Girlies for McGann

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. Show Soc...

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 th...

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 o...

In a complete change of pace from last episode, we're rewinding all the way back from Paul's most iconic role to his very first, as genius snooker player Mo Morris in the television series Give Us a Break, co-starring Sharon Taylor and his future Hornblower co-star Robert Lindsay as Mickey, the wheeler-dealer scrub who wants to use him for personal gain. Listen on for an attempted discussion about...

It's here: the big one. The one you've all been waiting for. The big kahuna. That's right, in honor of co-host Katie's birthday, we're covering the Doctor Who TV Movie, better known as Paul's first appearance as his most iconic character, the Eighth Doctor. Alongside Daphne Ashbrook and Yee Jee Tso, Paul created a character that he's still playing twenty-odd years on, and one that became a foundat...

Our very first milestone: it's episode ten! This week, we're continuing the Our Mutual Friend-related love with another series from Sandy Welch, 2001's Sweet Revenge, which features Paul as an enigmatic professor who has a side job helping people get revenge. Also returning from Our Mutual Friend are Pam Ferris, Stephen Mackintosh, and David Morrissey as director! Listen on for discussions of whet...

We're getting into the big guns now. This week, we're covering the 1998 miniseries Our Mutual Friend, based on the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens. It's full of love, betrayal, deceit, and gossip as it follows a group of wealthy (and not so wealthy) socialites in 1860s London and the trial and tribulations they experience in daily life. Paul stars as the workshy & lethargic Eugene Wr...

This one's for all the girlies who were weirdly obsessed with the Titanic growing up: we're covering 2012's SOS: The Titanic Inquiry, which covers a fictionalized version of the inquiry into the sinking of the iconic ship, in which Paul stars as Sir Rufus Isaac, a British Trade member investigating whether the crew of the Californian could have saved more lives that fateful night. Listen on for so...

No, it's not the Cronenberg movie with an eerie similar name — it's our episode on Collision , the 2009 miniseries Paul stars in alongside Douglas Henshall, Phil Davis, Lenora Crichlow, and more. It's a bit of a gnarly one as we cover car crashes, infidelity, and what happens when there's too many cooks in the kitchen, narratively speaking. Listen on for discussion about Paul's rom-com lead prospe...

Agatha Christie fans in the audience will be delighted with this week's episode, as we cover Poirot, Season 9 Episode 2, titled "Sad Cypress," the first of two times Paul starred in a Christie adaptation! Co-starring David Suchet, Kelly Reilly, and Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, this one's a real classic. Listen on for discussions of the Poirot canon, our personal love for this particular title, and why...

In what's certainly the first of many murder mystery shows we're going to be covering here on the podcast, today we're covering Jonathan Creek, Season 4, episode 8, titled "The Judas Tree." Co-starring Alan Davies, Natalie Walter, and Paul's Big Finish co-star Sheridan Smith, this one's equal parts scary and spooky. Listen on for discussions about Paul and Sheridan's past work together, the show's...

The Girlies are taking a darker turn this week, as they discuss the 2006 crime drama If I Had You, in which Paul stars alongside Sarah Parish as a detective pulled into a hometown murder-mystery when she returns not only to a death, but to her married ex-lover. Keep listening for talk about terrible love scenes, Paul's consistently great hair, and depictions of mental health in crime dramas. And i...

Hi besties, and welcome to The Nearby Hotel & Spa, how can we help you? This week, we're covering Hotel!, an Airplane style parody about a quaint English hotel overrun by baddies when the President of the United States comes to visit. Keep listening for discussion on what makes a good parody, the many, many Girlies-relevant crossovers in this episode (including Paul's co-stars Peter Capaldi an...

We know what you're thinking: where's the Paul McGann content this week? I thought the Girlies only posted twice a month? What's going on? All very valid questions. This week, the Girlies are bringing you a special crossover episode from Maggie's other podcast, Does It Get the Pass: we spoke with director Richard Shepard, who made one of Maggie and Katie's favorite films, The Linguini Incident. We...

Hey besties, and welcome back to Girlies for McGann, your favorite show all about Paul McGann! This week, we're covering the 2002 film The Biographer, based on real-life journalist Andrew Morton (played by Paul) and his work to write a biography of Princess Diana before it's shut down by the Royal family. Keep listening for discussion on Diana's legacy, Paul's chemistry with his co...

**TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions of self-harm and suicide. If you or someone you love is experiencing a mental health crisis, you can contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.** Hello besties, and welcome to Girlies for McGann, your bi-monthly dive into all things Paul McGann! We're here to take you through the filmography of everyone's favorite Doctor...