State: Ended
Genre: Comedy
Origin:
United Kingdom
Developed by: Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash
Stars: Ricky Tomlinson, Caroline Aherne and Sue Johnston
IMDb score:
8,2 (10.046)
Releasedate: Monday 14 September 1998
This TV Show is not available on US streaming services.
The Royle Family plot
The Royle Family is all about the ordinary Royle family, living in Manchester. Father Jim is unemployed and often spends time in front of the television, mother Barbara helps out in a bakery, daughter Denise is rather lazy, bossy and jealous, and son Antony is always a mess doing all kinds of odd jobs. Almost everything takes place in its entirety in the Royle family's living room. The family is characterized by their television and smoking addiction.
Actors and actresses
Jim Royle
Barbara Royle
Denise Best
Dave Best
Antony Royle
Norma 'Nana' Speakman
Cheryl Carroll
Twiggy
Darren Sinclair-Jones
Emma Kavanag
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Bottleneck
- 240 comments
- 522 votes
The Royle Family 
By far my favorite comedy, followed by The Office (UK). Only a living room and a dining table, but the humor of the characters is spot on. The entire cast is amazing, with dad Jim standing head and shoulders above the rest. His outbursts and language... 
Ricky Tomlinson is on a roll. Also the non-verbal reactions to his son-in-law David and his mother-in-law, wonderful... Her role is played well by Liz Smith, RIP A few things I will never forget, especially in season 3 about her friend Elsie?
In the fourth and final season, the episodes run for an hour - twice as long. Its first episode, The Queen of Sheba, is a gem. The ideal mix of comedy and drama. Very moving and beautifully written and acted. In the following episodes, the level drops, but that doesn't detract from the rest of the series.
Unfortunately, The Royle Family never really became known in the Netherlands. I think it was once broadcast 'hidden' by the public broadcaster, imo would have deserved more. A solid spot in my top 10.
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