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.
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Frail, poorly Nana is now permanently in bed in the Royles' sitting room, causing Jim to sulk when she swaps the battery from the remote for her fan. Antony has split from Emma but brings their little boy Lewis to visit while Litt...
Nana's dear old neighbour Elsie dies, and today is the funeral. It's full of the usual admiration of her house, and Nana has also been taking stuff from Elsie's since she has passed on, so Jim gets one back for her! Nana is also hinting that she wants to move in: "I would never ever think of asking you to let me stay here, but well that back bedroom is free now!"
The morning of Dave and Denise's wedding arrives. Will everything go as planned?
Christmas is coming, but Barbara isn't merry: Not only has she lost her wedding ring, but Jim has won on a scratch-card she found down the back of the sofa while looking for the ring--and kept quiet about the £100 he won. Nor is h...
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