Where to watch Paul McGann in the UK
Find every Paul McGann film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 4 May 2026.
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.
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- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Dr. Peter Lord
- Holby City (1999) as John Gaskell
- Play for Today (1970) as Norman
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Dickie Erskine
- Horizon (1964) as Himself
- New Tricks (2004) as D.C.I. James Larson
- Waking the Dead (2001) as ACC Tony Nicholson
- Natural World (1983) as Narrator
- Ripper Street (2012) as Stanley Bone
- Luther (2010) as Mark North
- Moving On (2009) as Phil
- The Musketeers (2014) as St Pierre
- McDonald & Dodds (2020) as Archie Addington
- Bookish (2025) as Mr. Kind
- Alien³ (1992) as Golic
- Hornblower (1998) as William Bush
- Annika (2021) as Jake Strathearn
- Empire of the Sun (1987) as Lieutenant Price
- The Bletchley Circle (2012) as John Richards
- Sea of Souls (2004) as Christopher Chambers
- The Three Musketeers (1993) as Girard / Jussac
- Twisted Tales (2005) as Phone (voice)
- Queen of the Damned (2002) as David Talbot
- Testament: The Bible in Animation (1996) as David (voice)
- Collision (2009) as Richard Reeves
- Fish (1977) Cast
- Our Mutual Friend (1998) as Eugene Wrayburn
- Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited (2013) as Self
- Tripping Over (2006) as Jeremy
- Nature Boy (2000) as Steve Witton
- Withnail & I (1987) as ...& I
- Anne (2022) as Malcolm Thornton MP
- Nice Town (1992) as Joe Thompson
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013) as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
- Zero Hour (2004) as Narrator (Voice)
- The Monocled Mutineer (1986) as Percy Toplis
- FairyTale: A True Story (1997) as Arthur Wright
- True Dare Kiss (2007) as Nash McKinnon
- Doctor Who (1996) as The Doctor
- The Hanging Gale (1995) as Liam Phelan
- Dealers (1989) as Daniel Pascoe
- A Mother's Son (2012) as David
- Bible Mysteries (2004) as Himself-Narrator
- Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World (2021) as Self - Narrator
- Forgotten (1999) as Ben Turner
- Wildest Indochina (2014) as Narrator (voice)
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013) as Self
- Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009) as Vicar
- Wildest Islands of Indonesia (2016) as Narrator
- Sweet Revenge (2001) as Patrick Vine
- Catherine the Great (1996) as Potemkin
- Afraid of the Dark (1991) as Tony
- The Big Night In (2020) as Self
- Secrets of the Castle (2014) as Narrator (Voice)
- Doctor Who at the Proms (2024) as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
- Give us a Break (1983) as Mo Morris
- Shark (2015) as Himself - Narrator
- Wildest Islands (2012) as Narrator
- Hotel! (2001) as Ben Carter
- Kidnapped (2005) Cast
- Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (2008) as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
- The Rainbow (1989) as Anton Skrebensky
- Hornblower: Mutiny (2001) as Lieutenant Bush
- Fish (2000) as Jonathan Vishnevski
- Hornblower: Retribution (2001) as Lt. Bush
- Wildest Europe (2017) as Narrator
- Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003) as Self
- Hornblower: Duty (2003) as Lieutenant Bush
- Wildest Middle East (2014) as Narrator
- Wildest Latin America (2012) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The One That Got Away (1996) as Chris Ryan
- Downtime (1997) as Rob
- Paper Mask (1990) as Matthew Harris
- Hornblower: Loyalty (2003) as Lieutenant Bush
- The Marbles (2025) as Lord Byron (voice)
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison (2014) as Self
- Otherworld (2003) as King Matholwch (voice)
- Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015) as The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025) as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Gypo (2005) as Paul
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Where can I watch Paul McGann films in the UK?
Paul McGann's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Paul McGann's most popular films?
Most-watched Paul McGann films currently: Alien³ (1992), Empire of the Sun (1987), The Three Musketeers (1993), Queen of the Damned (2002), Withnail & I (1987).
What TV shows has Paul McGann appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989), Holby City (1999), Play for Today (1970), Agatha Christie's Marple (2004), Horizon (1964).
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