In September 2005, she appeared in two episodes of BBC drama series "Spooks". Screened on the UK television network ITV1 in December 2005, McCutcheon appeared in "The English Harem", playing a woman in love with a Muslim man (Art Malik), who marries him, despite knowing he already has two wives. That same year, she presented and performed on ITV's entertainment programme, "Moviemusic Mania". In 2007, McCutcheon was seen in two independent films, "Withdrawal" and "Jump!", as well as the "Agatha Christie's Marple" television series episode "At Bertram's Hotel". She was also a judge for the second series of ITV1's "Soapstar Superstar". Her appearance on the show drew criticism, with reports alleging that she was becoming a hate figure for the contestants, who were said to have found her comments relentlessly critical and at times patronising. She performed in an "Art Plus" fundraising event at the Whitechapel Art Gallery opposite Natalie Press, Samantha Morton and Rhys Ifans, and in January 2008, she featured in the ITV soap "Echo Beach" as the character Susan Penwarden.