“Sitcom my arse!” That’s probably what Jim Royle would have bellowed at the television if he’d seen his own comedy series. As concepts go, it’s mundane: drinking tea, smoking ciggies, and nattering in ...

The Royle Family, despite only running for three series, is considered one of the finest British sitcoms ever created. Produced by Granada Television for the BBC, it aired from 1998 to 2000, with ...

The Royle Family has been a British comedy favourite for almost three decades, but it can be easy to forget that it is more than just the original Gogglebox template. First broadcast on 14 September ...

One of the stars of the classic BBC comedy series The Royle Family has described feeling "part of cultural history" and revealed people still approach him to talk about the much-loved show. Ralf ...

Comedy channel Gold is marking The Royle Family‘s 25th Anniversary with a refresh of its original 2010 documentary. The Royle Family: Down the Back of the Sofa (1×120’) celebrates the much loved and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After Mrs Merton, Aherne wrote and starred in the BBC sitcom The Royle Family from 1998 to 2000 (with subsequent specials ...

The Royle Family was an award-winning sitcom which first aired in 1998. It made household names of the five main characters headed up by patriarch Jim Royle played by Ricky Tomlinson. It focuses on a ...

Legendary actress Sue Johnston celebrated being awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool alongside fellow Royle Family stars as they reunited 36 years after the award-winning BBC comedy. The ...

Sue Johnston surprised her former The Royle Family co-star Ricky Tomlinson this week by turning up at his stage show. The series portrayed the working-class family life at the turn of the millennium, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Royle Family's Sue Johnston has discovered she has a connection to royalty. The 80-year-old actress - who played Barbara Royle ...

British actress, comedian and writer Caroline Aherne, known for such TV comedies as The Royle Family, Mrs Merton and The Fast Show, died today at age 52 following a two-year battle with lung cancer.