Show Details:
Start date: Sep 1998
End date: Dec 2000
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): BBC Two (UK)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 20+ eps
Genre(s): Comedy
End date: Dec 2000
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): BBC Two (UK)
Run time: 30 min
Episodes: 20+ eps
Genre(s): Comedy
Credits:
- Caroline Aherne as Denise Royle Best
- Ricky Tomlinson as Jim Royle
- Sue Johnston as Barbara Royle
- Ralf Little as Antony Royle
- Craig Cash as Dave Best
- Jessica Stevenson as Cheryl Carroll
- Liz Smith as Norma "Nana" Speakman
- Geoffrey Hughes as Twiggy
- Doreen Keogh as Mary Carroll
- Peter Martin as Joe Carroll
- Andrew Whyment as Darren Sinclair-Jones
- Sheridan Smith as Emma Kavanagh
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze •
TV.com
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 14 Sep 98 | Bills, Bills, Bills |
| 2. | 1-2 | 21 Sep 98 | Making Ends Meet! |
| 3. | 1-3 | 28 Sep 98 | Sunday Afternoon |
| 4. | 1-4 | 05 Oct 98 | Jim's Birthday |
| 5. | 1-5 | 12 Oct 98 | Another Woman? |
| 6. | 1-6 | 19 Oct 98 | The Wedding Day |
| Season 2 | |||
| 7. | 2-1 | 23 Sep 99 | Pregnancy |
| 8. | 2-2 | 30 Sep 99 | Sunday Lunch |
| 9. | 2-3 | 07 Oct 99 | Nana's Coming to Stay |
| 10. | 2-4 | 14 Oct 99 | Nana Comes to Stay |
| 11. | 2-5 | 21 Oct 99 | Barbara's Finally Had Enough |
| 12. | 2-6 | 28 Oct 99 | Antony's Birthday |
| Season 3 | |||
| 13. | 3-1 | 16 Oct 00 | Hello Baby Dave |
| 14. | 3-2 | 23 Oct 00 | Babysitting Again |
| 15. | 3-3 | 30 Oct 00 | Decorating |
| 16. | 3-4 | 06 Nov 00 | Elsie's Funeral |
| 17. | 3-5 | 13 Nov 00 | Antony's Going to London |
| 18. | 3-6 | 27 Nov 00 | The Christening |
| Specials | |||
| S02. | 2-0 | 25 Dec 99 | Christmas with the Royle Family (40 min) |
| S03. | 3-0 | 25 Dec 00 | Christmas Special (60 min) |
| S03. | 3-0 | 29 Oct 06 | The Queen of Sheba (60 min) |
| S03. | 3-0 | 01 Nov 06 | We Love The Royle Family |
| S03. | 3-0 | 31 Oct 08 | Children in Need Sketch |
| S03. | 3-0 | 25 Dec 08 | The New Sofa (60 min) |
| S03. | 3-0 | 18 Mar 09 | Comic Relief Sketch |
| S03. | 3-0 | 25 Dec 09 | The Golden Egg Cup (60 min) |
| S03. | 3-0 | 25 Dec 10 | Joe's Crackers (60 min) |
| S03. | 3-0 | 25 Dec 12 | Barbara's Old Ring (60 min) |
DVDs and books are available in the UK only:
|
Series 1 (1 disc)  |
Series 2 (1 disc)  |
Series 3 (1 disc)  |
Queen of Sheba (1 disc)  |
|
Complete Series Set (4 discs)  |
Complete Scripts (book)  |
Classic Quotes (book)  |