"The Royle Family" (1998) TV series 1998-????

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

14 September 1998 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The Royle is a British sitcom about a family going through everyday life in the Royle family house......

Plot Keywords:

Real Time | Smoking | Watching TV | Family Relationships | Character Name In Title

Awards:

22 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Ricky Tomlinson	...	Jim Royle (22 episodes, 1998-2008)
Sue Johnston	...	Barbara Royle (22 episodes, 1998-2008)
Caroline Aherne	...	Denise Best / ... (22 episodes, 1998-2008)
Craig Cash	...	Dave Best (22 episodes, 1998-2008)
Ralf Little	...	Antony Royle (21 episodes, 1998-2006)
Liz Smith	...	Norma Speakman (11 episodes, 1998-2006)
Jessica Hynes	...	Cheryl Carroll (10 episodes, 1998-2006)
Doreen Keogh	...	Mary Carroll (9 episodes, 1998-2006)

Runtime:

28 min (18 episodes) | 45 min (2 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-11 (DVD) (2008) | UK:12 (video rating)

Company:

Granada Television

Quotes:

Norma Speakman: [after Dave agrees to take her home] Oh, you're a good'n. I'll leave you something nice in my will.
Dave Best: Hey - why wait till then? There'll be plenty of room in the back of the van when you get out - I've had my eye on that clock of yours.
Norma Speakman: Ha, ha - you cheeky begger. Hugh Scully'd give us a few bob for that.
Denise Royle: Will you stop talking about Nana dying?
Jim Royle: Yeah! Have a little bit of respect - wait till she's gone out of the door.
[laughs]
Jim Royle: Oh, I'm only joking, Norma - bloody hell, it'll be a sad day in this house when you snuff it... if we don't get that clock.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Comedy Connections: Dinnerladies (#4.2)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Half The World Away

The Royale Family

Now and then comes along a perfect series (Fawlty Towers and The Office spring to mind) everybody loves them and everybody is right!! Any great show is built on the writing and the writing here is near perfect. Any show which can run over 18 episodes and 2 specials and only use 1 set AND be funny every time is genius!! Caroline Aherene has been quoted as saying this is her best work and she is right. Tha acting is the icing on the cake of course, with special mention to Sue Johnson who should get loads of work. The whole point is the exquisite, REAL language and very few visual gags. This looks and feels real all the time and runs through all human emotion; ultimately 'though it is a show about love. 11 out of 10!!!