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.
Episode menu
The Golden Egg Cup
Further details
Jim and Barbara have received the gift of money from their loving children but what to do with it? Barbara wants to go abroad for the first time, having only been away once on their honeymoon to Ormskirk. Will Jim persuade Barbara that a satellite HD box is a more appropriate way of spending their children's generous gift? Tension mounts, a family discussion ensues and the question is: Where will they go? Down to the shops as Jim suggests or on Barbara's dream holiday to the Bermuda Triangle?
Notes
A Jellylegs Production in association with Granada.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 25th December 2009
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Monday 21st June 2010 | 9:00pm | BBC1 |
Wednesday 22nd December 2010 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 30th November 2011 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 28th January 2012 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Sunday 29th January 2012 | 12:35am | Gold |
Friday 24th February 2012 | 10:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 29th December 2012 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 29th December 2012 | 11:55pm | Gold |
Sunday 10th February 2013 | 1:25am | Gold |
Sunday 10th February 2013 | 11:05pm | Gold |
Friday 5th April 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 6th April 2013 | 12:20am | Gold |
Wednesday 17th July 2013 | 9:55pm | Gold |
Thursday 18th July 2013 | 1:45am | Gold |
Friday 29th November 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 30th November 2013 | 12:35am | Gold |
Wednesday 11th December 2013 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 12th December 2013 | 1:00am | Gold |
Friday 10th January 2014 | 10:15pm | Gold |
Saturday 11th January 2014 | 1:30am | Gold |
Friday 13th June 2014 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 14th June 2014 | 12:15am | Gold |
Tuesday 19th August 2014 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 20th August 2014 | 2:00am | Gold |
Friday 24th October 2014 | 12:40am | Gold |
Friday 24th October 2014 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Sunday 30th November 2014 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 25th March 2015 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 26th March 2015 | 2:00am | Gold |
Thursday 2nd July 2015 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Friday 3rd July 2015 | 1:20am | Gold |
Monday 14th December 2015 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 15th December 2015 | 12:35am | Gold |
Tuesday 22nd March 2016 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 23rd March 2016 | 1:50am | Gold |
Monday 18th July 2016 | 9:10pm | Yesterday |
Monday 18th July 2016 | 11:20pm | Yesterday |
Monday 12th December 2016 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 13th December 2016 | 1:00am | Gold |
Monday 26th December 2016 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 14th December 2017 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 24th March 2018 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Monday 2nd April 2018 | 1:00am | Gold |
Monday 2nd April 2018 | 10:10pm | Gold |
Monday 10th December 2018 | 1:30am | Gold |
Monday 10th December 2018 | 10:25pm | Gold |
Tuesday 25th December 2018 | 2:15am | Gold |
Tuesday 25th December 2018 | 9:10pm | Gold |
Friday 5th July 2019 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 6th July 2019 | 2:10am | Gold |
Monday 9th December 2019 | 10:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 10th December 2019 | 1:50am | Gold |
Friday 13th December 2019 | 9:50pm | Gold |
Tuesday 17th December 2019 | 10:50pm | Gold |
Wednesday 18th December 2019 | 1:50am | Gold |
Saturday 21st December 2019 | 10:30pm | Gold |
Sunday 22nd December 2019 | 2:45am | Gold |
Sunday 29th March 2020 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Monday 30th March 2020 | 2:00am | Gold |
Sunday 12th April 2020 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Monday 13th April 2020 | 2:00am | Gold |
Monday 13th April 2020 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 8th December 2020 | 10:40pm | Gold |
Friday 25th December 2020 | 11:55pm | Gold |
Monday 6th December 2021 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 7th December 2021 | 1:35am | Gold |
Wednesday 15th December 2021 | 10:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 16th December 2021 | 2:25am | Gold |
Sunday 25th September 2022 | 12:00am | Gold |
Sunday 25th September 2022 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Friday 7th October 2022 | 1:30am | Gold |
Wednesday 7th December 2022 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 8th December 2022 | 1:25am | Gold |
Thursday 15th December 2022 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Friday 16th December 2022 | 1:30am | Gold |
Wednesday 13th December 2023 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 14th December 2023 | 2:35am | Gold |
Thursday 21st December 2023 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Friday 22nd December 2023 | 2:15am | Gold |
Cast & crew
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 |
Peter Martin | Joe Carroll (Cheryl's Dad) |
Caroline Aherne | Writer |
Craig Cash | Writer |
Phil Mealey | Writer |
Caroline Aherne | Director |
John Rushton | Producer |
Caroline Aherne | Executive Producer |
Craig Cash | Executive Producer |
Phil Mealey | Executive Producer |
Saurabh Kakkar | Executive Producer |
Jon Rolph | Executive Producer |
Ian Wilson | Editor |
Margaret Coombes | Production Designer |
Videos
The Royle Family Sing Lily Allen
The Royle family sing a Lily Allen song in the car.
Featuring: Ricky Tomlinson (Jim Royle), Sue Johnston (Barbara Royle), Caroline Aherne (Denise Royle / Best) & Craig Cash (Dave Best).
Sat Nav
Barbara and the rest of the family get a bit confused about Sat Nav.
Featuring: Ricky Tomlinson (Jim Royle), Sue Johnston (Barbara Royle), Caroline Aherne (Denise Royle / Best) & Craig Cash (Dave Best).
Press
Royle Family 2009 Xmas special had disastrous blunder
After days of hard work filming integral scenes, there was horror when the footage came back from the processing lab. Two days worth of filming was for The Golden Egg Cup was ruined - putting the whole episode in jeopardy. And it came at a staggering cost - £100,000.
Kyle O'Sullivan, The Mirror, 24th December 2020