The Royle Family
- TV Series
- 1998–2012
- 45m
A British sitcom about the everyday life of a working-class family in Northwest England: watching telly, smoking, drinking, and bickering.A British sitcom about the everyday life of a working-class family in Northwest England: watching telly, smoking, drinking, and bickering.A British sitcom about the everyday life of a working-class family in Northwest England: watching telly, smoking, drinking, and bickering.
- Won 4 BAFTA Awards
- 23 wins & 14 nominations total
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- TriviaThe BBC wanted and expected the series to be made in the usual style of a traditional television sitcom (ie. recorded live in front of a studio audience on video cameras). However, Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash insisted it had to be made in their preferred style: on a closed set and shot in an observational/documentary style, on a single 16mm film camera.
- GoofsSeries 1 is set in early summer, leading up to Dave and Denise's wedding, however a lot of the television they are seen and heard watching was originally broadcast in winter.
- Quotes
Denise Royle: Dad! Your flies are undone!
Jim Royle: Ah, the cage might be open, but the beast is asleep.
Barbara Royle: Beast, my arse!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Goodbye 2000 (2000)
- SoundtracksHalf The World Away
Written by Noel Gallagher
Performed by Oasis
Track 3 of the "Whatever" single release
Creation Records CRESCD195
Featured review
This comedy is fantastic, it's got some good dialogue that flows well but not only that all of the characters who have ever graced the show have been fantastic. The show has become a much loved comedic gem with more than it's fair share of fans and the reason it has become such a legend is because it was so well written and directed in only a way a BBC comedy could be. The character of Jim Royle (played by Ricky Tomlinson) one of the main characters in this show is a mini institution himself and then you have the delectable Sue Johnston playing his wife Barbara. They worked together fantastically on Brookside and they gel so well on this show too, it's sad that there are no new episodes of this excellent comedy currently airing but there's hope for the future.
- walfordqueen
- Nov 5, 2005
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- Also known as
- Familjen Royle
- Filming locations
- Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK(studio location and setting)
- Production company
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