It's a boring evening at home and the family are sat in front of the telly as normal. The biggest distractions from the small screen come in the form of a friend with a new car, and Jim's bathroom ...

The Royle Family would have been a very different show if the TV execs had got their way. They wanted a studio audience or laughter track - Caroline rejected it. They wanted to have bigger, more ...

Ricky Tomlinson sits back in his chair and takes a fond look back at the much-loved comedy series The Royle Family, sharing his memories of working with the show’s co-creator Caroline Aherne.

He learned to play the banjo in his late teens and reportedly performed comedy sketches in a popular local group. The star of The Royle Family worked as a plasterer, which remained his primary day ...

his name can be found in the credits after The Royle Family, The Trip, Gavin and Stacey, among plenty more examples of top British comedy. However, after retiring from the television business in ...

While Antony is upstairs tending to baby David the rest of the Royle family sneak out of the house and go to the pub!