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 - The Royle Family At Christmas

It's Christmas Day, and Baby David's first birthday. It's also the Royles' first opportunity to meet Emma's parents, who leave Jim with a sour taste in the mouth. However, an unexpected present soon puts a smile back on his hairy face.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 25th December 2000
Time
10:10pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 10th December 2010 10:00pm Gold
Monday 5th December 2011 11:00pm Gold
Tuesday 6th December 2011 10:00pm Gold
Saturday 24th December 2011 11:55pm Gold
Sunday 25th December 2011 10:00pm Gold
Thursday 23rd February 2012 10:35pm Gold
Sunday 1st April 2012 10:55pm Gold
Monday 2nd April 2012 1:45am Gold
Tuesday 8th May 2012 11:40pm Gold
Wednesday 9th May 2012 1:35am Gold
Sunday 13th May 2012 9:00pm Gold
Sunday 13th May 2012 11:25pm Gold
Sunday 1st July 2012 10:40pm Gold
Monday 2nd July 2012 2:15am Gold
Sunday 19th August 2012 10:55pm Gold
Saturday 1st December 2012 10:00pm Gold
Sunday 2nd December 2012 1:20am Gold
Saturday 8th December 2012 10:00pm Gold
Sunday 9th December 2012 1:10am Gold
Friday 14th December 2012 9:10pm Gold
Saturday 15th December 2012 12:25am Gold
Friday 8th March 2013 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 9th March 2013 1:00am Gold
Saturday 30th March 2013 2:00am Gold
Saturday 30th March 2013 11:55pm Gold
Sunday 14th April 2013 2:05am Gold
Monday 15th April 2013 12:20am Gold
Tuesday 20th August 2013 9:20pm Gold
Wednesday 21st August 2013 12:00am Gold
Friday 8th November 2013 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 9th November 2013 1:15am Gold
Monday 2nd December 2013 10:00pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd December 2013 1:05am Gold
Friday 6th December 2013 9:05pm Gold
Friday 6th December 2013 11:25pm Gold
Wednesday 18th December 2013 10:00pm Gold
Thursday 19th December 2013 12:10am Gold
Saturday 16th August 2014 12:50am Gold
Monday 1st December 2014 10:00pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd December 2014 1:10am Gold
Wednesday 11th March 2015 9:40pm Gold
Thursday 12th March 2015 1:30am Gold
Thursday 11th June 2015 9:40pm Gold
Friday 12th June 2015 2:00am Gold
Sunday 16th August 2015 10:20pm Gold
Monday 7th September 2015 2:00am Gold
Thursday 10th September 2015 1:45am Gold
Sunday 20th September 2015 1:05am Gold
Friday 4th December 2015 9:10pm Gold
Saturday 5th December 2015 12:35am Gold
Friday 8th July 2016 2:00am Gold
Friday 14th October 2016 2:40am Gold
Tuesday 25th October 2016 11:25pm Gold
Monday 21st November 2016 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 22nd November 2016 12:15am Gold
Wednesday 30th November 2016 9:00pm Gold
Monday 3rd April 2017 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 4th April 2017 1:00am Gold
Thursday 13th April 2017 1:00am Gold
Thursday 13th April 2017 9:20pm Gold
Friday 2nd June 2017 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 3rd June 2017 3:00am Gold
Tuesday 20th June 2017 12:45am Gold
Tuesday 20th June 2017 11:35pm Gold
Monday 4th December 2017 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 5th December 2017 12:55am Gold
Sunday 25th March 2018 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 4th December 2018 1:50am Gold
Tuesday 4th December 2018 10:00pm Gold
Tuesday 18th December 2018 9:30pm Gold
Wednesday 19th December 2018 12:45am Gold
Friday 4th October 2019 9:00pm Gold
Saturday 5th October 2019 3:15am Gold
Saturday 30th November 2019 12:35am Gold
Saturday 30th November 2019 11:15pm Gold
Thursday 5th December 2019 11:15pm Gold
Friday 6th December 2019 2:30am Gold
Friday 22nd May 2020 9:00pm Gold
Friday 22nd May 2020 11:20pm Gold
Wednesday 2nd December 2020 10:45pm Gold
Thursday 3rd December 2020 2:30am Gold
Tuesday 15th December 2020 1:10am Gold
Tuesday 15th December 2020 10:20pm Gold
Wednesday 16th December 2020 12:00am Gold
Monday 14th June 2021 12:20am Gold
Sunday 28th November 2021 9:50pm Gold
Wednesday 1st December 2021 10:35pm Gold
Thursday 2nd December 2021 2:35am Gold
Thursday 9th December 2021 10:40pm Gold
Friday 10th December 2021 2:00am Gold
Friday 2nd December 2022 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 3rd December 2022 1:25am Gold
Tuesday 13th December 2022 9:40pm Gold
Wednesday 14th December 2022 2:05am Gold
Friday 16th December 2022 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 17th December 2022 1:35am Gold
Tuesday 20th December 2022 9:55pm Gold
Wednesday 21st December 2022 1:15am Gold
Friday 29th September 2023 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 30th September 2023 12:20am Gold
Sunday 10th December 2023 10:20pm Gold
Monday 11th December 2023 2:35am Gold
Monday 18th December 2023 11:15pm Gold
Monday 25th December 2023 9:15pm BBC2

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
Andrew Whyment Darren Sinclair-Jones
Guest cast
Sheridan Smith Emma Kavanagh (Antony's First Girlfriend)
Sharon Duce Valerie Kavanagh (Emma's Mum)
John Henshaw Roger Kavanagh (Emma's Dad)
Writing team
Caroline Aherne Writer
Craig Cash Writer
Production team
Caroline Aherne Director
Kenton Allen Producer
Andy Harries Executive Producer
Tony Cranstoun Editor
James Dillon Production Designer

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