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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 full episode list
Release Date:
14 September 1998 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
The Royle is a British sitcom about a family going through everyday life in the Royle family house......
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Awards:
22 wins & 14 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
The Royle Family's Smith To Retire
 (From WENN. 5 July 2009, 6:31 PM, PDT)
Xmas Day Ratings: Top 20 in full
 (From digitalspy. 26 December 2008, 3:24 AM, PST)
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Cast

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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)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
28 min (18 episodes) | 45 min (2 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-11 (DVD) (2008) | UK:12 (video rating)
Company:
Granada Television more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Dave Best: [Jim, Dave and Denise are watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? The previous question was Ethanol is a form of which substance?] Alcohol. I thought you would've known that, Denise.
Denise Royle: I've never even drank ethanol.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Comedy Connections: Dinnerladies (#4.2)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Half The World Away more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
The Royale Family, 8 April 2005
Author: smilne-2 from United Kingdom

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!!!

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