The BEST episodes of The Royle Family
Every episode of The Royle Family ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Royle Family!
Sitcom about a working-class family from Manchester, focusing on Mam and Dad - Barbara and Jim - as parents of children Denise and late-teen Antony.
#1 - Nana's Coming
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1999
Jim isn't best pleased when he learns that Barbara has invited Nana to come and stay with the Royles after her cataract operation. Antony announces that he's become the manager of a band called 'Exit'.
#2 - Bills, Bills, Bills
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1998
Jim Royle is annoyed when the latest telephone bill arrives just before Dave and Denise's wedding.
#3 - The Wedding Day
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1998
The morning of Dave and Denise's wedding arrives. Will everything go as planned?
#4 - Sunday Lunch
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1999
Nana and Twiggy come round for Sunday dinner. Barbara loses her temper during lunch. She's feeling the onset of "the change".
#5 - Antony's Birthday
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1999
It's Antony's 18th birthday and the Royles are planning a family party. They finally get to meet Antony's girlfriend Emma.
#6 - Decorating
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2000
Twiggy and Jim are redecorating the dining room for the Christening, but because Jim is so tight they don't have a steamer. The pair, and later Dave, use kitchen utensils to remove the wallpaper, whilst Dancing to Mambo No. 5! They don't get very far ...
#7 - Christmas with the Royle Family
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/25/1999
It's Christmas Day. The family have just finished a big Christmas dinner. Barbara learns her turkey wasn't up to scratch, and Dave buys Denise a mobile phone for when the baby is born, even though she uses it to call Barbara on the house phone from upstairs! Antony goes to Emma's shortly afterwards, and Dave takes Nana home. Soon after Dave and Nana have left, Denise goes into labour upstairs in the bathroom, and Jim is left to comfort her. Denise reveals the baby isn't due until 3 weeks. Will the baby and Denise be alright
#8 - Baby
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2000
Baby David finally arrives at the Royle's House, dressed from head to toe in the 'latest Gear', that is obviously Manchester slang for complete tack, but it seems that Denise is taking a back seat and letting Dave do all the work, will it continue?
#9 - Nana Comes to Stay
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1999
Nana has had her cataract operation, so she comes to stay with the Royles. Jim is even less pleased now that she's arrived. Antony's band has split up.
#10 - Christening
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/27/2000
The day of the christening is finally here, but the decorating is still not finished in the background. Everyone is there for a buffet, including Twiggy's 'Bird'.
#11 - Sunday Afternoon
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1998
It's Sunday afternoon and Nana is visiting. Everyone is more interested in the television.
#12 - Jim's Birthday
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1998
Jim Royle is trying to ignore the fact that it's his birthday. His family refuse to let him go on ignoring it.
#13 - Pregnancy
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1999
Denise announces that she's pregnant. Jim thinks that Antony may be a "gay boy".
#14 - Barbara's Finally Had Enough
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1999
Barbara loses patience with Jim and storms out of the house. Jim tries to show that he's concerned about Barbara by offering to make her a cup of tea!
#15 - Funeral
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2000
Nanna's dear old neighbour Elsie dies, and today is the funeral. It's full of the usual admiration of the persons house, and Nanna has also been taking stuff from Elsie's since she has passed on, so Jim gets one back for Elise! Nanna 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!"
#16 - London
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2000
Antony declares that he and Darren, the managers of their band 'Exit' are going to London to find a record deal, of course they get the usual barrage of insults from Jim and Dave, and Nanna contributes to the fund, 50p!
#17 - Babysitting
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2000
The Royle's decide that it's time for a pint but who will be left babbysiting, 'Big Cheryl' from next door or maybe Mary and Joe, but when Antony goes for 'a Tommy Tit' he's left holding the baby
#18 - Another Woman
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1998
Denise is upset after Dave is accused of chatting up another woman.
#19 - Making Ends Meat
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1998
Jim Royle is getting more and more worried about finding the money to pay for his daughter's wedding.
#20 - The Royle Family at Christmas
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/25/2000
Baby David's first birthday comes around and the Royle's sit down as they did last Christmas. This time they are joined by Darren and Emma, including her parents. Emma's father, Roger can't seem to stop boasting which annoys Jim. When they leave, an unhappy and mad Jim gets the best present of them all