The Royle Family

7.6

1998•30m

Production

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.

Trailers & Videos

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The Royle Family, Dave's Finger

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 1998

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1. Bills, Bills, Bills

6.5

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

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2. Making Ends Meet!

6.0

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

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3. Sunday Afternoon

7.0

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

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4. Jim's Birthday

7.3

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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5. Another Woman?

7.7

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

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6. The Wedding Day

8.3

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

Cast

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Ricky Tomlinson

Jim Royle

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Sue Johnston

Barbara Royle

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Caroline Aherne

Denise Royle

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Craig Cash

Dave Best

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Ralf Little

Antony Royle

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