The Royle Family

The Royle Family was a popular BBC television situation comedy (sitcom) that ran for three series between 1998 and 2000. It concerned the lives of a cash-strapped working class Manchester family, the Royles.

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BBC - Television - Sitcom - 1998 - 2000 - Manchester

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The series was remarkable for its simple production and realistic portrayal of family life at the turn of the Millennium. The scripts contain often banal conversations but each series focuses on events around a major family occasion, namely the marriage of the family's daughter Denise, the birth of her first child and the child's christening. All the episodes take place in the rather cramped family home. The show was written by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, who also acted in it, along with poet and comedian Henry Normal, who left after the first series. It was produced by Granada Television for the BBC.

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Caroline Aherne - Craig Cash - Henry Normal - Granada Television

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In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, and voted on by industry professionals, The Royle Family was placed 31st. In a 2004 poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom, The Royle Family was placed 19th.

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100 Greatest British Television Programmes - British Film Institute - 2000 - 2004 - Britain's Best Sitcom

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