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 2

Nana's back for her Sunday roast, and Barbara's rushed off her feet in the kitchen. When Jim arrives with Twiggy in tow she's stretched to breaking point, but all Denise cares about is Dave's old bike.

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial title Sunday Lunch.

Broadcast details

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

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 23rd June 2011 10:00pm Gold
Thursday 23rd June 2011 11:55pm Gold
Friday 11th November 2011 9:20pm Gold
Saturday 12th November 2011 1:00am Gold
Saturday 19th November 2011 11:00pm Dave
Sunday 20th November 2011 9:00pm Dave
Friday 3rd February 2012 10:40pm Gold
Saturday 4th February 2012 12:40am Gold
Tuesday 21st February 2012 9:20pm Gold
Sunday 3rd June 2012 11:20pm Gold
Wednesday 17th October 2012 9:40pm Gold
Friday 1st February 2013 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 2nd February 2013 1:30am Gold
Sunday 12th May 2013 9:00pm Gold
Thursday 1st August 2013 9:20pm Gold
Friday 2nd August 2013 1:15am Gold
Monday 5th August 2013 9:20pm Gold
Tuesday 6th August 2013 12:00am Gold
Friday 27th September 2013 1:30am Gold
Friday 27th September 2013 9:40pm Gold
Tuesday 7th January 2014 11:00pm Gold
Tuesday 15th April 2014 11:25pm Gold
Wednesday 16th April 2014 1:40am Gold
Friday 16th May 2014 9:40pm Gold
Friday 8th August 2014 11:40pm Gold
Saturday 9th August 2014 2:30am Gold
Sunday 28th September 2014 9:40pm Gold
Monday 29th September 2014 1:40am Gold
Wednesday 28th January 2015 9:40pm Gold
Thursday 30th April 2015 12:00am Gold
Thursday 30th April 2015 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 5th September 2015 12:55am Gold
Thursday 5th November 2015 10:10pm Gold
Friday 6th November 2015 2:05am Gold
Tuesday 2nd February 2016 10:00pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd February 2016 1:45am Gold
Wednesday 22nd June 2016 9:00pm Gold
Thursday 23rd June 2016 1:35am Gold
Tuesday 20th September 2016 10:40pm Gold
Wednesday 21st September 2016 2:00am Gold
Monday 30th January 2017 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 31st January 2017 2:00am Gold
Monday 27th March 2017 9:25pm Gold
Tuesday 28th March 2017 1:05am Gold
Saturday 20th May 2017 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 10th March 2018 10:00pm Gold
Sunday 6th May 2018 9:40pm Gold
Monday 7th May 2018 1:40am Gold
Wednesday 4th July 2018 10:50pm Gold
Thursday 5th July 2018 1:50am Gold
Saturday 25th August 2018 11:50pm Gold
Sunday 26th August 2018 3:20am Gold
Wednesday 7th November 2018 11:00pm Gold
Thursday 8th November 2018 2:55am Gold
Thursday 3rd January 2019 11:00pm Gold
Friday 4th January 2019 2:15am Gold
Wednesday 18th September 2019 9:00pm Gold
Thursday 19th September 2019 1:15am Gold
Monday 24th February 2020 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 25th February 2020 12:20am Gold
Wednesday 6th May 2020 9:00pm Gold
Thursday 7th May 2020 12:10am Gold
Wednesday 17th March 2021 11:00pm Gold
Thursday 18th March 2021 1:40am Gold
Sunday 30th May 2021 11:20pm Gold
Sunday 20th June 2021 11:35pm Gold
Thursday 1st July 2021 9:50pm Gold
Friday 2nd July 2021 1:00am Gold
Saturday 21st August 2021 9:00pm Gold
Sunday 7th November 2021 11:00pm Gold
Wednesday 16th February 2022 9:20pm Gold
Thursday 17th February 2022 1:15am Gold
Saturday 5th March 2022 10:45pm Gold
Sunday 6th March 2022 3:25am Gold
Saturday 16th April 2022 11:50pm Gold
Wednesday 11th May 2022 9:35pm Gold
Thursday 12th May 2022 1:50am Gold
Friday 3rd June 2022 10:20pm Gold
Saturday 4th June 2022 12:55am Gold
Thursday 4th August 2022 10:00pm Gold
Friday 5th August 2022 1:40am Gold
Wednesday 17th August 2022 10:00pm Gold
Thursday 18th August 2022 1:40am Gold
Thursday 10th November 2022 9:20pm Gold
Friday 11th November 2022 1:30am Gold
Sunday 7th May 2023 9:40pm Gold
Monday 8th May 2023 1:40am Gold
Saturday 22nd July 2023 10:50pm Gold
Sunday 23rd July 2023 1:20am Gold
Wednesday 13th September 2023 9:00pm Gold
Thursday 14th 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
Liz Smith Norma Speakman
Guest cast
Geoffrey Hughes Twiggy (Friend Of The Family)
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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