant BushHornblower must deliver a French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest, all while coping...
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Catherine the Great
as PotemkinTrapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess...
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Hornblower: Mutiny
as Lieutenant BushHornblower and his comrades come under the command of a revered but mentally unstable captain...
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Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
as SelfThe creation of the film Alien³ (1992) is covered here in this feature-length documentary in...
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Britain's Greatest Codebreaker
as Himself - Narrator (voice)Alan Turing is the genius British mathematician who was instrumental in breaking the German...
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Hornblower: Duty
as Lieutenant BushAdmiral Pellew interrupts Hornblower's wedding reception and tasks him to locate a British ship...
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Gypo
as PaulGypo is the story of a working class family in Margate, Kent, a town where immigrants have...
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Always Crashing in the Same Car
as Bill MackinnonAt a late-night meeting with nine colleagues, James, an executive of some sort, wants action to...
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Mia and the Dragon Princess
as WalshMia, a plucky barmaid, has her life thrown into chaos when a mysterious woman turns up at her...
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The Importance of Being Earnest
as John WorthingFilled with wit and wisdom, The Importance of Being Earnest tells the tale of Jack Worthing and...
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Hotel!
as Ben CarterThe US president unexpectedly checks into a sleepy hotel in the heart of England, where he is...
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Swans: Mystery of the Missing
as Narrator (voice)With narration from Paul McGann, this ground-breaking film sets out to solve one of nature's...
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JFK's Secret Killer: The Evidence
as Himself - Narrator (voice)Documentary investigating the events during and after the assassination of John F Kennedy.
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Hornblower: Retribution
as Lt. BushHornblower and the other officers of the Renown must return to Jamaica to face a court-martial...
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Picasso's Last Stand
as NarratorBiographer Sir John Richardson and Picasso’s granddaughter, Diana Widmaier Picasso, are the star...
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The Undertaker
as ArthurA meek undertaker becomes trapped in a violent world when a gangster enlists him to dispose of a...
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Lie with Me
as Gerry HensonIn this made-for-television thriller, Roselyn Tyler (Eve Best) awakens in her London flat with...
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Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend - The Live Show
as The DoctorSomething is afoot in the lonely Cornish village of Merrymaid Bay. Rumours of dead men working...
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Downtime
as RobFormer police psychologist Rob helps to save young Chrissy when she is about to commit suicide...
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Star Trek Story
as Self - Commentary (voice)Gene Roddenberry's Utopian vision of humanity in the 24th century had a profound effect on...
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Dealers
as Daniel PascoeThe London branch of Whitney Paine, a major American investment bank, is in the midst of a...
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If I Had You
as Philip AndrewsA police detective moves back to her hometown and immediately becomes embroiled in a murder...
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My Kingdom
as DeanA powerful dynasty, headed by a charismatic, manipulative father, falls when he decides to hand...
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Davros Connections
as (archival audio)Exclusive to this boxset is Brendan Sheppard's new documentary, Davros Connections, which pulls...
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The Day John Lennon Died
as NarratorReconstructing John’s last day in detail by way of radio and TV reports, the memories of people...
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Egypt's Great Pyramid: The New Evidence
as Narrator (voice)Egypt's Great Pyramid may be humanity's greatest achievement: a skyscraper of stone built...
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Kidnapped
as Colonel MacNab15-year-old Davie Balfour is poised to receive a vast inheritance when he's lured onto a cargo...
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The Dance of Shiva
as Captain GrevilleIn the trenches of the Western Front in 1915, a British army chaplain is forced to question his...
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Paper Mask
as Matthew HarrisA lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER...
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The One That Got Away
as Chris RyanThe existence of the anti-Iraq coalition was threatened when Saddam targetted Israel. In order...
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Doctor Who Am I
as SelfIn 1996, a Doctor Who TV movie was envisioned to lead the franchise into an exciting new future...
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Absence
as ManA short film about the grieving process starring Paul McGann.
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The Monk
as Father Lorenzo RojasIn Madrid at the time of the Inquisition, the monk Ambrosio is renowned for his faith and his...
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Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting
as NarratorThe history of still life painting with oil paints
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The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
as uncreditedTheis documentary contains the best in-depth interviews with Paul McGann (the Eighth Doctor),...
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Brakes
as PeterBrakes is a dark, improv-based ensemble comedy set in London. Divided into two parts, it tells...
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Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race
as Narrator (Voice)When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon in 1969, America went down in popular history as the...
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Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
as Mo MorrisMickey and Mo head to Liverpool for the chance of a big score
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Oi For England's Green and Pleasant Land
as HimselfPlaywright Trevor Griffiths' Oi For England, originally set in Moss Side, was first screened by...
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Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
as uncreditedGo behind the scenes of Dr Who as never before - and discover the 'lost tales' of the show!...
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Doctor Who: Shada
as The Doctor (voice)Where the Fourth Doctor left off, the Eighth Doctor comes to finish the job. With Romana and K9...
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Talking Doctor Who
as Self / The Doctor (8) (archive footage)As part of the sixtieth anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, David Tennant time-travels back...
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Gaskin
as Graham GaskinDrama based on the case history of a Liverpool boy, Graham Gaskin, who spent most of his youth...
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Tree of Hands
as BarryA woman is attempting to cope with her son's tragic death when her mother arrives on an...
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Cariani and the Courtesans
as Giovanni CarianiWhen Cariani the painter falls in love with the beautiful girl who receives mysterious visitors...
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Brady and Hindley: Possession
as Narrator (voice)Ian Brady and Myra Hindley's horrific child killing spree shocked the nation and they have been...
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The Orangutan King
as NarratorFor fifteen million years orangutans roamed tropical forests from China to South East Asia. In...
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The Biographer
as Andrew MortonDramatisation of the events leading to Andrew Morton writing his biography of Princess Diana.
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My Dad Was a Communist
as NarratorComedian Alexei Sayle, playwright Arnold Wesker and writer David Aaronovitch recall fascinating...
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Daphne Ashbrook in the UK
as uncreditedIn 1996, Doctor Who returned as a TV Movie, filmed on location in Vancouver, Canada. Actress...
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The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On
as SelfPresented by Paul McGann, The Cavern Club and LA Factual have come together to produce "The...
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Blood Strangers
as DC David IngramA mother is dealt a double blow when she learns that her murdered teenage daughter was working...
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Churchill: When Britain Said No
as Narrator (voice)Documentary which examines the reasons why Winston Churchill and the Conservative Party lost the...
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The Hanging Gale
as Liam PhelanIn this historical miniseries created for BBC Northern Ireland, four brothers struggle to...
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Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attack
as Narrator (Voice)The story of how Bristol found its musical identity and tracing the creation of the city's most...
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Nero's Sunken City
as Narrator (English Voice)Beneath the turquoise waves of the Bay of Naples lies an extraordinary underwater archeology...
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Ghosts on the Underground
as NarratorMore than one billion people use the London Underground annually, yet few of them know just how...
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Art Is...
as Lulu's DadA talented artist struggles to cope with the pressures leading up to her first solo exhibition.
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Death of an Idealist
as NarratorRachel Corrie was aged 23 when she was killed by an Israeli Army bulldozer.
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The 9/11 Surfer
as NarratorImmediately after 9/11, rumors emerged of someone who had 'surfed' the debris to safety. A...
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The Day of the Sun Dog
as JaggersA grieving widow now confines herself and her ageing terrier indoors, until the arrival of...
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A Little Place Off the Edgware Road
as James CravenA writer of crime fiction is suffering from writer's block. Haunted by dreams of his wife and...
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Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
as SelfIn January 1996 filming began on a new episode of Doctor Who set in San Francisco, but shot in...
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Streets of Yesterday
as JosephThis is a story of a relationship between three men: Amin, a Palestinian nationalist; Joseph, an...
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Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
as SelfPeter Davison, the Fifth Doctor, meets the talented people and stars who have helped create the...
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Whistling Wally
as Norman17 year old Kevin discovers that his sick father, Whistling Wally, is dying.
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Swallow Your Dreams
as JamesJames finds himself the unlikely composer of a beautiful symphony in his dreams, which - at the...
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Drowning in the Shallow End
as ColinA writer struggles to stay afloat as his romantic and professional prospects crumble.
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Myth Makers 142: Paul McGann
as uncreditedA hugely successful television and film actor, Paul McGann played the Eighth incarnation of...
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Perplexed Music
as ManThe film explores the temporary madness and isolation experienced by a middle-aged man played by...
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Super Powered Owls
as NarratorWith their charismatic faces and extraordinary head-turning ability, owls are one of our...
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World of Compulsive Hoarders
as uncreditedFour compulsive hoarders are driven to accumulate objects but can't bear to throw them out -- to...
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Doctor Who
as The Doctor (archive footage)The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who...
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Doctor Who
as The DoctorThe Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who...
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Dr. Peter LordFrom England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...
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Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dickie ErskineThe adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St...
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Doctor Who
as The DoctorThe adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...
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Horizon
as HimselfHorizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen...
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Ripper Street
as Stanley BoneA drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The...
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New Tricks
as D.C.I. James LarsonNew Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and...
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Waking the Dead
as ACC Tony NicholsonA detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
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Luther
as Mark NorthA dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own...
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Play for Today
as NormanPlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...
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Natural World
as NarratorNatural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and...
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Jonathan Creek
as Hugo DoreWorking from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural...
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The Musketeers
as St PierreSet in 17th century Paris, musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan are members of an...
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The Musketeers
as Saint PierreSet in 17th century Paris, musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan are members of an...
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McDonald & Dodds
as Archie AddingtonTwo detectives, DCI McDonald and DS Dodds, who seemingly have nothing in common, are thrown...
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Hornblower
as William BushSet during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman,...
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Moving On
as PhilMoving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone...
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Annika
as Jake StrathearnThe sharp, witty and enigmatic DI Annika Strandhed, as she heads up a new specialist Marine...
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Fish
as uncreditedFish is a spin-off television series of the sitcom Barney Miller. It starred Abe Vigoda as New...
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Collision
as Richard ReevesThe story of a major road accident and a group of people who have never met, but who all share...
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Testament: The Bible in Animation
as David (voice)A nine-part series of Old Testament stories for younger viewers using various animation...
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Sea of Souls
as Christopher ChambersSea of Souls follows para-psychologist Monaghan and his two sidekicks from a fictitious Scottish...
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Anne
as Malcolm Thornton MPAnne Williams, from Formby, near Liverpool, was devastated by the loss of her son, 15-year-old...
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Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
as SelfAs the Doctor's newest companion, Clara Oswald, steps into the TARDIS, take a look back at...
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Twisted Tales
as uncreditedTwisted Tales is a dark and stylish comedy drama series. With intense scripts written by a mix...
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Our Mutual Friend
as Eugene WrayburnEpic Charles Dickens tale of passion, greed and betrayal. Lizzie and her father scrape a living...
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Bible Mysteries
as Himself-NarratorA series of programmes exploring great figures and events from biblical times. Historical,...
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Wildest Islands
as NarratorIslands can be home to the most extreme examples of life and the some of the most dramatic...
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Tripping Over
as JeremyTripping Over is a British/Australian six-part drama series. Its first episode aired on Network...
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Shark
as Himself - NarratorA major wildlife series on the sharks of the world with over thirty species filmed, showing how...
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Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
as Self - NarratorThis revealing series follows environmental activist Greta Thunberg as she seeks to raise...
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True Dare Kiss
as Nash McKinnonTrue Dare Kiss is a British television drama produced for BBC One. It is written by Debbie...
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Wildest Islands of Indonesia
as NarratorThe islands of Indonesia remain a wild paradise. This series explores the incredible wildlife of...
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A Mother's Son
as DavidA mother suspects that her son could be the killer of a recently found dead girl, and becomes...
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Wildest Latin America
as Self - Narrator (voice)Through beautiful photography and the extraordinary stories of the animals and people that live...
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Nice Town
as Joe ThompsonWhen big-hearted Joe discovers the pain infertility is causing his brother Paul, he suggests to...
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The Monocled Mutineer
as Percy ToplisThe Monocled Mutineer follows the rebellion that took place at the notorious Etaples Training...
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Kidnapped
as uncredited15-year-old Davie Balfour is poised to receive a vast inheritance when he's lured onto a cargo...
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Secrets of the Castle
as Narrator (Voice)How do you build a medieval castle from scratch? Domestic historian Ruth Goodman and...
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Wild Sri Lanka
as Paul McGannWild Sri Lanka is a three part mini series about this tropical island in the Indian Ocean, off...
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Nature Boy
as Steve WittonA sensitive young man who relishes time in nature is at odds with the rough urban culture in...
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Wildest Europe
as NarratorWildest Europe reveals the incredible beauty and diversity of wildlife in Europe’s major natural...
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The Hanging Gale
as Liam PhelanThe Hanging Gale is a four-episode television serial which first aired on RTÉ One and BBC1 in...
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Give us a Break
as Mo MorrisGeoff McQueen's classic BBC comedy drama set in the wheeler-dealing world of London's snooker...
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Wildest Indochina
as Narrator (voice)This spectacular series sweeps across the most diverse peninsula in the world. From Malaysia to...
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Wildest Middle East
as NarratorWildest Middle East explores the most remote and most surprising corners of this ancient land....
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Forgotten
as Ben TurnerBen Turner runs a second-hand bookshop in a lovely English village, lives in a bed-and-breakfast...
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The Foreign Legion: Tougher Than the Rest
as Himself - Narrator (voice)Men from all over the world have left their pasts to start a new life as elite soldiers in the...
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Victorian Sensations
as Self - PresenterVictorian Sensations transports us to the thrilling era of the 1890s. Dr Hannah Fry, Paul...
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