Girlies for McGann

Surprise! The Girlies embarked on yet another side quest, this time taking a deeper look at Paul's latest role, The Undertaker, with writer/director Michael Wright and actor/producer Roger Barclay to celebrate the film's release in the US. Recorded back in February while the Girlies were at Gallifrey One, this special interview (which will be followed shortly by a proper episode on the film) discusses how they managed to land Paul ...

[Susan Wokoma on Taskmaster voice] Episode 30, babyyyyyy! We're continuing out Pride Month coverage this week with one of the...let's say "less beloved" films in Paul's canon: the 2009 horror comedy Lesbian Vampire Killers. Clearly a rip-off of both Shaun of the Dead and An American Werewolf in London, the poorly-titled film stars Mathew Horne and James Corden as a couple of hapless lads tasked with taking down a vampire coven, wit...

Happy Pride Month 2025 y'all! To celebrate, the Girlies have chosen a couple of queer titles featuring Paul, and first up is B&B, the 2017 thriller co-starring Tom Bateman and Sean Teale about a couple of Londoners who end up trapped at a bed and breakfast with a homophobic owner and a rather unsavory fellow customer. Paul takes on a different kind of role in this film as the B&B's owner, Josh, a conservative Christian with...

After covering Paul's big break on the silver screen last episode, we're scaling things back to the small screen as we cover the series that made him a name in the UK: The Monocled Mutineer, a fictionalized series about Army deserter Percy Toplis. Paul stars as the layabout face of a revolution in the series that's often considered his career-maker, alongside faces like Penelope Wilton and Jerome Flynn.

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It's finally here. After a year of questions about when we're going to be covering it, Maggie and Katie are finally digging into Paul's feature film debut, the cult classic Withnail & I, co-starring Richard E. Grant. The Bruce Robinson-directed film is beloved by Paul fans, but it turns out we...didn't love it?

Listen on to hear us dig into why this title doesn't really hit for us, as well as the things we *did* love, and so...

As we head into summer, we're racing into our latest episode as we cover Paul's 2022 episode of McDonald & Dodds, a cozy procedural about two police officers investigating murders in scenic Bath. Paul plays ruthless Formula 1 coach Archie Addington, who falls under suspicion after one of his drivers dies in a mysterious accident.

Listen on to hear Maggie attempt to explain F1 to Katie, as well as a lengthy discussion on cozy...

And now, for something completely different: we're taking a swing away from the political this week to talk about Paul's 2013 episode of the series Ripper Street, which ran for five seasons on the BBC and starred Matthew MacFadyen (aka our Mr. Darcy), Jerome Flynn, and Adam Rothenberg. Paul stars as Stanley Bone, a real estate developer who may have ties to the murder of the week.

Listen on for discussion of mental health treatm...

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This week, we're discussing 1989's Streets of Yesterday, a film ...

We're back with the second half of our three-hour (!!!) conversation with Paul McGann! If you're a film buff, you'll love this half, as we take a deep dive into his love for silent film and the people who made it, as well as his experience working with industry legends like Kenneth Branagh and Jack Cardiff. There's also more on his dedication to war history, and plenty more. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did <3

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Surpriiiiiise.

We cannot thank Paul enough for this opportunity. He's as much of a doll as you'd hope, and we had an amazing time chatting about everything from Ashes to Ashes to Nice Town to Downtime and beyond. We're forever indebted to him for being kind enough to appear on the show, and to Ken Deep of Long Island Who Con for helping make this happen. We hope you enjoy part one, and there's more coming soon <3

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As we shake off the last of the winter blues, the Girlies have arrived with their first side quest for 2025: their trip to Gallifrey One! Maggie flew all the way out to Los Angeles, where she got to see Katie, as well as make plenty of new friends, and both of them went way overboard on all things Doctor Who, as is tradition. (And also catch COVID, which explains why this episode is slightly later than usual. Whoops.)

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**TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions of domestic violence. If you or someone you love is experiencing a crisis, you can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.**

Hoo boy, this one went…differently than we expected. We’re slingshotting all the way to the other end of the police procedural spectrum this week to cover Luther, the hit series starring Idris Elba. We talked this one up a lot, ...

We're fast-forwarding all the way to the current state of Paul's career this week to talk about Annika, the U&Alibi drama he stars in alongside his Big Finish co-star Nicola Walker! Currently sitting at two seasons as of recording, this one is a Girlies fan favorite, and the latest in a long series of police procedurals for Paul.

Listen on for a lot of blushing and kicking of feet over Paul as Annika's love interest, plus lo...

Happy 2025, y'all! The Girlies are finally back with their first episode of the year (which marks the return to our usual bi-monthly schedule), tackling the 1997 miniseries Catherine the Great, one of many to attempt to chronicle the life of one of the most powerful monarchs in human history...this time, featuring not one, not two, but THREE McGann's!

Listen on for monarchy and the military in the eighteenth century, how much th...

After two straight episodes of...poorly chosen titles (and one brief side quest), the Girlies are FINALLY back with a title they can heartily recommend! This week, we're covering 1997's FairyTale, based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies phenomena in England. This is a must for any fans of Labyrinth, The Little Princess, or otherwise cult classic '90s films.

Listen on for discussions of spiritualism & grief on film,...

Happy December, folks! Ahead of the holidays arriving on our doorstep, the Girlies are introducing their very first side quest, part of a group of episodes where we stray just a bit from covering Paul's filmography to indulge in some related activities. This time, it's a recap of Maggie's visit to Chicago TARDIS, where she saw Paul (as well as plenty of other wonderful guests) and introduced the show to him, alongside making some n...

Katie continues her streak of real stinkers this week as we cover 1992's Nice Town, a series with far more discussion about sex and fertility than is probably comfortable for a pop culture podcast. There's not much we can do to avoid it, though, so listen on for discussion of wife guy energy, men being stupid (as per usual on this show), and just how strong the McGann gene pool really is.

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Katie is *really* regretting her choice for the first annual Paul McGann Spooky Season here on Girlies, as we cover the 1991 psychological thriller Afraid of the Dark, which pushes the boundary of how much our poor co-host can put up with before she starts demanding money from Maggie and/or the filmmakers. Listen on for discussion of psychological thrillers, Paul playing a photographer, and why the hell we keep managing to bring up...

For (un)lucky episode number thirteen and the start of spooky season, Maggie and Katie are diving into all things undead with the loose Interview With the Vampire sequel, Queen of the Damned! While Paul doesn't get a chance to play a vampire himself (which saddens Mags greatly), we do get to see some other...interesting creatures of the night, which proved a fun adventure for the Girlies.

Listen on for Maggie's extensive vampire...