The Royle Family
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 1998 - 2012
- 25 episodes (3 series)
The Royles are a family of couch potatoes who watch television in their dirty living room whilst chatting, arguing, and drinking copious amounts of tea and alcohol. Stars Ricky Tomlinson, Sue Johnston, Caroline Aherne, Ralf Little, Craig Cash and more.
- Series 2, Episode 6 repeated at 10pm on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 825
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Series 3, Episode 1
It's just a normal evening in at the Royles': Jim's piles are playing up, there's not an awful lot on telly, Antony and Darren are off to the Pear Tree after eating, and Baby David needs his nappy changed.
Notes
This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial title Baby.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 16th October 2000
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Wednesday 22nd January 2025 at 10:00pm on U&Gold
- Thursday 23rd January 2025 at 12:35am on U&Gold
- Thursday 23rd January 2025 at 2:30am on U&Gold
Cast & crew
| Ricky Tomlinson | Jim Royle |
| Sue Johnston | Barbara Royle |
| Caroline Aherne | Denise Royle / Best |
| Ralf Little | Antony Royle |
| Craig Cash | Dave Best |
| Andrew Whyment | Darren Sinclair-Jones |
| Caroline Aherne | Writer |
| Craig Cash | Writer |
| Ricky Tomlinson | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Caroline Aherne | Director |
| Kenton Allen | Producer |
| Andy Harries | Executive Producer |
| Tony Cranstoun | Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |