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 3 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
- New Tricks (2004) as D.C.I. James Larson
- Horizon (1964) as Himself
- Waking the Dead (2001) as ACC Tony Nicholson
- Ripper Street (2012) as Stanley Bone
- Luther (2010) as Mark North
- Natural World (1983) as Narrator
- The Musketeers (2014) as St Pierre
- Moving On (2009) as Phil
- McDonald & Dodds (2020) as Archie Addington
- Alien³ (1992) as Golic
- Hornblower (1998) as William Bush
- Bookish (2025) as Mr. Kind
- Annika (2021) as Jake Strathearn
- Empire of the Sun (1987) as Lieutenant Price
- The Bletchley Circle (2012) as John Richards
- The Three Musketeers (1993) as Girard / Jussac
- Sea of Souls (2004) as Christopher Chambers
- Queen of the Damned (2002) as David Talbot
- Testament: The Bible in Animation (1996) as David (voice)
- Twisted Tales (2005) as Phone (voice)
- Fish (1977) Cast
- Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited (2013) as Self
- Collision (2009) as Richard Reeves
- Withnail & I (1987) as ...& I
- Tripping Over (2006) as Jeremy
- Our Mutual Friend (1998) as Eugene Wrayburn
- Nature Boy (2000) as Steve Witton
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013) as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
- The Hanging Gale (1995) as Liam Phelan
- Zero Hour (2004) as Narrator (Voice)
- Doctor Who (1996) as The Doctor
- Nice Town (1992) as Joe Thompson
- Anne (2022) as Malcolm Thornton MP
- FairyTale: A True Story (1997) as Arthur Wright
- True Dare Kiss (2007) as Nash McKinnon
- Wildest Indochina (2014) as Narrator (voice)
- The Monocled Mutineer (1986) as Percy Toplis
- Catherine the Great (1996) as Potemkin
- Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World (2021) as Self - Narrator
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013) as Self
- Dealers (1989) as Daniel Pascoe
- A Mother's Son (2012) as David
- Sweet Revenge (2001) as Patrick Vine
- Wildest Islands of Indonesia (2016) as Narrator
- Hotel! (2001) as Ben Carter
- Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009) as Vicar
- Bible Mysteries (2004) as Himself-Narrator
- Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (2008) as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
- Secrets of the Castle (2014) as Narrator (Voice)
- Afraid of the Dark (1991) as Tony
- Hornblower: Mutiny (2001) as Lieutenant Bush
- Kidnapped (2005) Cast
- The Rainbow (1989) as Anton Skrebensky
- Shark (2015) as Himself - Narrator
- Give us a Break (1983) as Mo Morris
- Doctor Who at the Proms (2024) as The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
- Wildest Islands (2012) as Narrator
- Forgotten (1999) as Ben Turner
- Hornblower: Retribution (2001) as Lt. Bush
- The Big Night In (2020) as Self
- Wildest Europe (2017) as Narrator
- Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015) as The Doctor (8) (picture) (uncredited)
- Hornblower: Loyalty (2003) as Lieutenant Bush
- Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003) as Self
- Paper Mask (1990) as Matthew Harris
- Hornblower: Duty (2003) as Lieutenant Bush
- Wildest Middle East (2014) as Narrator
- Wildest Latin America (2012) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Doctor Who Am I (2022) as Self
- Fish (2000) as Jonathan Vishnevski
- The One That Got Away (1996) as Chris Ryan
- My Kingdom (2001) as Dean
- Brakes (2017) as Peter
- Gypo (2005) as Paul
- Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025) as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Talking Doctor Who (2023) as Self / The Doctor (8) (archive footage)
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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), New Tricks (2004).
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