The Royle Family Christmas Special

Clements

Just heard they are doing one this Christmas.. Yippee! I tried to google it but I cannot find any information, does anyone know when this is scheduled?

ArmaniJeanss

Christmas Day BBC1 9.30PM - 10.30PM.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk52/bbc_one.shtml#bbcone_royles

(minor spoilers about plot).

amacachi

Not gonna click that link, want to enjoy it to the fullest.

MagicMarker

The Royal Family fúcking sucks ass.

Funkyzeit

MagicMarker wrote: »

The Royal Family fúcking sucks ass.

Rubbish.... one of the best comdies of the 90's...FACT.

They probably should have left it at the last special though - Nana was definitely the star of the show...

thetyreman

MagicMarker wrote: »

The Royal Family fúcking sucks ass.

Such a well thought out,intelligent reply///////////////////////////////.

mike65

MagicMarker - Royle family duh!

lostexpectation

they already kiled the granny what more can they do?

thetyreman

Clements wrote: »

Just heard they are doing one this Christmas.. Yippee! I tried to google it but I cannot find any information, does anyone know when this is scheduled?

Dave wont be in it this year,cause he has to stay home and mind baby David,after all christmas is only for Adults,according to Denise.And the royals get a new couch....

Passenger

Aye, and they are recording a Third series to be broadcast next year too. There's 8 episodes in a season and they will be making 8 more as yer wan, Caroline Ahern, writer and director of the show, appearently went a bit bananas and fled to Australia for years after season 2 in 2000.

Auvers

thetyreman wrote: »

Dave wont be in it this year,cause he has to stay home and mind baby David,after all christmas is only for Adults,according to Denise.And the royals get a new couch....

ever here of a spoiler :rolleyes:

cant wait the Royle Family is comedy at its finest

Magic I suggest you give it another chance

andrew1977

Fantastic news.. will have the sky + set for that (my new gadget )

I love Jim Royle..comedy genius
Please bring back another series of it

Otis Driftwood

Unless im mistaken its Anthony that wont be in it

Anyway,cant wait to see it.
Have the boxset and watch it every time its on tv too.
Never gets old.

Favourite line ever

Jim - "Barbara,get your coat love"

Barbara - "Oh Jim,are you bringing me with you?"

Jim - "No Bar,Im turning off the heater"

Genius.

robo

This is one show I am going to watch on Chrimbo day!
I had a very quick glance at the RTE guide for Chrimbo day and this is the only show that jumped out at me.

My fave lines are

Barbara - Eh Dave, what did you have for your tea
Dave - Spaghetti
Barbara - Oh Spaghetti Bolognase
Dave - No Spaghetti hoops

Clements

I heard it was antony wasnt going to be in it not Dave, I love Dave:(

thetyreman

Clements wrote: »

I heard it was antony wasnt going to be in it not Dave, I love Dave:(

Yea maybe,cause i think Dave and Denie write dont they?

ShoulderChip

I still haven't seen the one from last year or the year before.

Basq

The Royle Family is a true gem.. can be rewatched and enjoyed time after time.

It'll be tough to top the Queen of Sheba.. while not hilarious, I will admit I got a lump in my throat at the ending.

eth0_

Did anyone see this tonight?

What a massive disappointment! I didn't find anything funny until the final 15 minutes.

cork1

im off for a chat with an arab.

who?


mustafa crap

Lainey

ye def wasn't up to the usual.. missing nana and her impacted bowel :L:L

mjconn

Im not usually a big fan of the show and i thought it was very funny.The lines about the flame retarted couch and the bit about the baddie from all the war films (hitler) was very funny

Basq

Yep, big ol disappointment.

Some smirks but definitely at their lowest.

Bounty Hunter

reminds me of only fools and horses, bringing it back once was good but they should let it rest in peace as a great show id be fearfull if there was ever another 1 off

mardybumbum

The whole family sat down to watch it. Loved every minute of it!
That carrot crush looked yummy!

MaceFace

Watched it last night and I thought it was excellent - probably as good as any previous episode.

Did think that there was a few stupid parts though but overall, the highlight of the Chrstmas so far.

sticker

I'm a fan of the series, but last night's episode was TERRIBLE.

It moved from the plausible moron family to absolute farce. I was watching it with 12 people (10 fans) and we all decided to knock it off after Dave took to the turkey with a friggin drill -

TOSS, TOSS, TOSS

PurplePrincess

I have to admit to being terribly dissapointed aswell. I don't know if it was because half the cast (nana, antony, next door family) were missing or if it was because it wasn't in the Royle's house but it just wasn't funny.

It would be great if there was a new series made but they would be mad to divert from what was a sucessful format.

jhegarty

I did enjoy the whole turkey thing.

Mint Sauce

jhegarty wrote: »

I did enjoy the whole turkey thing.

did they ever get it defrosted/cooked, kinda lost interest watching it last night

shane86

Dipped in parts and wasnt a classic, but overall a decent show I thought. Daves dad was an utter twat, thought it would end with Jim losing the plot


Better than that awful final Only Fools episode anyway. About the only one I wouldnt watch if it is repeated, ffs they went and changed the history of the ****ing show!!!

Otis Driftwood

First 20 to 30 minutes were good fun but once it got to Daves and Denises it descended into utter farce/stupidity.
Bathing with the turkey etc.
I mean we all knew Denises efforts were going to be a disaster but that was just dumb.Its like comparing Bill Hicks to Brendan O'Carroll putting the older episodes against last nights abortion.
Overall soooooooo disappointed with it.Had to throw on some classic episodes afterwards to remind me of how good it can be.

gary the great

Lainey wrote: »

ye def wasn't up to the usual.. missing nana and her impacted bowel :L:L

Good point, well made lainey!

Ye Daves parents wernt great, the episode was really missing Nana and Anthony...

BTW i know this may sound stupid but is the Nana dead in real life?

Mr E

Royle Family threads merged.

Gary - Liz Smith is alive and well....

6th

It sucked.

jhegarty

Mr E wrote: »

Royle Family threads merged.

Gary - Liz Smith is alive and well....

And still acting afaik

artvandulet

Well as a big fan of the show I thought it was hilarious in parts but not in keeping with the humour of the original.

As already mentioned, the whole turkey thing with the bath and the drilling was more like sketch show slapstick comedy then what you'd normally see on the Royle Family. In one way it was off putting but as I'd had plenty of wine by that stage it was still hilarious.:D Plenty of other laugh out loud moments.

A move away from the original series but still the best thing on telly Christmas day. B+

Flashraziel

artvandulet wrote: »

A move away from the original series but still the best thing on telly Christmas day. B+

Doctor Who Would like a word with you.

deisemum

I enjoyed most of it but thought the turkey bits were too stupid by far.

At least it was a major improvement on Killinaskully

OPENROAD

PurplePrincess wrote: »

I have to admit to being terribly dissapointed aswell. I don't know if it was because half the cast (nana, antony, next door family) were missing or if it was because it wasn't in the Royle's house but it just wasn't funny.

+1

It was missing something, not very good, some funny lines in it but just not the same.

SprostonGreen

Disappointing, just a few laughs here and there.

thetyreman

Yea a big diissapointment,for anyone that hadnt seen it b4 they probably thought it was good,but it was far from the usall high expectations of previous stuff.T he whole turkey thing made a farce of it and it will only ever be rememed as a disaster for the long term fans.I think they better quit while ahead now and leave it alone,
I think if Jim Royal had to watch that on TV,his verdict would be










FUNNY MY ARSE.




R.I.P. NANNA.

Fluoro Addo

Good point well made, Bar-berrrra

ntlbell

eth0_ wrote: »

Did anyone see this tonight?

What a massive disappointment! I didn't find anything funny until the final 15 minutes.

fair point, well made..eth0

eth0_

ntlbell wrote: »

fair point, well made..eth0

lol

I really don't understand what went wrong...the last Christmas special was fantastic, hilarious and also really sad when Nana died.

The only character who made me laugh last night was Jim, but you can always count on Jim.

lady_j

eth0_ wrote: »

lol

I really don't understand what went wrong...

Personally I think it was because they left the house! Seriously that must be like the first time ever!? the cuppa soup starter was genius, but the whole frozen turkey got a bit silly. A bit dissapointing. The christmas special were denise has the baby was on tonight, brilliant episode really highlighted the flaws in last nights episode

robo

I liked it but missed Anthony, Cheryl and Mary and of course Nana with her glass of sherry.
I thought that there were some good lines in it!

brettmirl

descry wrote: »

Personally I think it was because they left the house! Seriously that must be like the first time ever!?

+1

Also, it was missing that love/hate chemistry that was there between Jim and Nana.

What was the point of having Twiggy in it? He added nothing to storyline.

Little A

Does anyone know where I can see this - is it beeing repeated or can it vbe viewed online anywhere (BBC online is not available outside the UK).

This was the ONLY program my other-half wanted me to record & I botched up the recording

brettmirl

Its only being repeated on BBC HD from what I can see.

28/12/08 at 23.10

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mbfy/upcoming

shane86

eth0_ wrote: »

The only character who made me laugh last night was Jim, but you can always count on Jim.

Aye, the part where he is necking the bowl of vodka cocktail mix to escape the nonsense surrounding him was classic :pac:


I suppose on reflection the turkey bit was more sit-comish, not really what you would expect from the Royles. And the whole attempt at the posh dinner party was awfully like the plot of an episode of Men Behaving Badly that was on the previous night. One or two parts seemed to be recycled jokes from old Royles and all.