The Royle Family. Image shows from L to R: Denise Royle / Best (Caroline Aherne), Dave Best (Craig Cash), Jim Royle (Ricky Tomlinson), Antony Royle (Ralf Little)
The Royle Family

The Royle Family

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One / BBC Two
  • 1998 - 2012
  • 25 episodes (3 series)

The Royles are a family of couch potatoes who watch television in their dirty living room whilst chatting, arguing, and drinking copious amounts of tea and alcohol. Stars Ricky Tomlinson, Sue Johnston, Caroline Aherne, Ralf Little, Craig Cash and more.

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Series 2, Episode 1

Denise lets slip that she's fallen pregnant. Naturally, there's little else in discussion for the rest of the evening.

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial title Pregnancy.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 23rd September 1999
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 16th June 2011 10:00pm Gold
Friday 17th June 2011 12:00am Gold
Wednesday 9th November 2011 9:20pm Gold
Thursday 10th November 2011 12:00am Gold
Friday 3rd February 2012 10:00pm Gold
Saturday 4th February 2012 12:00am Gold
Monday 20th February 2012 9:20pm Gold
Tuesday 21st February 2012 12:00am Gold
Monday 3rd September 2012 10:15pm Gold
Tuesday 4th September 2012 1:35am Gold
Wednesday 17th October 2012 9:00pm Gold
Friday 1st February 2013 9:00pm Gold
Saturday 2nd February 2013 1:00am Gold
Saturday 11th May 2013 10:15pm Gold
Sunday 12th May 2013 12:55am Gold
Wednesday 31st July 2013 9:20pm Gold
Thursday 1st August 2013 1:10am Gold
Friday 27th September 2013 1:00am Gold
Friday 27th September 2013 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 7th January 2014 10:20pm Gold
Friday 7th March 2014 9:00pm Gold
Monday 14th April 2014 11:20pm Gold
Tuesday 15th April 2014 2:25am Gold
Friday 16th May 2014 9:00pm Gold
Friday 8th August 2014 11:00pm Gold
Saturday 9th August 2014 2:00am Gold
Sunday 28th September 2014 9:00pm Gold
Monday 29th September 2014 1:00am Gold
Wednesday 28th January 2015 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 29th April 2015 11:20pm Gold
Thursday 30th April 2015 9:00pm Gold
Saturday 5th September 2015 12:20am Gold
Thursday 29th October 2015 10:00pm Gold
Friday 30th October 2015 2:20am Gold
Tuesday 26th January 2016 10:00pm Gold
Wednesday 27th January 2016 1:05am Gold
Tuesday 21st June 2016 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd June 2016 1:30am Gold
Tuesday 13th September 2016 11:20pm Gold
Wednesday 14th September 2016 2:30am Gold
Monday 23rd January 2017 10:00pm Gold
Tuesday 24th January 2017 12:40am Gold
Saturday 20th May 2017 9:00pm Gold
Saturday 10th March 2018 9:20pm Gold
Sunday 6th May 2018 9:00pm Gold
Monday 7th May 2018 1:00am Gold
Tuesday 3rd July 2018 1:05am Gold
Tuesday 3rd July 2018 10:20pm Gold
Saturday 25th August 2018 11:10pm Gold
Sunday 26th August 2018 1:50am Gold
Tuesday 6th November 2018 11:00pm Gold
Wednesday 7th November 2018 3:20am Gold
Wednesday 2nd January 2019 9:40pm Gold
Thursday 3rd January 2019 1:30am Gold
Tuesday 17th September 2019 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 18th September 2019 1:10am Gold
Thursday 20th February 2020 9:00pm Gold
Friday 21st February 2020 12:10am Gold
Tuesday 5th May 2020 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 6th May 2020 12:10am Gold
Tuesday 16th March 2021 11:10pm Gold
Wednesday 17th March 2021 1:15am Gold
Wednesday 17th March 2021 1:50am Gold
Sunday 30th May 2021 10:40pm Gold
Sunday 13th June 2021 11:00pm Gold
Monday 14th June 2021 2:15am Gold
Thursday 1st July 2021 9:10pm Gold
Friday 2nd July 2021 12:20am Gold
Monday 1st November 2021 12:20am Gold
Monday 1st November 2021 3:15am Gold
Tuesday 15th February 2022 9:20pm Gold
Wednesday 16th February 2022 1:15am Gold
Saturday 5th March 2022 10:00pm Gold
Saturday 16th April 2022 11:05pm Gold
Monday 9th May 2022 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 10th May 2022 1:25am Gold
Sunday 5th June 2022 9:00pm Gold
Sunday 5th June 2022 11:35pm Gold
Thursday 4th August 2022 9:20pm Gold
Friday 5th August 2022 1:00am Gold
Wednesday 17th August 2022 9:20pm Gold
Thursday 18th August 2022 1:00am Gold
Wednesday 9th November 2022 9:20pm Gold
Thursday 10th November 2022 1:35am Gold
Sunday 7th May 2023 9:00pm Gold
Monday 8th May 2023 1:00am Gold
Saturday 22nd July 2023 10:10pm Gold
Sunday 23rd July 2023 12:40am Gold
Tuesday 12th September 2023 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 13th September 2023 12:00am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Ricky Tomlinson Jim Royle
Sue Johnston Barbara Royle
Caroline Aherne Denise Royle / Best
Ralf Little Antony Royle
Craig Cash Dave Best
Jessica Hynes (as Jessica Stevenson) Cheryl Carroll
Guest cast
Doreen Keogh Mary Carroll (Cheryl's Mum)
Peter Martin Joe Carroll (Cheryl's Dad)
Writing team
Caroline Aherne Writer
Craig Cash Writer
Carmel Morgan Writer
Ricky Tomlinson Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Steve Bendelack Director
Kenton Allen Producer
Andy Harries Executive Producer
Tony Cranstoun Editor
James Dillon Production Designer

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