The Royle Family The Queen Of Sheba

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

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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The Queen Of Sheba

Nearly seven years on, and now living with the Royles, Nana is bedridden and the centre of attention. Jim is, unsurprisingly, not best pleased. Meanwhile, Antony is a businessman; Denise is pregnant again; and poor Cheryl is still trying to lose weight and find love.

Broadcast details

Date: Sunday 29^th October 2006
Time: 9pm
Channel: BBC One
Length: 60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date	Time	Channel
Thursday 29th September 2011	10:00pm	Gold
Friday 30th September 2011	12:40am	Gold
Friday 23rd December 2011	11:25pm	Gold
Tuesday 21st February 2012	10:00pm	Gold
Sunday 15th April 2012	9:00pm	Gold
Monday 16th April 2012	1:15am	Gold
Tuesday 5th June 2012	10:40pm	Gold
Wednesday 6th June 2012	1:15am	Gold
Thursday 27th December 2012	9:00pm	Gold
Friday 28th December 2012	12:15am	Gold
Sunday 3rd February 2013	12:40am	Gold
Sunday 3rd February 2013	11:10pm	Gold
Friday 15th March 2013	9:00pm	Gold
Saturday 16th March 2013	1:05am	Gold
Monday 15th July 2013	10:00pm	Gold
Tuesday 16th July 2013	1:20am	Gold
Friday 15th November 2013	9:00pm	Gold
Saturday 16th November 2013	12:40am	Gold
Wednesday 4th December 2013	10:00pm	Gold
Thursday 5th December 2013	1:15am	Gold
Friday 10th January 2014	9:00pm	Gold
Saturday 11th January 2014	12:20am	Gold
Friday 6th June 2014	10:20pm	Gold
Friday 15th August 2014	11:35pm	Gold
Friday 17th October 2014	12:45am	Gold
Friday 17th October 2014	9:00pm	Gold
Sunday 16th November 2014	9:00pm	Gold
Monday 17th November 2014	1:00am	Gold
Sunday 18th January 2015	10:10pm	Gold
Monday 19th January 2015	1:25am	Gold
Wednesday 18th March 2015	9:00pm	Gold
Thursday 19th March 2015	2:05am	Gold
Thursday 25th June 2015	9:00pm	Gold
Friday 26th June 2015	12:55am	Gold
Tuesday 8th December 2015	9:05pm	Gold
Wednesday 9th December 2015	12:10am	Gold
Tuesday 8th March 2016	10:00pm	Gold
Wednesday 9th March 2016	2:25am	Gold
Monday 11th July 2016	9:10pm	Yesterday
Monday 11th July 2016	11:20pm	Yesterday
Monday 28th November 2016	9:00pm	Gold
Tuesday 29th November 2016	12:20am	Gold
Thursday 22nd December 2016	9:00pm	BBC1
Thursday 22nd December 2016	11:10pm	BBC1 Wales
Friday 23rd December 2016	9:10pm	Gold
Saturday 24th December 2016	12:30am	Gold
Saturday 29th April 2017	9:50pm	Gold
Friday 21st July 2017	9:00pm	Gold
Thursday 7th December 2017	9:55pm	Gold
Friday 8th December 2017	12:55am	Gold
Thursday 21st December 2017	9:05pm	Gold
Monday 19th February 2018	9:15pm	Gold
Sunday 25th March 2018	9:40pm	Gold
Monday 2nd April 2018	2:20am	Gold
Monday 2nd April 2018	11:30pm	Gold
Wednesday 5th December 2018	9:40pm	Gold
Thursday 20th December 2018	11:55pm	Gold
Friday 21st December 2018	2:20am	Gold
Wednesday 26th December 2018	10:55pm	Gold
Thursday 27th December 2018	1:55am	Gold
Saturday 7th December 2019	9:40pm	Gold
Sunday 8th December 2019	1:00am	Gold
Sunday 15th December 2019	10:25pm	Gold
Wednesday 25th December 2019	9:15pm	Gold
Thursday 26th December 2019	1:55am	Gold
Sunday 8th March 2020	2:00am	Gold
Sunday 8th March 2020	9:00pm	Gold
Sunday 17th May 2020	9:00pm	Gold
Sunday 27th September 2020	10:05pm	Gold
Monday 28th September 2020	9:05pm	Gold
Thursday 3rd December 2020	10:15pm	Gold
Friday 4th December 2020	2:45am	Gold
Wednesday 16th December 2020	10:30pm	Gold
Thursday 24th December 2020	9:20pm	Gold
Friday 25th December 2020	2:50am	Gold
Thursday 2nd December 2021	9:40pm	Gold
Friday 3rd December 2021	2:35am	Gold
Saturday 25th December 2021	10:40pm	Gold
Sunday 26th December 2021	3:00am	Gold
Monday 5th December 2022	9:40pm	Gold
Tuesday 6th December 2022	1:40am	Gold
Sunday 25th December 2022	9:15pm	Gold
Monday 26th December 2022	1:05am	Gold
Saturday 30th September 2023	9:00pm	Gold
Sunday 1st October 2023	12:10am	Gold
Monday 11th December 2023	9:00pm	Gold
Tuesday 12th December 2023	2:40am	Gold
Tuesday 19th December 2023	9:40pm	Gold
Wednesday 20th December 2023	2:45am	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

Guest cast
Geoffrey Hughes	Twiggy (Friend Of The Family)
Doreen Keogh	Mary Carroll (Cheryl's Mum)
Peter Martin	Joe Carroll (Cheryl's Dad)
John Delaney	PJ
Harry Cash	Little David
Steve Huison	Derek (Cheryl's First Boyfriend)
Connor Marsh	Lewis Royle
Dave Howarth	Slash (Cheryl's Second Boyfriend)
Phil Mealey	Soloman (Cheryl's Third Boyfriend)
Jim Whelan	Father Kennedy

Writing team
Caroline Aherne	Writer
Craig Cash	Writer
Phil Mealey	Writer

Production team
Mark Mylod	Director
Andy Harries	Executive Producer
John Rushton	Producer
Simon Reglar	Editor
Sally Reynolds	Production Designer

Press

The Royle Family's finest hour: The Queen of Sheba

On the 15th anniversary of The Royle Family's landmark episode, its cast remember making TV's funniest, most emotional hour.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 2nd November 2021

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