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The Royle Family

1998 · 3 seasons · 30m per episode · Comedy

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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Seasons

• Series 1 — 6 episodes (September 14, 1998)
• Series 2 — 7 episodes (September 23, 1999)
• Series 3 — 7 episodes (October 16, 2000)

Cast

• Ricky Tomlinson as Jim Royle
• Sue Johnston as Barbara Royle
• Caroline Aherne as Denise Royle
• Craig Cash as Dave Best
• Ralf Little as Antony Royle

Details

Created by

Craig Cash and Caroline Aherne

First aired

September 14, 1998

Episodes

20

Genres

Comedy

Network

BBC One and BBC Two

Status

Ended

TMDB score

7.6 / 10 from 62 votes