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The Royle Family (1998)

Series · 1998 · 3 seasons · 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.

Created by Craig Cash, Caroline Aherne

Starring Ricky Tomlinson, Sue Johnston, Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash, Ralf Little

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Series details

First aired14 September 1998
Latest episode25 December 2000
StatusEnded
Seasons3 (20 episodes)

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