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 6

It's Antony's 18th, and Barbara's prepared a buffet on the back table, ready for a small get-together. It's also the Royles' first chance to meet new girlfriend Emma and make a good impression.

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial title Antony's Birthday.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 28th October 1999
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

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Date Time Channel
Saturday 13th November 2010 9:40pm Gold
Friday 15th July 2011 9:20pm Gold
Friday 15th July 2011 11:20pm Gold
Saturday 19th November 2011 11:40pm Dave
Sunday 20th November 2011 9:40pm Dave
Wednesday 22nd February 2012 11:20pm Gold
Monday 4th June 2012 10:40pm Gold
Friday 7th September 2012 10:20pm Gold
Saturday 8th September 2012 1:30am Gold
Monday 19th November 2012 11:00pm Gold
Tuesday 20th November 2012 2:00am Gold
Friday 15th February 2013 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 16th February 2013 1:30am Gold
Saturday 18th May 2013 10:20pm Gold
Sunday 19th May 2013 1:00am Gold
Friday 11th October 2013 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 12th October 2013 1:05am Gold
Wednesday 8th January 2014 11:00pm Gold
Friday 7th March 2014 10:20pm Gold
Friday 18th April 2014 10:45pm Gold
Saturday 19th April 2014 1:35am Gold
Friday 23rd May 2014 10:20pm Gold
Tuesday 12th August 2014 11:40pm Gold
Wednesday 13th August 2014 2:30am Gold
Sunday 12th October 2014 9:40pm Gold
Monday 13th October 2014 1:50am Gold
Wednesday 18th February 2015 9:40pm Gold
Thursday 19th February 2015 2:40am Gold
Thursday 14th May 2015 12:00am Gold
Thursday 14th May 2015 9:40pm Gold
Sunday 20th September 2015 12:30am Gold
Sunday 20th September 2015 3:30am Gold
Wednesday 7th October 2015 1:20am Gold
Thursday 19th November 2015 10:15pm Gold
Tuesday 16th February 2016 10:00pm Gold
Wednesday 17th February 2016 1:50am Gold
Wednesday 29th June 2016 9:00pm Gold
Thursday 6th October 2016 10:40pm Gold
Monday 27th February 2017 10:40pm Gold
Tuesday 28th February 2017 3:20am Gold
Monday 10th April 2017 9:20pm Gold
Tuesday 11th April 2017 1:15am Gold
Sunday 21st May 2017 10:20pm Gold
Sunday 11th March 2018 10:20pm Gold
Tuesday 29th May 2018 11:40pm Gold
Wednesday 30th May 2018 9:20pm Gold
Friday 13th July 2018 1:40am Gold
Friday 13th July 2018 10:20pm Gold
Sunday 26th August 2018 11:45pm Gold
Tuesday 20th November 2018 11:00pm Gold
Thursday 10th January 2019 11:00pm Gold
Friday 11th January 2019 2:15am Gold
Tuesday 24th September 2019 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 25th September 2019 1:10am Gold
Thursday 27th February 2020 9:00pm Gold
Friday 28th February 2020 12:00am Gold
Tuesday 12th May 2020 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 13th May 2020 12:10am Gold
Tuesday 23rd March 2021 11:00pm Gold
Wednesday 24th March 2021 1:40am Gold
Monday 31st May 2021 11:20pm Gold
Sunday 27th June 2021 10:40pm Gold
Monday 28th June 2021 2:15am Gold
Monday 5th July 2021 9:55pm Gold
Sunday 22nd August 2021 9:00pm Gold
Sunday 31st October 2021 11:40pm Gold
Monday 1st November 2021 2:45am Gold
Tuesday 2nd November 2021 9:00pm BBC4
Sunday 21st November 2021 11:00pm Gold
Friday 18th February 2022 9:20pm Gold
Saturday 19th February 2022 1:40am Gold
Saturday 19th March 2022 10:15pm Gold
Sunday 20th March 2022 2:40am Gold
Tuesday 12th April 2022 10:20pm Gold
Saturday 23rd April 2022 11:20pm Gold
Sunday 24th April 2022 2:55am Gold
Tuesday 10th May 2022 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 11th May 2022 1:10am Gold
Friday 3rd June 2022 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 4th June 2022 12:15am Gold
Monday 8th August 2022 9:20pm Gold
Tuesday 9th August 2022 1:20am Gold
Friday 19th August 2022 10:00pm Gold
Thursday 27th October 2022 9:30pm BBC4
Wednesday 16th November 2022 9:20pm Gold
Thursday 17th November 2022 1:30am Gold
Monday 8th May 2023 12:20am Gold
Saturday 5th August 2023 10:20pm Gold
Sunday 6th August 2023 2:00am Gold
Wednesday 20th September 2023 9:00pm Gold
Thursday 21st September 2023 12:35am 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
Liz Smith Norma Speakman
Andrew Whyment Darren Sinclair-Jones
Guest cast
Geoffrey Hughes Twiggy (Friend Of The Family)
Doreen Keogh Mary Carroll (Cheryl's Mum)
Peter Martin Joe Carroll (Cheryl's Dad)
Sheridan Smith Emma Kavanagh (Antony's First Girlfriend)
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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