Episode 1
Bills, Bills, Bills
Jim is annoyed when the latest telephone bill arrives just before Dave and Denise's wedding.
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The Royle Family
1998TV-PG3 seasons7.6 / 10
The Royle Family is a British sitcom created by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, and produced by Granada Television for BBC Two (series 1) and BBC One (series 2 and 3). It centres on the lives of a television-fixated Manchester family, the Royles, comprising lazy patriarch Jim, his hard-working wife Barbara, their entitled daughter Denise, their put-upon son Antony, and Denise's lad fiancé–later husband–David.
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The Royle Family is a British sitcom created by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, and produced by Granada Television for BBC Two (series 1) and BBC One (series 2 and 3). It centres on the lives of a television-fixated Manchester family, the Royles, comprising lazy patriarch Jim, his hard-working wife Barbara, their entitled daughter Denise, their put-upon son Antony, and Denise's lad fiancé–later husband–David.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Making Ends Meet!
Jim Royle is getting more and more worried about finding the money to pay for his daughter's wedding.
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Episode 3
Sunday Afternoon
It's Sunday afternoon and Nana is visiting. Everyone is more interested in the television.
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Episode 4
Jim's Birthday
Jim Royle is trying to ignore the fact that it's his birthday. His family refuse to let him go on ignoring it.
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Episode 5
Another Woman?
Denise is upset after Dave is accused of chatting up another woman.
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Episode 6
The Wedding Day
The morning of Dave and Denise's wedding arrives. Will everything go as planned?
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More about The Royle Family
Cast
Ricky TomlinsonJim Royle
Sue JohnstonBarbara Royle
Caroline AherneDenise Royle
Craig CashDave Best
Ralf LittleAntony Royle
Liz SmithNorma 'Nana' Speakman
Jessica HynesCheryl Carroll
Andrew WhymentDarren Sinclair-JonesCredits
- Created by
- Craig Cash, Caroline Aherne
- Written by
- Phil Mealey, Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash, Carmel Morgan, Henry Normal
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 20
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
Granada TelevisionUnited Kingdom
Themes
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