
The Royle Family (1998)
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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Episodes
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1. Pregnancy1999-09-23 · 30mDenise announces that she's pregnant. Jim thinks that Antony may be a "gay boy".
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2. Sunday Lunch1999-09-30 · 30mNana and Twiggy come round for Sunday dinner. Barbara loses her temper during lunch. She's feeling the onset of "the change".
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3. Nana's Coming to Stay1999-10-07 · 30mJim 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
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4. Nana Comes to Stay1999-10-14 · 30mNana 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.
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5. Barbara's Finally Had Enough1999-10-21 · 30mBarbara 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!
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6. Antony's Birthday1999-10-28 · 30mIt's Antony's 18th birthday and the Royles are planning a family party. They finally get to meet Antony's girlfriend Emma.
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7. Christmas with the Royle Family1999-12-25 · 30mIt'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 b
Cast
Ricky TomlinsonJim Royle
Sue JohnstonBarbara Royle
Caroline AherneDenise Royle
Craig CashDave Best
Ralf LittleAntony RoyleImages
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