Royle Family....worst yet?

[Clawdy]

The last Christmas specials have been dire. The remaining four main characters are caricatures of themselves,and the complete absence of Denise and Dave's two children (even at their Christmas dinner!!) is ridiculous. It's become crude and embarassing,and Caroline Aherne should have stopped after The Queen Of Sheba,and just left us with fond memories.....

Because Anthony and her off Downton would have had a baby by now too wouldn't they?

yes she went into labour last christmas would be babies 1st birthday wouldn't it

possibly mrsj or they split up and she ran off with Peter Andre and Anthony is now dating someone from TOWIE. We can just make it up as we will never know.

she has maybe the baby stored somewhere so she could do the downtown christmas special

I'm convinced that the actress who played Philomena was one and the same who played Mary... DH did not recognise her. Am I right?!!

no that actress died I am sure they had in memory of at the end of an episode, she was meant to look like mary though that was the whole point

I love the royle family but agree this wasn't a good episode think they need to go back to basics- that whole dating sequence didn't work

was crap and so boring that they all repeat what each other says

Norma - Dave and Denise's youngest would be about six by now and 'baby david' would be about 12

Barbara blowing her nose on the tea towel and somebody else mentioned the filth. Gave me the boak.

4th highest rating over xmas though

Barbara blowing her nose on the tea towel and somebody else mentioned the filth. Gave me the boak.

their house was never as minging as that scruffy yes filthy no it was as if barb had just given up I cant remember the kitchen being that dirty ,

out2lunch i think people love the Rotale familiy and look frwd to the Christmas special

Used to enjoy it ,being a Manchester girl myself,but didn't really like this episode.
Seemed even cruder than usual,house filthy,the kids being never seen now ridiculous.
Did smile at the last bit though.

i know mrsjay let's hope next year is better

I'm watching the repeat of the Queen of Sheba, and already laughing and prepared to cry at the end.
It's utterly perfect.
How could she do such a genius bit of writing like this, and then write this year's crap. ?

It was brilliant. Cant fault it.

Cant believe that viewers were expecting to see the kids. The kids aren't supposed to be in it. That's the joke.

The queen of sheba is a fantastic piece of television it was brilliant and i sobbed and sobbed

I agree it was pretty awful this year, I used to love the Royle family but it's got stupid and OTT now, it was good years ago when they were a believable family. The characters are just dislikeable now. My favourite used to be the one where Denise went into labour with baby David on christmas day and was in the bathroom being comforted by her dad, used to make me well up but a poster on here (can't remember who now) pointed out that everything Denise was worried about (every expectant first time mum's worries of not being a good mum, not knowing how to relate to the baby etc) all came true and she is the worst mum ever. That's taken the shine off that one for me because it's so true.

also it was horrible when Denise said that her daughter Norma had cooked the chips and made her tea. didn't find that funny.

some bits were okay.

My DSD and DSS did this once while my DH was away in Iraq with the army. (when he was still married to his ex)

She proudly sent him a photo of them, balanced on stools, using the deep fat fryer.

At 5 and 6 years old.