Remember how we all used to gather on the sofa to laugh, cry and truly identify with The Royle Family? This hugely-loved show really was one of those once-in-a-blue-moon sitcoms that managed to unite the generations - from your comedy-disliking grandma all the way through to that surly uncle who usually only watches sport.
Shot through with a real warmth and easy-going humour, audiences instantly just clicked with this most down-to-earth of familes.Tuning in to follow their trials and tribulations almost became something of a ritual, helping propel the programme from strength to strength through the late 90s and beyond.
Of course, you could argue very little happens in each episode – ‘just a load of people gathered round the television and enjoying a natter’, but try telling that to the makers of the massively successful Googlebox!
Skilfully observed and acted, The Royle Family's dialogue would flow as effortlessly as the laughs. The top UK sitcom ran for three seasons on the BBC between 1998 to 2000, with specials airing between 2006 and 2012.
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