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: 758
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Series 1, Episode 5
Dave and Denise arrive home late, arguing loudly and threatening to call off the wedding - now just a week away. Soon the whole family are up and smoothing over the cracks of the evening.
Notes
This episode is sometimes known by the unofficial title Another Woman.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 12th October 1998
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 15th June 2011 | 2:00am | Gold |
| Friday 19th August 2011 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 20th August 2011 | 12:40am | Gold |
| Monday 7th November 2011 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 8th November 2011 | 12:00am | Gold |
| Friday 27th January 2012 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 28th January 2012 | 12:40am | Gold |
| Wednesday 23rd May 2012 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Thursday 24th May 2012 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Wednesday 10th October 2012 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 25th January 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 26th January 2013 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Saturday 11th May 2013 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 12th May 2013 | 12:20am | Gold |
| Monday 29th July 2013 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 30th July 2013 | 1:15am | Gold |
| Friday 20th September 2013 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Friday 20th September 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 7th January 2014 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 28th February 2014 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 26th March 2014 | 12:55am | Gold |
| Wednesday 26th March 2014 | 2:30am | Gold |
| Friday 9th May 2014 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 21st September 2014 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 22nd September 2014 | 1:10am | Gold |
| Wednesday 21st January 2015 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 22nd January 2015 | 1:35am | Gold |
| Wednesday 22nd April 2015 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Thursday 23rd April 2015 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Thursday 15th October 2015 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Friday 16th October 2015 | 2:00am | Gold |
| Tuesday 19th January 2016 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 20th January 2016 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Monday 18th April 2016 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 19th April 2016 | 2:10am | Gold |
| Friday 17th June 2016 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 6th September 2016 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 7th September 2016 | 2:30am | Gold |
| Monday 16th January 2017 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 17th January 2017 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Sunday 5th February 2017 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Friday 5th May 2017 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 14th May 2017 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 16th July 2017 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 18th October 2017 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 23rd October 2017 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Sunday 4th March 2018 | 10:15pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 27th June 2018 | 10:25pm | Gold |
| Thursday 28th June 2018 | 1:00am | Gold |
| Friday 24th August 2018 | 1:20am | Gold |
| Friday 24th August 2018 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 30th October 2018 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Sunday 27th January 2019 | 10:30pm | Gold |
| Monday 28th January 2019 | 2:25am | Gold |
| Friday 3rd May 2019 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 4th May 2019 | 12:40am | Gold |
| Friday 28th June 2019 | 10:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 29th June 2019 | 1:35am | Gold |
| Friday 13th September 2019 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 14th September 2019 | 12:05am | Gold |
| Tuesday 18th February 2020 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 19th February 2020 | 12:35am | Gold |
| Friday 1st May 2020 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 2nd May 2020 | 12:20am | Gold |
| Friday 4th December 2020 | 9:30pm | BBC1 |
| Friday 12th March 2021 | 11:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 13th March 2021 | 1:40am | Gold |
| Sunday 23rd May 2021 | 11:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 1st June 2021 | 12:00am | Gold |
| Wednesday 30th June 2021 | 9:10pm | Gold |
| Thursday 1st July 2021 | 12:20am | Gold |
| Thursday 5th August 2021 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Friday 6th August 2021 | 12:55am | Gold |
| Monday 25th October 2021 | 12:35am | Gold |
| Monday 25th October 2021 | 3:25am | Gold |
| Friday 4th February 2022 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 5th February 2022 | 12:50am | Gold |
| Sunday 10th April 2022 | 10:00pm | Gold |
| Monday 11th April 2022 | 2:55am | Gold |
| Wednesday 27th April 2022 | 10:05pm | Gold |
| Thursday 28th April 2022 | 1:40am | Gold |
| Wednesday 3rd August 2022 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Thursday 4th August 2022 | 1:40am | Gold |
| Tuesday 16th August 2022 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Wednesday 17th August 2022 | 1:20am | Gold |
| Monday 7th November 2022 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 8th November 2022 | 1:10am | Gold |
| Wednesday 30th November 2022 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Thursday 1st December 2022 | 1:10am | Gold |
| Monday 2nd January 2023 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Tuesday 3rd January 2023 | 3:15am | Gold |
| Saturday 6th May 2023 | 11:40pm | Gold |
| Saturday 15th July 2023 | 9:40pm | Gold |
| Sunday 16th July 2023 | 12:20am | Gold |
| Friday 28th July 2023 | 9:20pm | Gold |
| Saturday 29th July 2023 | 12:00am | Gold |
| Friday 8th September 2023 | 9:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 9th September 2023 | 12:00am | Gold |
| Monday 11th September 2023 | 10:00pm | BBC2 |
Cast & crew
| Ricky Tomlinson | Jim Royle |
| Sue Johnston | Barbara Royle |
| Caroline Aherne | Denise Royle / Best |
| Ralf Little | Antony Royle |
| Craig Cash | Dave Best |
| Caroline Aherne | Writer |
| Craig Cash | Writer |
| Henry Normal | Writer |
| Ricky Tomlinson | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Mark Mylod | Director |
| Glenn Wilhide | Producer |
| Andy Harries | Executive Producer |
| Tony Cranstoun | Editor |
| Chris Wilkinson | Production Designer |