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The Royle Family

1998 to 2000 Comedy 3 seasons

TMDB rating 7.6/10 Ended

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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Cast and details

  • Ricky TomlinsonJim Royle
  • Sue JohnstonBarbara Royle
  • Caroline AherneDenise Royle
  • Craig CashDave Best
  • Ralf LittleAntony Royle
  • Liz SmithNorma 'Nana' Speakman
  • Jessica HynesCheryl Carroll
  • Doreen KeoghMary Carroll
  • Peter MartinJoe Carroll
  • Geoffrey HughesTwiggy
  • Andrew WhymentDarren Sinclair-Jones
  • Sheridan SmithEmma Kavanagh
Created by
Craig Cash, Caroline Aherne
Network
BBC One, BBC Two
First aired
Sep 14, 1998
Latest episode
Dec 25, 2000

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