The Royle Family (1998)

Name: The Royle Family
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Ricky Tomlinson, Sue Johnston, Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash, Ralf Little

Comedy

The Royle Family is a British sitcom created by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, and produced by Granada Television for BBC Two (series 1) and BBC One (series 2 and 3). It centres on the lives of a television-fixated Manchester family, the Royles, comprising lazy patriarch Jim, his hard-working wife Barbara, their entitled daughter Denise, their put-upon son Antony, and Denise's lad fiancé–later husband–David.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (10,154 votes)
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Britbox Apple TV Channel · BritBox · BritBox Amazon Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

7.97 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 8.3 28 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bills, Bills, Bills	7.8	238
2	Making Ends Meet	7.8	207
3	Sunday Afternoon	8.1	209
4	Dad's Birthday	7.9	193
5	Another Woman	7.9	194
6	Wedding Day	8.3	206

Season 2 (1999)

8.03 avg 7 episodes 7.8 → 8.2 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pregnancy	7.8	174
2	Sunday Lunch	8.2	176
3	Nana's Coming to Stay	7.8	169
4	Nana Comes to Stay	7.9	167
5	Barbara Finally Has Enough	8.0	173
6	Antony's Birthday	8.3	195
7	Christmas with the Royle Family	8.2	214

Season 3 (2000)

8.01 avg 7 episodes 7.6 → 8.3 29 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Baby	7.6	151
2	Babysitting	7.7	151
3	Decorating	8.2	175
4	Funeral	8.4	176
5	London	7.9	154
6	The Christening	8.0	160
7	The Royle Family at Christmas	8.3	190

Season 4 (2006)

7.84 avg 5 episodes 9.3 → 6.6 58 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Queen of Sheba	9.3	678
2	The New Sofa	7.6	331
3	The Golden Egg Cup	7.7	250
4	Joe's Crackers	8.0	221
5	Barbara's Old Ring	6.6	216