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.

Series

The first series ran on BBC2 in 1998, quickly gaining a cult following, and was moved to BBC1 for the second series in 1999, when it became even more popular. A Christmas special appeared in 1999, followed by a third series and another Christmas special in 2000. This episode proved to be the last when Caroline Aherne decided to move to Australia after a bout of depression and a suicide attempt to escape the press. After Aherne announced that she would not write or star in any more episodes, Ricky Tomlinson also pulled out to ensure the show's end.

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1998 - 1999 - 2000

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