The Royal (2003)

Name: The Royal
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Michelle Hardwick, Andy Wear, Denis Lill, Amy Robbins, Linda Armstrong

Drama

Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (1,411 votes)
Seasons: 8
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Britbox Apple TV Channel · BritBox · BritBox Amazon Channel · The Roku Channel · Pluto TV · Plex · Tubi TV · Plex Channel · Fawesome
Language: EN
Type: TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Cast

8.14 avg 7 episodes 8.4 → 8.0 49 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	First Impressions	8.4	66
2	Second Time Around	8.2	39
3	Coffin Fit	7.5	35
4	Sister of Mercy	8.1	36
5	Immediate Care	8.5	34
6	Kiss and Tell	8.3	33
7	Crash	8.0	33

7.90 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 8.2 48 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	All at Sea	7.5	32
2	Snakes and Ladders	7.9	33
3	Thicker Than Water	8.0	27
4	Wishing and Hoping	7.7	28
5	One of Those Days	8.1	25
6	The Last Waltz	8.2	31

8.72 avg 14 episodes 8.6 → 8.9 47 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Unbreakable Chain	8.6	30
2	If Not for You	8.4	41
3	Doing the Rounds	8.8	33
4	Consequences	8.5	30
5	Poison	8.2	28
6	Famous for a Day	9.2	31
7	Skin Deep	8.5	27
8	Cliffhanger	8.5	28
9	All the Fun of the Fair	8.1	32
10	Holding on Tight	8.9	34
11	For Those in Peril	9.4	36
12	Reckoning	9.0	30
13	Doing Time	9.1	31
14	Home to Roost	8.9	29

8.40 avg 12 episodes 9.2 → 8.2 46 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	For Better, for Worse	9.2	37
2	Beggars and Choosers	8.3	34
3	No Room for Ravers	8.2	27
4	The Rose Queen	8.1	30
5	It's What's on the Inside That Counts	8.2	31
6	Duty Bound	8.8	29
7	Sins of the Father	8.3	26
8	Everybody Needs Somebody	8.3	23
9	Say a Little Prayer	7.8	23
10	The Way We Were	8.6	23
11	Sinking Feeling	8.8	28
12	While the Cat's Away	8.2	28

8.32 avg 12 episodes 8.7 → 9.1 46 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Loved and Lost	8.7	28
2	Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man	8.2	23
3	Thinking Too Hard	8.3	23
4	Seeking Refuge	8.1	24
5	Fever	8.7	25
6	Letting Go	8.4	29
7	Love Is All You Need	8.2	28
8	Waifs and Strays	7.7	22
9	Winners & Losers	8.0	26
10	Price of Progress	8.3	25
11	Keep on Running	8.2	24
12	From This Day Forward	9.1	29

8.46 avg 12 episodes 8.7 → 8.8 46 min avg

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Absent Friends	8.7	32
2	Home and Dry	8.4	29
3	Hoping for the Best	8.8	24
4	Fear of the Expected	8.7	25
5	Dr Who?	8.5	31
6	Cursed and Blessed	7.8	27
7	Starting Over	8.1	28
8	Coming to the Boil	8.2	21
9	Scabs	8.7	23
10	Laura	8.1	21
11	Can't Buy Me Love	8.7	24
12	Love & Loss	8.8	28

8.00 avg 12 episodes 8.2 → 6.8 46 min avg

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Against All Odds	8.2	26
2	On the Road	7.8	22
3	Blood's Thicker Than Water	8.6	22
4	Slings and Arrows	8.1	23
5	To Love and to Lose	8.1	21
6	Stolen Dreams	8.2	28
7	Home from the Hill	8.6	25
8	Pastures New	8.7	20
9	Busman's Holiday	7.2	20
10	In the Air	7.9	17
11	The Best of Intentions	7.8	18
12	Compromising Positions	6.8	20

7.71 avg 12 episodes 8.4 → 7.5 46 min avg

Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Safe as Houses	8.4	28
2	Counting Chickens	7.0	25
3	These Foolish Things	7.5	21
4	Any Old Iron	8.2	21
5	Should I Stay or Should I Go Now	7.5	23
6	Please Release Me	7.7	18
7	Tutti Frutti	7.7	19
8	Manoeuvres	7.7	19
9	Dead Air	7.3	25
10	A Hero for Our Time	7.9	21
11	Below the Surface	8.1	23
12	The Enemy Within	7.5	28