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 3, Episode 3

Jim's stripping the wallpaper in the dining room, and has roped Twiggy in to help. Balking at the £15/day charge for steamer hire, before long the whole family are attacking the walls with all manner of flat, sharp-edged implements.

Notes

This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial title Decorating.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 30th October 2000
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 21st July 2011 9:20pm Gold
Thursday 21st July 2011 11:15pm Gold
Wednesday 23rd November 2011 9:25pm Gold
Sunday 15th January 2012 9:40pm Gold
Thursday 23rd February 2012 10:00pm Gold
Saturday 18th August 2012 10:40pm Gold
Tuesday 11th September 2012 10:20pm Gold
Wednesday 12th September 2012 1:45am Gold
Wednesday 21st November 2012 10:40pm Gold
Thursday 22nd November 2012 1:10am Gold
Sunday 19th May 2013 9:40pm Gold
Tuesday 13th August 2013 9:25pm Gold
Tuesday 13th August 2013 11:55pm Gold
Sunday 3rd November 2013 10:20pm Gold
Monday 4th November 2013 1:25am Gold
Thursday 9th January 2014 9:40pm Gold
Wednesday 23rd April 2014 11:45pm Gold
Friday 30th May 2014 10:15pm Gold
Wednesday 25th February 2015 9:40pm Gold
Thursday 26th February 2015 1:55am Gold
Thursday 19th November 2015 11:35pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd February 2016 10:00pm Gold
Wednesday 24th February 2016 1:40am Gold
Friday 1st July 2016 9:00pm Gold
Thursday 13th October 2016 10:05pm Gold
Monday 6th March 2017 9:40pm Gold
Monday 24th April 2017 9:20pm Gold
Tuesday 13th June 2017 12:55am Gold
Tuesday 13th June 2017 11:35pm Gold
Friday 16th June 2017 10:20pm Gold
Saturday 17th June 2017 3:00am Gold
Saturday 17th March 2018 9:50pm Gold
Monday 7th May 2018 11:20pm Gold
Tuesday 8th May 2018 10:00pm Gold
Monday 27th August 2018 1:35am Gold
Monday 27th August 2018 9:40pm Gold
Monday 26th November 2018 11:00pm Gold
Monday 30th September 2019 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 1st October 2019 2:40am Gold
Saturday 29th February 2020 10:55pm Gold
Sunday 1st March 2020 9:55pm Gold
Monday 18th May 2020 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 19th May 2020 1:05am Gold
Monday 8th June 2020 9:40pm Gold
Monday 21st September 2020 9:55pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd September 2020 2:00am Gold
Sunday 18th October 2020 10:35pm Gold
Thursday 25th March 2021 11:00pm Gold
Friday 26th March 2021 1:40am Gold
Sunday 6th June 2021 1:00am Gold
Sunday 6th June 2021 11:10pm Gold
Wednesday 7th July 2021 10:15pm Gold
Saturday 26th March 2022 11:20pm Gold
Wednesday 20th April 2022 2:20am Gold
Wednesday 20th April 2022 10:20pm Gold
Thursday 21st April 2022 2:30am Gold
Monday 25th April 2022 12:40am Gold
Wednesday 4th May 2022 10:20pm Gold
Thursday 5th May 2022 2:35am Gold
Saturday 4th June 2022 10:20pm Gold
Sunday 5th June 2022 12:55am Gold
Tuesday 9th August 2022 10:00pm Gold
Wednesday 10th August 2022 1:55am Gold
Tuesday 23rd August 2022 9:20pm Gold
Wednesday 24th August 2022 1:10am Gold
Monday 21st November 2022 9:20pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd November 2022 1:15am Gold
Monday 9th January 2023 9:20pm Gold
Tuesday 4th April 2023 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 5th April 2023 12:30am Gold
Monday 8th May 2023 10:10pm Gold
Tuesday 9th May 2023 1:50am Gold
Monday 14th August 2023 1:00am Gold
Saturday 2nd September 2023 12:40am Gold
Tuesday 26th September 2023 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 27th 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
Andrew Whyment Darren Sinclair-Jones
Guest cast
Geoffrey Hughes Twiggy (Friend Of The Family)
Writing team
Caroline Aherne Writer
Craig Cash Writer
Ricky Tomlinson Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Caroline Aherne Director
Kenton Allen Producer
Andy Harries Executive Producer
Tony Cranstoun Editor
James Dillon Production Designer

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