The Royle Family

The Royle Family82%

TV 1998-09-14 30m Comedy
★ 7.6 / 10 · 61 votes
Ratings
Combined
81.9 %
4 sources
IMDb
8.2 /10
10,170 votes
Trakt
81 %
202 votes
TMDB
76 %
62 votes
Metacritic Users
9.8 /10
5 votes

The Royle Family is a British sitcom created by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, and produced by Granada Television for BBC Two (series 1) and BBC One (series 2 and 3). It centres on the lives of a television-fixated Manchester family, the Royles, comprising lazy patriarch Jim, his hard-working wife Barbara, their entitled daughter Denise, their put-upon son Antony, and Denise's lad fiancé–later husband–David.

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Status
Ended
Runtime
30m
Seasons
3
Episodes
20
Studio
Granada Television
Networks
BBC One , BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Links
IMDb, TVDB, Wikidata
Created by
Craig Cash Caroline Aherne
Cast
Ricky Tomlinson Ricky Tomlinson Jim Royle Sue Johnston Sue Johnston Barbara Royle Caroline Aherne Caroline Aherne Denise Royle Craig Cash Craig Cash Dave Best Ralf Little Ralf Little Antony Royle Liz Smith Liz Smith Norma 'Nana' Speakman Jessica Hynes Jessica Hynes Cheryl Carroll Doreen Keogh Doreen Keogh Mary Carroll Peter Martin Peter Martin Joe Carroll Geoffrey Hughes Geoffrey Hughes Twiggy Andrew Whyment Andrew Whyment Darren Sinclair-Jones Sheridan Smith Sheridan Smith Emma Kavanagh
Series 1 1998 · 6 eps
  1. 1 Bills, Bills, Bills Jim is annoyed when the latest telephone bill arrives just before Dave and Denise's wedding. Sep 14, 1998 30m
  2. 2 Making Ends Meet! Jim Royle is getting more and more worried about finding the money to pay for his daughter's wedding. Sep 21, 1998 30m
  3. 3 Sunday Afternoon It's Sunday afternoon and Nana is visiting. Everyone is more interested in the television. Sep 28, 1998 30m
  4. 4 Jim's Birthday Jim Royle is trying to ignore the fact that it's his birthday. His family refuse to let him go on ignoring it. Oct 5, 1998 30m
  5. 5 Another Woman? Denise is upset after Dave is accused of chatting up another woman. Oct 12, 1998 30m
  6. 6 The Wedding Day The morning of Dave and Denise's wedding arrives. Will everything go as planned? Oct 19, 1998 30m
Series 2 1999 · 7 eps
  1. 1 Pregnancy Denise announces that she's pregnant. Jim thinks that Antony may be a "gay boy". Sep 23, 1999 30m
  2. 2 Sunday Lunch Nana and Twiggy come round for Sunday dinner. Barbara loses her temper during lunch. She's feeling the onset of "the change". Sep 30, 1999 30m
  3. 3 Nana's Coming to Stay Jim isn't best pleased when he learns that Barbara has invited Nana to come and stay with the Royles after her cataract operation. Antony announces that he's become the manager of… Oct 7, 1999 30m
  4. 4 Nana Comes to Stay Nana has had her cataract operation, so she comes to stay with the Royles. Jim is even less pleased now that she's arrived. Antony's band has split up. Oct 14, 1999 30m
  5. 5 Barbara's Finally Had Enough Barbara loses patience with Jim and storms out of the house. Jim tries to show that he's concerned about Barbara by offering to make her a cup of tea! Oct 21, 1999 30m
  6. 6 Antony's Birthday It's Antony's 18th birthday and the Royles are planning a family party. They finally get to meet Antony's girlfriend Emma. Oct 28, 1999 30m
  7. 7 Christmas with the Royle Family It's Christmas Day. The family have just finished a big Christmas dinner. Barbara learns her turkey wasn't up to scratch, and Dave buys Denise a mobile phone for when the baby is … Dec 25, 1999 30m
Series 3 2000 · 7 eps
  1. 1 Baby Baby David finally arrives at the Royle's House, dressed from head to toe in the 'latest Gear', that is obviously Manchester slang for complete tack, but it seems that Denise is t… Oct 16, 2000 30m
  2. 2 Babysitting The Royles decide that it's time for a pint, but who will be left babysitting? Oct 23, 2000 30m
  3. 3 Decorating Twiggy and Jim are redecorating the dining room for the Christening, but because Jim is so tight they don't have a steamer. The pair, and later Dave, use kitchen utensils to remov… Oct 30, 2000 30m
  4. 4 Funeral Nana's dear old neighbour Elsie dies, and today is the funeral. It's full of the usual admiration of her house, and Nana has also been taking stuff from Elsie's since she has pass… Nov 6, 2000 30m
  5. 5 London Antony declares that he and Darren, the managers of their band 'Exit', are going to London to find a record deal, of course they get the usual barrage of insults from Jim and Dave… Nov 13, 2000 30m
  6. 6 Christening The day of the christening is finally here, but the decorating is still not finished in the background. Everyone is there for a buffet, including Twiggy's 'bird'. Nov 27, 2000 30m
  7. 7 The Royle Family at Christmas Baby David's first birthday comes around and the Royles sit down as they did last Christmas. This time they are joined by Darren and Emma, including her parents. Emma's father, Ro… Dec 25, 2000 30m
Specials 2006 · 17 eps
  1. 1 The Queen of Sheba Whilst times have moved on, not much has changed in the Royle household except for one major thing - finally after years of hints Nana has got her way and has moved in with the Ro… Oct 28, 2006 57m
  2. 2 The Queen of Sheba - Cast Interviews Interviews with the cast of The Royle Family (DVD Feature) Oct 28, 2006 16m
  3. 3 The Queen of Sheba - Deleted Scenes Deleted Scenes from The Queen of Sheba (DVD Feature) Oct 27, 2006 13m
  4. 4 The Queen of Sheba - Outtakes Outtakes from The Queen of Sheba (DVD Feature) Oct 28, 2006 4m
  5. 5 We Love The Royle Family In 2006, the BBC commissioned a talking heads programme, Why we Love the Royle Family, which included celebrity fans such as Noel Gallagher, Paul Heaton and J.K. Rowling. Nov 1, 2006 30m
  6. 6 Children in Need Sketch It's Children in Need night and Barbara announces to Denise and Dave that Jim is being generous and giving some of his spare change to Children In Need, but Jim is looking for som… Nov 14, 2008 30m
  7. 7 The New Sofa Inspired by Nigella Lawson, Denise decides to cook Christmas dinner for the whole family. Jim provides the yuletide log and, much to his dismay, Dave's Mum and Dad are invited to … Dec 25, 2008 30m
  8. 8 Jim's Balls - Comic Relief Sketch Jim is 'dying' of flu, and it's Comic Relief Night 2009. Antony comes to the house after raising £4,000 for Comic Relief by skydiving from a plane and everybody complaining about … Mar 13, 2009 30m
  9. 9 The Golden Egg Cup There's a new buzz in the Royle family household, as it's a special time for Jim and Barbara and a celebration is planned. Poor Mary from next door can't be present though as, sad… Dec 25, 2009 30m
  10. 10 Joe's Crackers Barbara is up to her eyes in it on Christmas Day, with Jim incapacitated due to an unfortunate incident. Meanwhile, neighbour Joe is unusually garrulous. Dec 25, 2010 30m
  11. 11 Royle Family Portraits Brand spanking new and made by GOLD. Cast, crew and famous fans of The Royle Family revisit the very best bits of the landmark sitcom. Plus the writers' personal top ten moments. … Oct 17, 2010 30m
  12. 12 Behind the Sofa A definitive look at square-eyed sitcom The Royle Family, featuring hilarious outtakes and exclusive interviews with cast, crew and famous fans Oct 10, 2010 30m
  13. 13 Barbara's Old Ring A new neighbour's cleavage is one of the many topics of conversation as the couch-potato clan gathers for another fun-filled Christmas Day. Dec 25, 2012 30m
  14. 14 The New Sofa - Outtakes Outtakes from The New Sofa (DVD Feature) Dec 25, 2008 6m
  15. 15 The Golden Egg Cup - Deleted Scenes & Outtakes Deleted scenes and outtakes from The Golden Egg Cup (DVD Feature) Dec 25, 2009
  16. 16 Joe's Crackers - Outtakes Outtakes from Joe's Crackers (DVD Feature) Dec 25, 2010
  17. 17 Barbara's Old Ring - Outtakes Outtakes from Barbara's Old Ring (DVD Feature) Dec 25, 2012
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