History Series / TheRoyleFamily

* TheGhost: Dave's ex Beverly Macker. Apparently she ReallyGetsAround too.

[[caption-width-right:300:Back row: Anthony, Denise, Dave. Front row: Barbara, Jim, Nana]]
''The Royle Family'' is an award-winning British sitcom. Famously minimalistic, the show almost entirely takes place in the house of the Royle family, usually in the living room in front of the television. The show lacks any form of laughter track and actual gags are rare, most of the humour instead coming from the characters themselves: Jim Royle, cynical and sarcastic couch potato; Barbara, his hard-working and long-suffering wife; Denise, their lazy daughter; Antony, their extremely put-upon son; Dave Best, Denise's dim-witted but well-meaning fiancé; Nana, Barbara's talkative elderly mother; and next door neighbours Joe, who's very boring; Mary, who's a bit gone in the head; Cheryl, who's always gaining weight; Darren, Anthony's criminal friend and Twiggy, Jim's criminal friend.

* PutOnABus: Emma, despite being Anthony's wife-to-be and mother of his child, she disappeared after the second Christmas Special with no explanation and has never been mentioned since. Anthony's friend Darren hasn't been around since then either.

''The Royle Family'' is an award-winning British sitcom. Famously minimalistic, the show almost entirely takes place in the house of the Royle family, usually in the living room in front of the television. The show lacks any form of laughter track and actual gags are rare, most of the humour instead coming from the characters themselves: Jim Royle, cynical and sarcastic couch potato; Barbara, his hard-working and long-suffering wife; Denise, their lazy daughter; Antony, their extremely put-upon son; Dave Best, Denise's dim-witted but well-meaning fiancé; Nana, Barbara's elderly mother; and next door neighbours Joe, who's very boring; Mary, who's a bit gone in the head; Cheryl, who's always gaining weight; Darren, Anthony's criminal friend and Twiggy, Jim's criminal friend.

The show ran for three seasons from 1998-2000. A further five [[ChristmasSpecial Christmas specials]] aired between 2006 and 2012. A special was planned for Christmas 2016, but Caroline Aherne passed away in July after her third battle with cancer.

The show ran for three seasons from 1998-2000. A further five [[ChristmasSpecial Christmas specials]] aired between 2006 and 2012.

* ActorAllusion: In the 1999 Christmas Special, Nana asks what time the Vicar of Dibley is on. Liz Smith, the actor who plays Nana, also played Letitia Cropley in the Vicar of Dibley.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jim will forever condemn everyone and everything as a swizz, too expensive, or just plain stupid. But when he knows he needs to say something (usually when it's his own fault), he well quietly reassure said character that he does indeed love them, and is there for Denise at her wedding and child's birth, and for Barbara at her mother's funeral. Although in the recent Christmas specials he seems to have moved firmly into JerkAss territory, saying cruel and spiteful things seemingly because the show demands it.

** Everyone cried at the end of ''The Queen of Sheba'', ''no'' exceptions.

** The above flanderization was completely averted in the newest special

The show ran for three seasons from 1998-2000. A special, "The Queen of Sheba", was produced in 2006, and since 2008, Christmas specials have been produced annually. There has since been "The New Sofa", "The Golden Egg Cup" and most recently "Joe's Crackers". A fifth Christmas special, entitled "Barbara's Old Ring", has been announced for 2012.

** The above flanderisation was completly averted in the newest special

* GargleBlaster: The "tropical punch".
* MustHaveNicotine: Barbara and Denise.
* NobodyPoops: Averted by Jim, who loudly announces his visits to the bathroom.

* HypocriticalHumor: Anytime Jim calls out anyone else for being lazy.

* OopNorth: [[FootballPopMusicAndFlatCaps Manchester]]

* ChristmasEpisode
** Though only two of the Christmas specials take place at Christmas.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jim will forever condemn everyone and everything as a swizz, too expensive, or just plain stupid. But when he knows he needs to say something (usually when it's his own fault), he well quietly reassure said character that he does indeed love them, and is there for Denise at her wedding and child's birth, and for Barbara at her mother's funeral.
** Although in the recent Christmas specials he seems to have moved firmly into JerkAss territory, saying cruel and spiteful things seemingly because the show demands it.

** Though here it's more commonly called a "brew".
* {{Tearjerker}}: Everyone cried at the end of ''The Queen of Sheba'', ''no'' exceptions.

* ThisIsMyChair: Jim always sits in his armchair in front of the TV.
** And Anthony often has the other armchair.

''The Royle Family'' is an award-winning British sitcom. Famously minimalistic, the show almost entirely takes place in the house of the eponymous family, usually in the living room in front of the television. The show lacks any form of laughter track and actual gags are rare, most of the humour instead coming from the characters themselves: Jim Royle, cynical and sarcastic couch potato; Barbara, his hard-working and long-suffering wife; Denise, their lazy daughter; Antony, their extremely put-upon son; Dave Best, Denise's dim-witted but well-meaning fiancé; Nana, Barbara's elderly mother; and next door neighbours Joe, who's very boring; Mary, who's a bit gone in the head; Cheryl, who's always gaining weight; Darren, Anthony's criminal friend and Twiggy, Jim's criminal friend.

The show ran for three seasons from 1998-2000. A special, "The Queen of Sheba", was produced in 2006, and since 2008, Christmas specials have been produced annually. There has since been "The New Sofa", "The Golden Egg Cup" and most recently "Joe's Crackers".

* OopNorth: Manchester