James Paul McCartney (TV special) ATV network in order to settle his two-year legal dispute with Sir Lew Grade. As the owner of the network and its music publishing division – and, by extension, the Beatles' Northern Songs catalogue – Grade had objected to McCartney crediting his wife Linda as his co-writer since 1971, citing her lack of professional experience as a songwriter and musician. McCartney's commitment to the television project allowed him to retain the second composer's publishing royalties, which otherwise would have been assigned to Grade's company. "James Paul McCartney" was McCartney's first such special since the Beatles' 1967 television film "Magical Mystery
Linda McCartney and an episode of "The Simpsons", called "Lisa the Vegetarian", in 1995. After her death, "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> 200th episode "Trash of the Titans", which aired on April 26, 1998, and Paul McCartney's Tuesday from 2000 (directed by Geoff Dunbar) were both dedicated to her memory. "Simpsons" executive producer Mike Scully said, "It just seemed like the right thing to do. Everyone here was surprised and saddened by her death." Elizabeth Mitchell and Gary Bakewell played the McCartneys in the 2000 TV movie "The Linda McCartney Story". She was portrayed as "Linda Eastman" in the 1985 TV movie "". Linda McCartney