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.
Streaming rank this week: 995
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Series 3, Episode 1
It's just a normal evening in at the Royles': Jim's piles are playing up, there's not an awful lot on telly, Antony and Darren are off to the Pear Tree after eating, and Baby David needs his nappy changed.
Notes
This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial title Baby.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 16th October 2000
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 15th July 2011 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 16th July 2011 | 12:00am | Gold |
| Friday 12th August 2011 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 13th August 2011 | 12:40am | Gold |
| Monday 21st November 2011 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 22nd November 2011 | 12:20am | Gold |
| Monday 20th February 2012 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 21st February 2012 | 2:00am | Gold |
| Saturday 18th August 2012 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 10th September 2012 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 11th September 2012 | 1:30am | Gold |
| Wednesday 21st November 2012 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 22nd November 2012 | 12:35am | Gold |
| Friday 22nd February 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 23rd February 2013 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 19th May 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 27th July 2013 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Sunday 28th July 2013 | 1:45am | Gold |
| Monday 12th August 2013 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 12th August 2013 | 11:55pm | Gold |
| Friday 18th October 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 19th October 2013 | 1:30am | Gold |
| Thursday 9th January 2014 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 22nd April 2014 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 30th May 2014 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 13th August 2014 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 14th August 2014 | 1:55am | Gold |
| Sunday 19th October 2014 | 9:10pm | Gold |
| Monday 20th October 2014 | 1:15am | Gold |
| Wednesday 25th February 2015 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 26th February 2015 | 1:25am | Gold |
| Wednesday 20th May 2015 | 11:45pm | Gold |
| Thursday 21st May 2015 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 19th November 2015 | 10:55pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 16th February 2016 | 10:40pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 17th February 2016 | 2:25am | Gold |
| Thursday 30th June 2016 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 13th October 2016 | 9:25pm | Gold |
| Monday 6th March 2017 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 3rd April 2017 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 4th April 2017 | 1:40am | Gold |
| Monday 10th April 2017 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 11th April 2017 | 1:55am | Gold |
| Tuesday 6th June 2017 | 1:50am | Gold |
| Tuesday 6th June 2017 | 11:35pm | Gold |
| Friday 16th June 2017 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 17th March 2018 | 9:10pm | Gold |
| Monday 7th May 2018 | 10:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 8th May 2018 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 27th August 2018 | 12:25am | Gold |
| Wednesday 21st November 2018 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 22nd November 2018 | 2:05am | Gold |
| Saturday 25th May 2019 | 12:00am | Gold |
| Saturday 25th May 2019 | 10:35pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 3rd July 2019 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Thursday 4th July 2019 | 12:40am | Gold |
| Thursday 26th September 2019 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 27th September 2019 | 1:15am | Gold |
| Thursday 14th May 2020 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 1st June 2020 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 2nd June 2020 | 1:10am | Gold |
| Sunday 16th August 2020 | 9:10pm | Gold |
| Monday 17th August 2020 | 1:50am | Gold |
| Sunday 4th October 2020 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 24th March 2021 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 25th March 2021 | 1:40am | Gold |
| Tuesday 6th July 2021 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 19th March 2022 | 10:55pm | Gold |
| Sunday 20th March 2022 | 3:10am | Gold |
| Wednesday 13th April 2022 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 25th April 2022 | 12:05am | Gold |
| Friday 13th May 2022 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 14th May 2022 | 2:55am | Gold |
| Sunday 5th June 2022 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Monday 8th August 2022 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 9th August 2022 | 2:00am | Gold |
| Monday 22nd August 2022 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 23rd August 2022 | 1:10am | Gold |
| Thursday 17th November 2022 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 18th November 2022 | 1:35am | Gold |
| Thursday 5th January 2023 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Monday 3rd April 2023 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 4th April 2023 | 12:35am | Gold |
| Monday 8th May 2023 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 9th May 2023 | 12:35am | Gold |
| Saturday 12th August 2023 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 29th August 2023 | 1:40am | Gold |
| Friday 22nd September 2023 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 23rd September 2023 | 12:40am | Gold |
Cast & crew
| Ricky Tomlinson | Jim Royle |
| Sue Johnston | Barbara Royle |
| Caroline Aherne | Denise Royle / Best |
| Ralf Little | Antony Royle |
| Craig Cash | Dave Best |
| Andrew Whyment | Darren Sinclair-Jones |
| Caroline Aherne | Writer |
| Craig Cash | Writer |
| Ricky Tomlinson | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Caroline Aherne | Director |
| Kenton Allen | Producer |
| Andy Harries | Executive Producer |
| Tony Cranstoun | Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |