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About The Royle Family

The Royle Family is a comedy TV series that premiered on BBC One on September 14, 1998. It has 3 seasons and 20 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 3 Episode 7 "The Royle Family at Christmas", aired on December 25, 2000.

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.

  • Comedy

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Episodes

20 episodes · 3 seasons

Series 1

1998 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 28 years ago

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    6. The Wedding Day

    Finale

    The morning of Dave and Denise's wedding arrives. Will everything go as planned?

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    5. Another Woman?

    Denise is upset after Dave is accused of chatting up another woman.

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    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.

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    3. Sunday Afternoon

    It's Sunday afternoon and Nana is visiting. Everyone is more interested in the television.

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    2. Making Ends Meet!

    Jim Royle is getting more and more worried about finding the money to pay for his daughter's wedding.

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    1. Bills, Bills, Bills

    Jim is annoyed when the latest telephone bill arrives just before Dave and Denise's wedding.

Series 2

1999 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 26 years ago

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    7. Christmas with the Royle Family

    Finale

    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 born, even though she uses it to call Barbara on the house phone from upstairs! Antony goes to Emma's shortly afterwards, and Dave takes Nana home. Soon after Dave and Nana have left, Denise goes into labour upstairs in the bathroom, and Jim is left to comfort her. Denise reveals the baby isn't due until 3 weeks. Will the baby and Denise be alright?

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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 a band called 'Exit'.

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    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".

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    1. Pregnancy

    Denise announces that she's pregnant. Jim thinks that Antony may be a "gay boy".

Series 3

2000 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 25 years ago

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    7. The Royle Family at Christmas

    Finale

    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, Roger can't seem to stop boasting which annoys Jim. When they leave, an unhappy and mad Jim gets the best present of them all.

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    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'.

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    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, and Nana makes a small contribution to the fund!

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    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 passed on, so Jim gets one back for her! Nana is also hinting that she wants to move in: "I would never ever think of asking you to let me stay here, but well that back bedroom is free now!"

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    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 remove the wallpaper, whilst Dancing to Mambo No. 5! They don't get very far ...

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    2. Babysitting

    The Royles decide that it's time for a pint, but who will be left babysitting?

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    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 taking a back seat and letting Dave do all the work, will it continue?

Cast & crew

Created by Craig Cash and Caroline Aherne

  • Liz Smith

    Liz Smith

    Norma 'Nana' Speakman

  • Jessica Hynes

    Jessica Hynes

    Cheryl Carroll

  • Andrew Whyment

    Andrew Whyment

    Darren Sinclair-Jones

  • Geoffrey Hughes

    Geoffrey Hughes

    Twiggy

  • Sharon Duce

    Sharon Duce

    Valerie Kavanagh

  • John Henshaw

    John Henshaw

    Roger Kavanagh

  • Doreen Keogh

    Doreen Keogh

    Mary Carroll

  • Peter Martin

    Peter Martin

    Joe Carroll

  • Sheridan Smith

    Sheridan Smith

    Emma Kavanagh

The Royle Family FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Royle Family?

The Royle Family has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on December 25, 2000.

When did the latest episode of The Royle Family come out?

The most recent episode of The Royle Family, Season 3 Episode 7 "The Royle Family at Christmas", aired on December 25, 2000.

How many seasons of The Royle Family are there?

The Royle Family has 3 seasons with 20 episodes in total.

When did The Royle Family first air?

The Royle Family first aired on BBC One on September 14, 1998.

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