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Comedy The Royle Family is to return to the BBC for a one-off special.
Co-creator and star Caroline Aherne is currently working on the script for the show, which is likely to feature the original members of the cast.
Aherne, who announced her retirement from television in 2001, is expected to reprise her role as Denise.
The comedy, largely set in the living room of the Manchester family, began on BBC Two in 1998 and was last seen on BBC One on Christmas Day 2000.
Aherne's writing partner Craig Cash, who plays Denise's husband Dave, is also involved on the development of the script.
The show has been commissioned by the BBC and is being made by ITV Productions at Granada studios in Manchester, where the previous three series and two specials were filmed.
The special is scheduled to air on BBC One later this year.
Ordinary conversation
Andy Harries, ITV's controller of drama and comedy said: "We've been talking to Caroline a lot and we knew that she was thinking about doing it.
Jim Royle (Ricky Tomlinson) spends much of the show in his armchair
"She had started writing it. She'd thought about it but decided not to do it, then she changed her mind. She just had an idea for it and she thought it would work really well," he added.
"The show won't have moved on that much. They'll be talking about different TV programmes," said Mr Harries.
He added that actor Ricky Tomlinson, who played Jim Royle, was keen to make a new episode, and said "I'm coming down right now" when told of the plans.
Other principal members of the cast include Sue Johnston, Ralf Little and Jessica Stevenson.
The award-winning comedy was based around the Royles perpetually watching the television in their front room and exchanging ordinary conversation.
Long pauses and static shots were among the trademarks of the show, which was elevated to BBC One for the second series.
this has to be the best news ever i love this program best comdey ever produced in my opinion
Chris_2k11
07-04-2006, 21:00
One off special my ****!!!! :moonie:
:rotfl:
One off special my ****!!!! :moonie:
:rotfl:
:lol: :lol: :lol: brilliant i :bow: to you chris
twinkle_eyes83
12-04-2006, 08:50
aww that would be really good if they did i loved that:cheer:
the royal family is a Brilliant comedy
crazygirl
18-04-2006, 15:48
the royal family is excellent! what a comedy
Chris_2k11
18-04-2006, 17:57
'Have you had your tea Denise?'
'Yeahhhh'
*silence* .....................'what you have?'
:lol:
Chris_2k11
11-10-2006, 20:27
I'm really looking forward to this coming back now! I watched a couple of old videos last night from years ago that I got when it was released and it reminded me how much of a great show it was.
Found a few clips on youtube aswell :D
YouTube - Nana (The Royle Family)
YouTube - Royle Family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH8mUwneyZo
Chris_2k11
23-10-2006, 09:37
BBC1, Sunday at 9 everyone
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/Birks_2k4/theroylefamily.jpg
:D
Mr Humphries
23-10-2006, 11:20
Is it this Sunday ?
This is my best every programme ! I so wish they would do another series ! I really miss it
Chris_2k11
23-10-2006, 11:34
Is it this Sunday ?Yep 29th :)
Pinkbanana
23-10-2006, 11:46
Yep 29th :)
Oh excellent news :cheer:
Soooooo this is just a one off special then? Not a series?:(
It seems an odd time to put it on (not that im complaining!), but I thought they would have put it in the Crimbo line up. :)
Chris_2k11
23-10-2006, 12:08
Soooooo this is just a one off special then? Not a series?:(
It seems an odd time to put it on (not that im complaining!), but I thought they would have put it in the Crimbo line up. :) Yeah just a one off i'm afraid :(
I was expecting it to be on at xmas too but never mind, atleast it's here sooner! :cheer:
i was expecting christmas to. I cant wait l love the royles.
Mr Humphries
25-10-2006, 09:06
From Today's (The Sun) 25.10.06
THE Royle Family returns this week after six years — and after a sneak preview TV Biz reveals it was worth the wait.
The BBC was trying to keep the plot of the one-off episode by creator Caroline Aherne top-secret.
But could they keep it secret from TV Biz? Could they, my a**e!
The show opens with Jim Royle larking about on a Stannah stairlift. And it never goes downhill from there.
There are some changes since we last saw the telly-mad family in 2000.
Denise (Aherne) is pregnant with child No 2. Baby David is now Little David — and played by Harry Cash, real-life son of Craig Cash, who plays his screen dad. Anthony (Ralf Little) is a businessman in a sharp suit and Jim (Ricky Tomlinson) appears to have WASHED his crusty old T-shirt.
Amazingly, the chain-smoking bunch seem to have quit the cigs, although that’s not mentioned. We won’t give away the plot, but it’s not all tears of laughter — there is the right amount of pathos to make it emotional too
Liz Smith steals the show as Nana. Her description of her pal’s posh a la carte dinner is brilliant: “She had soup of the day, which was Friday.”
It’s best not to mess with a winning formula, and Aherne sticks to hers. The boys laying laminate flooring to the Jungle Book tune is nearly as good as the Jim Royle’s classic decorating to Mambo Number 5.
We have a few gripes — Denise saying “babes” a lot and Tomlinson being too over-the-top. But all this is just minor.
By the end of the hour-long show, you’ll have been on an emotional rollercoaster watching the return of one of the best British TV comedies ever.
Welcome back — we missed you.
Catch the show on BBC1 at 9pm this Sunday.
I am in tears already, tears of sadness and joy :crying: :crying: :crying:
EE Rocks
25-10-2006, 09:24
Thanks for the article. I love the Royal Family, its so funny. Its a shame its only a one off though.:(
"We Love The Royle Family Sun," a special program about the The Royle Family sitcom, will air tonight at 10 on BBC 1, and Jo Rowling is set to make a guest appearance. JK, along with a number of other celebrities, will recollect their favorite moments from the series.
Mr Humphries
29-10-2006, 17:31
I just can't wait till 9pm tonight ! Its going to be the best ever!
crazygirl
29-10-2006, 19:44
im glad they are only making a one off special and not another series because programmes are never usually the same when they come back!! baby david 7 :eek: i was really shocked! where does time go? does anyone know if there is going to be a christmas speacial?
CrazyLea
29-10-2006, 20:19
I'm looking forward to watching this tonight :D Should be good. But I'm also glad it's a one off.
EE Rocks
29-10-2006, 21:20
Ha ha, it's really good soo far.:)
CrazyLea
29-10-2006, 21:22
Yeah it is :D
:rotfl: at that Derek guy, he looks so uncomfortable :p
loved the Annie bit :lol:
and OMG look at those nails on nana :eek:
CrazyLea
29-10-2006, 21:47
:( Awww it's sad now :( But lmao at the nails.
i know im crying lol - god the last itme i cried at this was when baby david was born and denise was in the loo lol - just shows i'll cry at anything
squillyfer
29-10-2006, 22:00
aww that was soooo sad bye bye nana
Pinkbanana
29-10-2006, 22:02
I really enjoyed watching that!!! But how sad were the last 15 mins or so? (still clutching soggy tissue in hand) :(
CrazyLea
29-10-2006, 22:02
Awww bless ya Luna :lol:
It was really sad though:(
Mr Humphries
29-10-2006, 23:26
It was so sad to see Nana die! I have to say that I thought the first 20 mins was pretty rubish but it sure did recover ! I love the fact that Nana's last words where "Trevor MacDonald" how great.
CrazyLea
29-10-2006, 23:44
I actually thought it was better at the beginning, because it was funny. I expected more from the episode I guess. All the same it was still good.
Chloe O'brien
30-10-2006, 11:50
How funny was Jim and Nana doing the congo with the walking aide :rotfl: It was good to see the royle family return last night with a mixture of both laughter and tears. bye bye Nana xxx:crying:
it was brillant and got something like 7.8 million viewers acording to the evening news. It was really funny but then awfully sad when we had to say bye to nana. There were some cracking quotes.
Barbara and denise
"Did you have a nice tea"
"yeah"
"what did you have"
"well i made david turkey twizzlers and chips"
"aww thats nice"
Silence
"what did big dave have for his tea"
"turkey twizzlers and chips"
I thought the scene between barbara and nana was so nice when they were singing and she said i hope im not a burden bar. I was nearly crying at that part it was really well acted as well. The babys name as well, what was she called Norma, something tallulah, porsce Best.
amylewis
30-10-2006, 15:59
Anyone know if this is going to be repeated :searchme: .. and when ....Would love to see it again, absolutely brilliant !!!!
JustJodi
30-10-2006, 16:15
I just bawled,,,what a touching scene between Barbara and Nana ( reminds me of my mom who is 85 and I had the hardest time leaving her this past Sept ) and had to admit Denise did well in this episode,,I am so glad they brought the baby out for Nana to see,, "I have been waiting to see you little one " and naming the baby Norma, just got me in tears,,
Jim and Nana doing the conga was a hoot,, wasn't the music Johnny Cash ???
Little Dave oh dear what a kid,, a spittin image of Big Dave..
Ok can some one tell me how Cheryl is related to the Royle family??? Since I only watched some of the episodes...
Ok can some one tell me how Cheryl is related to the Royle family??? Since I only watched some of the episodes...
she lives next door, they are not related at all
what an amazing episode, truely a superb comedy - you can stick Only Fools And Horses, this has to be the nations best loved sit com.
I dont know whats sadder, nana dying or saying goodbye to the royale family one more time :(
Chris_2k11
30-10-2006, 17:24
I really enjoyed it but must admit there were some bad parts. Especially didn't like the bit with Jim going on about the batteries for the remote. How OTT was that scene.
Although saying that, most of it was still great. :thumbsup: Nana - 'He's a pakistani... but he's very open about it' :rotfl: And then there was her hair extensions lmfao! :D It was really sad when she died though :( They made it so emotional I thought especially with the scenes with her and Barbara singing, it was really well done. Also when they were all stood round her bedside at the hospital. :( And then when Jim placed the ashes on top of the tv, aww. :) Nana was definitely the highlight of the episode. :bow:
Couldn't believe how much Anthony's character had changed, was really shocked. The way he'd gone from a layabout to a businessman! lol
Overall a really good episode and i'm glad it got good ratings. I enjoyed the behind the scenes program afterwards too. It'd be nice to see another series but if they don't make one then I still think it was a good episode to end the show on. :)
Sam-Elle
30-10-2006, 17:29
I really enjoyed it but must admit there were some bad parts. Especially didn't like the bit with Jim going on about the batteries for the remote. How OTT was that scene.
yeah i get what you mean, i was sitting back going ok then...but it was good last night. id rather watch one episode like that than a series...bye nana x
Yeah Ant ney, really has changed, i liked the scene of the two kids performing.
really enjoyed the Episode but i cried when Barbara was doing Nanas hair and also when she died in the hospital
Chloe O'brien
31-10-2006, 11:37
Anyone know if this is going to be repeated :searchme: .. and when ....Would love to see it again, absolutely brilliant !!!!
Liz Smith who plays Nana was on Paul O'grady yesterday and its going to be released on DVD
crazygirl
31-10-2006, 12:08
its released on monday i saw a advert on telly!! i thought it was ok in places! they just seemed to run out of ideas very quickley
moonstorm
31-10-2006, 12:48
I think I would have to watch it again to appreciate it. I went through a whole box of tissues, so I did not really hear what was being said. I have never been able to cry quietly!!
*-Rooney-*
24-11-2006, 22:42
well i was disappointed in the episode.
i was expecting a funny one off episode not to end up in tears.
the show was basically a build up to nana's death and i dont normally cry at comedies.
It also goes to show there will never be any more series because nana was one of the main characters and now shes dead
I bawled like a baby. Nana was always my fave character, but somehow Jim seemed out of character.
Sue Johnston has confirmed that another special of The Royle Family will air this Christmas.
Speaking to The Sun, the actress - who plays Barbara - said that the planned episode is "definitely happening this year".
Co-creator Craig Cash assured Digital Spy last summer that a festive episode would air in 2011.
However, it later emerged that he and co-writer Caroline Aherne had run out of time finishing the feature-length edition, which would probably have aired in its traditional 9pm slot on Christmas Day.
Absolutely Fabulous became BBC One's Christmas Day offering instead, marking its 20th anniversary.
The Royle Family's 2010 special - 'Joe's Crackers' - pulled in an audience of 9.9 million. Before that, 2009's special had 10.2m, while 2008's logged 10m.
The BAFTA Award-winning sitcom also stars Ricky Tomlinson as Jim, Ralf Little as Antony, Cash as Dave and Aherne as Denise.
Sue Johnston has confirmed that another special of The Royle Family will air this Christmas.
Speaking to The Sun, the actress - who plays Barbara - said that the planned episode is "definitely happening this year".
Co-creator Craig Cash assured Digital Spy last summer that a festive episode would air in 2011.
However, it later emerged that he and co-writer Caroline Aherne had run out of time finishing the feature-length edition, which would probably have aired in its traditional 9pm slot on Christmas Day.
Absolutely Fabulous became BBC One's Christmas Day offering instead, marking its 20th anniversary.
The Royle Family's 2010 special - 'Joe's Crackers' - pulled in an audience of 9.9 million. Before that, 2009's special had 10.2m, while 2008's logged 10m.
The BAFTA Award-winning sitcom also stars Ricky Tomlinson as Jim, Ralf Little as Antony, Cash as Dave and Aherne as Denise.
liz smith has died rip
And another one has gone .. 2016 has not been a good year for the show business and entertainment world :( RIP Liz
tammyy2j
27-12-2016, 23:58
RIP Liz, she lived to a right old good age bless her
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