Girlies for McGann

The end of the year is here for the Girlies, and we're cuddling up with something cozy to round out a stellar year of podcasting. This week, we're covering Paul's episode of Marple, based on Agatha Christie's novel Sleeping Murder, featuring the famous heroine Miss Marple. We'll be back in January with new episodes — thanks so much for listening!Show Socials:Insta, Bluesky & Tumblr: @girlies4mcgannArtwork by Amanda Albert (@amandaland.art on Insta)Maggie’s Socials:Insta: @maggierachael_Letterboxd: @maggierachaelKatie’s Socials:Insta & Bluesky: @katiebephoto

Sorry about this episode being late, y'all! The Girlies had some Life Stuff get in the way, but we hope that the content this time will more than make up for it, because we're covering all of Paul's horror (or horror adjacent) shorts!This week, we're covering Rob Savage's Absence, A Little Place Off the Edgware Road, and the not-technicall-a-short pilot for Fables of Forgotten Things. Enjoy!Show Socials:Insta, Bluesky & Tumblr: @girlies4mcgannArtwork by Amanda Albert (@amandaland.art on Insta)Maggie’s Socials:Insta: @maggierachael_Letterboxd: @maggierachaelKatie’s Socials:Insta & Bluesky: @katiebephoto

Spooky season is here once again! To celebrate this year, Maggie and Katie are covering Paul's 1990 turn in Paper Mask, playing a hospital orderly who poses as a doctor and finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place. Show Socials:Insta, Bluesky & Tumblr: @girlies4mcgannArtwork by Amanda Albert (@amandaland.art on Insta)Maggie’s Socials:Insta: @maggierachael_Letterboxd: @maggierachaelKatie’s Socials:Insta & Bluesky: @katiebephoto

As we head into fall, we're cooling things down and returning back to our usual format to examine the 2000 unintentional miniseries Fish, starring Paul as an employment lawyer who's wife has left him with his eight-year-old son and a life he can't quite seem to control. Show Socials:Insta, Bluesky & Tumblr: @girlies4mcgannArtwork by Amanda Albert (@amandaland.art on Insta)Maggie’s Socials:Insta: @maggierachael_Letterboxd: @maggierachaelKatie’s Socials:Insta & Bluesky: @katiebephoto

Howdy! After taking some much-needed time off while Maggie was visiting the UK, the Girlies are back with a slight change in format. This episode, we're covering four of Paul's many short films: The Dance of Shiva (1998), Perplexed Music (2017), Swallow Your Dreams (2021), and The Day of the Sun Dig (2023). Listen on for talk about the advantages and pitfalls and short filmmaking, Paul's freedom as an actor in this unique medium, and exactly how Maggie's trip to the Edinburgh Fringe fits into the Girlies' game of Six Degrees of Paul McGann. (No, really!)Show Socials:Insta, Bluesky & Tumblr: @girlies4mcgannArtwork by Amanda Albert (@amandaland.art on Insta)Maggie’s Socials:Insta: @maggierachael_Letterboxd: @maggierachaelKatie’s Socials:Insta & Bluesky: @katiebephoto

After several less than stellar titles, things are finally looking up for the Girlies! This week, we're covering the 1989 Wall Street rip-off Dealers, starring Paul and Rebecca de Mornay as competing coworkers at a financial office in London that's in hot water after losing $100 million.Listen on for talk about yuppie culture, Paul's '80s trajectory as a Tom Cruise/Robert Downey Jr./'80s heartthrob of your choice replacement, and the film's surprising connection to David Bowie. Show Socials:Insta, Bluesky & Tumblr: @girlies4mcgannArtwork by Amanda Albert (@amandaland.art on Insta)Maggie’s Socials:Insta: @maggierachael_Letterboxd: @maggierachaelKatie’s Socials:Insta & Bluesky: @katiebephoto

We're going to hell for this one — literally. This week, we're covering 1990's The Monk, an adaptation of the Gothic novel starring Paul in the title role. And while it continues our trend of Paul as religious figure, we...did not love this one. Show Socials:Insta, Bluesky & Tumblr: @girlies4mcgannArtwork by Amanda Albert (@amandaland.art on Insta)Maggie’s Socials:Insta: @maggierachael_Letterboxd: @maggierachaelKatie’s Socials:Insta & Bluesky: @katiebephoto

After much clamoring and requesting of this title, the Girlies are finally tackling The Hanging Gale, the miniseries which not only features Paul, but also all three of his brothers! The four brothers star as a family of Irish farmers during the Great Famine, based on the McGanns' real family ancestry and developed by Stephen and Joe. Listen on for an in-depth discussion of the real history behind the series, a firm judgement on the boys' Irish accents, and which McGann the girls ended up with a crush on at the end. (Hint: it's not Paul!) Show Socials:Insta, Bluesky & Tumblr: @girlies4mcgannArtwork by Amanda Albert (@amandaland.art on Insta)Maggie’s Socials:Insta: @maggierachael_Letterboxd: @maggierachaelKatie’s Socials:Insta & Bluesky: @katiebephoto

After our wonderful surprise episode interviewing writer-director Michael Wright and star-producer Roger Barclay, the Girlies are back for a full-fledged episode discussing The Undertaker! (Sorry for those of y'all waiting on our Hanging Gale episode — this one's been in the works for quite some time!)After waiting several years for it to get a US release, Maggie and Katie are very excited for you to hear their discussion on the film, which includes praising the film's production design, discussing its unexpectedly otherworldly undertones, and dissecting Paul's rare role in a proper tragedy. The film is now available on digital in the US and the UK, and is available for pre-order on Blu-ray. We hope you enjoy, and get a chance to check out the film too!Show Socials:Insta, Bluesky & Tumblr: @girlies4mcgannArtwork by Amanda Albert (@amandaland.art on Insta)Maggie’s Socials:Insta: @maggierachael_Letterboxd: @maggierachaelKatie’s Socials:Insta & Bluesky: @katiebephoto