Royle Exclusive: Behind The Sofa
- TV documentary
- U&Gold
- 2010 - 2023
- 1 episode
Craig Cash and Caroline Aherne take viewers behind-the-scenes in this special programme charting the life of TV's laziest family, the Royles. Also features Liz Smith, Sue Johnston, Ricky Tomlinson, Ralf Little, Jessica Hynes and more.
Episode menu
Down The Back Of The Sofa
The Royle Family: Down The Back Of The Sofa provides viewers with another chance to see the original documentary interviews with the core cast, which includes Craig Cash and Caroline Aherne's only ever filmed interview as a pair.
Further details
In celebration of Caroline Aherne's legacy, this refreshed documentary will include fresh insights from celebrity fans such as Diane Morgan (After Life), Rosie Jones (Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza), Jamie and Natasia Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats), John Thomson (The Fast Show), Rachel Fairburn (My Brand New Bonus Mum), Shobna Gulati (dinnerladies), Jack Rooke (Big Boys), Sharon Rooney (Barbie) and producer of The Royle Family, John Rushton.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 14th September 2023
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- U&Gold
- Length
- 120 minutes
Cast & crew
| Diane Morgan | Self |
| Rosie Jones | Self |
| Natasia Demetriou | Self |
| Jamie Demetriou | Self |
| Jack Rooke | Self |
| Sharon Rooney | Self |
| John Thomson | Self |
| Rachel Fairburn | Self |
| Shobna Gulati | Self |
| John Rushton | Self |
| Caroline Aherne | Self (Archive Material) |
| Craig Cash | Self (Archive Material) |
| Charlie Higson | Self (Archive Material) |
| Paul Whitehouse | Self (Archive Material) |
| Andy Harries | Self (Archive Material) |
| Ricky Tomlinson | Self (Archive Material) |
| Sue Johnston | Self (Archive Material) |
| Ralf Little | Self (Archive Material) |
| Liz Smith | Self (Archive Material) |
| Jessica Hynes | Self (Archive Material) |
| Sheridan Smith | Self (Archive Material) |
| John Henshaw | Self (Archive Material) |
| Phil Mealey | Self (Archive Material) |
| Tom Courtenay (as Sir Tom Courtenay) | Self (Archive Material) |
| Amy Gledhill | Narrator |
| Linsday Jex | Director |
| Linsday Jex | Producer |
| Jason Dawson | Executive Producer |
| Mark Iddon | Executive Producer |
| Lucy Ansbro | Executive Producer |
| Richard Dean | Editor |