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 tomorrow at 12:40am on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 1,113
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Series 3, Episode 6
Baby David's freshly Christened, and the family are having a proper knees-up in celebration. As the Royle clan and their closest friends gather in the sitting room, Denise and Dave sneak upstairs for a quiet moment with the little one. But Antony's got an announcement...
Notes
This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial title Christening.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 27th November 2000
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Wednesday 29th January 2025 at 10:00pm on U&Gold
- Thursday 30th January 2025 at 12:30am on U&Gold
- Thursday 30th January 2025 at 2:50am 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 |
| Jessica Hynes (as Jessica Stevenson) | Cheryl Carroll |
| Liz Smith | Norma Speakman |
| Andrew Whyment | Darren Sinclair-Jones |
| Geoffrey Hughes | Twiggy (Friend Of The Family) |
| Doreen Keogh | Mary Carroll (Cheryl's Mum) |
| Peter Martin | Joe Carroll (Cheryl's Dad) |
| Sheridan Smith | Emma Kavanagh (Antony's First Girlfriend) |
| Sally Lindsay | Michelle (Twiggy's Girlfriend) |
| John Delaney | PJ |
| 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 |