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The Royle Family
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The Royle Family is an award-winning British sitcom. Famously minimalistic, the show almost entirely takes place in the house of the Royle family, usually in the living room in front of the television. The show lacks any form of laughter track and actual gags are rare, most of the humour instead coming from the characters themselves: Jim Royle (Ricky Tomlinson), cynical and sarcastic couch potato; Barbara (Sue Johnston), his hard-working and long-suffering wife; Denise (Caroline Aherne), their spoiled and lazy daughter; Antony (Ralf Little), their extremely put-upon son; Dave Best (Craig Cash), Denise's dim-witted but well-meaning fiancé; Nana (Liz Smith), Barbara's talkative elderly mother; and next door neighbours Joe (Peter Martin), who's very boring; Mary (Doreen Keogh), who's a bit gone in the head; Cheryl (Jessica Hynes), who's always gaining weight; Darren (Andrew Whyment), Anthony's criminal friend and Twiggy (Geoffrey Hughes), Jim's criminal friend.The show gets most of its laughs through the various characters interactions with each other, often mirroring real English families extremely well. The writers, Craig Cash and Caroline Aherne, also play the couple Dave and Denise.The show ran for three seasons from 1998-2000. A further five Christmas specials aired between 2006 and 2012. Another special was planned for Christmas 2016, but further episodes have been ruled out following Caroline Aherne's death in July 2016.Came 19th in Britains Best Sitcom.Not to be confused with The Royal Family, a short-lived American sitcom starring Redd Foxx. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_125f3ee4 | type |
Cannot Keep a Secret | |
| The Royle Family / int_125f3ee4 | comment |
Cannot Keep a Secret: The entire family. As soon as one tells another something in confidence, it won't take long for the rest to find out. | |
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Creator Cameo | |
| The Royle Family / int_127fc252 | comment |
Creator Cameo: Phil Mealey, who co-wrote the last five episodes with Aherne and Cash, plays one of Cheryl's dates (Solomon) in "The Queen of Sheba". | |
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| The Royle Family / int_13abce74 | type |
Misanthrope Supreme | |
| The Royle Family / int_13abce74 | comment |
Inverted with Dave's parents. While Dave's dad is a little eccentric, they're both quite pleasant people. Jim still doesn't like them though. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_1779f10e | type |
"Well Done, Son" Guy | |
| The Royle Family / int_1779f10e | comment |
"Well Done, Son" Guy: Jim always puts Anthony down, but when he knows he's gone too far he promises he'll be there if his son needs him. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_1b6c5aa2 | type |
The Couch | |
| The Royle Family / int_1b6c5aa2 | comment |
The Couch: usually inhabited by Barbara, Dave and/or Denise, and occasionally Nana. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_1ba17583 | type |
The Ghost | |
| The Royle Family / int_1ba17583 | comment |
The Ghost: Dave's ex Beverly Macker. Apparently she Really Gets Around too. Dave's parents. We finally see them in "The New Sofa". | |
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| The Royle Family / int_1da5941e | type |
The Quiet One | |
| The Royle Family / int_1da5941e | comment |
The Quiet One: Joe, though he does get more talkative after a few drinks. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_23698fa8 | type |
Aborted Arc | |
| The Royle Family / int_23698fa8 | comment |
Aborted Arc: Antony and Emma. The series ended in 2000 with them engaged and Emma pregnant, but when the show returned in 2006 Emma had vanished and was never mentioned again. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_2695753f | type |
Lost My Appetite | |
| The Royle Family / int_2695753f | comment |
Lost My Appetite: Everyone loses theirs when they see what Dave and Denise have done to the turkey. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_2a7e7af1 | type |
Limited Wardrobe | |
| The Royle Family / int_2a7e7af1 | comment |
Limited Wardrobe: Jim almost always wears the same yellow t-shirt and jeans. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_2c11d835 | type |
Kitchen Sink Drama | |
| The Royle Family / int_2c11d835 | comment |
Kitchen Sink Drama | |
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| The Royle Family / int_2dc0d2bf | type |
Hidden Depths | |
| The Royle Family / int_2dc0d2bf | comment |
Hidden Depths: Jim can sing and play the banjo. Antony becomes a successful businessman. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_2f379796 | type |
BreadMilkEggsSquick | |
| The Royle Family / int_2f379796 | comment |
Bread Milk Eggs Squick: Nana has just taken a few perishables from her late friend Elsie's fridge: | |
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| The Royle Family / int_3a98aac8 | type |
Epunymous Title | |
| The Royle Family / int_3a98aac8 | comment |
Epunymous Title: It's a play on "The Royal Family" starring a family with the shared surname of Royle. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_3aec9e5e | type |
Properly Paranoid | |
| The Royle Family / int_3aec9e5e | comment |
Properly Paranoid: Saskia locks her diary and hides the key in a different drawer. With good reason, as it turns out, as Jim, Barbara and Denise have all been reading it. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_42008602 | type |
Story Arc | |
| The Royle Family / int_42008602 | comment |
Story Arc: The first series leads up to Denise and Dave's wedding. The second leads up to the birth of their baby. The third ends with Antony getting engaged. The 2006 special ends with Nana's death. The later Christmas specials tended to be wackier self-contained adventures, like the Royles spending a week in a caravan, and Joe going on a series of dates. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_43a045de | type |
Dropped a Bridge on Him | |
| The Royle Family / int_43a045de | comment |
Mary was not seen after the 2006 Christmas special, and was said to be housebound with severe incontinence. By the 2010 special, she had passed away. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_4781adbb | type |
Jerk with a Heart of Gold | |
| The Royle Family / int_4781adbb | comment |
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Jim will forever condemn everyone and everything as a swizz, too expensive, or just plain stupid. But when he knows he needs to say something (usually when it's his own fault), he will quietly reassure said character that he does indeed love them, and is there for Denise at her wedding and child's birth, and for Barbara at her mother's funeral. Although in the recent Christmas specials he seems to have moved firmly into Jerkass territory, saying cruel and spiteful things seemingly because the show demands it. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_47fea76b | type |
Butt-Monkey | |
| The Royle Family / int_47fea76b | comment |
Butt-Monkey: Antony | |
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| The Royle Family / int_4a6e9fd9 | type |
Obnoxious In-Laws | |
| The Royle Family / int_4a6e9fd9 | comment |
Obnoxious In-Laws: Jim and Norma feel this way about each other. Emma's parents, particularly her dad Roger, who infuriates Jim with his boasting. Inverted with Dave's parents. While Dave's dad is a little eccentric, they're both quite pleasant people. Jim still doesn't like them though. Saskia clearly regards Jim as one of these. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_500696c6 | type |
Seinfeldian Conversation | |
| The Royle Family / int_500696c6 | comment |
Seinfeldian Conversation | |
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Nobody Poops | |
| The Royle Family / int_54bb502b | comment |
Nobody Poops: Jim loudly announces his visits to the toilet. Nana is also prone to talking about her bowel movements. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_62907b90 | type |
Bottle Episode | |
| The Royle Family / int_62907b90 | comment |
Bottle Episode: Every episode in the first three series is set entirely in the Royles' household, and primarily in their living room. The big events in their lives, like Denise and Dave's wedding and the birth of their children, happen off screen. This changes in the later special episodes, when the Royles are seen outside their home. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_6581611a | type |
I've Heard of That — What Is It? | |
| The Royle Family / int_6581611a | comment |
I've Heard of That — What Is It?: | |
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| The Royle Family / int_678a72a9 | type |
And a Diet Coke | |
| The Royle Family / int_678a72a9 | comment |
And a Diet Coke: Cheryl orders one with fish and chips. However, Anthony phones to say the shop is out of diet coke, so she just has the fish and chips. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_67edaf78 | type |
Gargle Blaster | |
| The Royle Family / int_67edaf78 | comment |
Gargle Blaster: The "tropical punch". Dave's dad's rhubarb wine. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_69cc2a27 | type |
Hilariously Abusive Childhood | |
| The Royle Family / int_69cc2a27 | comment |
Hilariously Abusive Childhood: Jim is a more subtle example of this, especially towards Anthony. It is also heavily implied through dialogue that Denise is incredibly negligent to her kids. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_6a4f3cf7 | type |
Took a Level in Dumbass | |
| The Royle Family / int_6a4f3cf7 | comment |
Took a Level in Dumbass: Dave was not the brightest spark to begin with, but in later episodes, he is portrayed as an utter moron. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_6b7e3069 | type |
Birth-Death Juxtaposition | |
| The Royle Family / int_6b7e3069 | comment |
Birth-Death Juxtaposition: Nana holds on just long enough to see the birth of Denise's child before her condition worsens and she dies at the hospital. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_6ca72c26 | type |
All Take and No Give | |
| The Royle Family / int_6ca72c26 | comment |
All Take and No Give: Jim and Barbara's marriage. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_6ef9d3fe | type |
Christmas Episode | |
| The Royle Family / int_6ef9d3fe | comment |
Christmas Episode: Though only two of the Christmas specials take place at Christmas. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_74e2ef76 | type |
Orphaned Punchline | |
| The Royle Family / int_74e2ef76 | comment |
Orphaned Punchline: Jim delivers one: | |
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| The Royle Family / int_754df088 | type |
Put on a Bus | |
| The Royle Family / int_754df088 | comment |
Put on a Bus: Mary was not seen after the 2006 Christmas special, and was said to be housebound with severe incontinence. By the 2010 special, she had passed away. Dave and Denise's kids in the last few Christmas specials. They usually mention that they're being babysat by someone. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_7b8b3def | type |
Celebrity Paradox | |
| The Royle Family / int_7b8b3def | comment |
Celebrity Paradox: In the 1999 Christmas Special, Nana asks what time The Vicar of Dibley is on. Liz Smith, the actor who played Nana, also played Letitia Cropley in the show. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_7eebe99c | type |
The Alcoholic | |
| The Royle Family / int_7eebe99c | comment |
The Alcoholic: Most of the family are borderline. The alcohol flows in nearly every episode. Played for Laughs with Nana: | |
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| The Royle Family / int_8bc5b86e | type |
One-Shot Character | |
| The Royle Family / int_8bc5b86e | comment |
One-Shot Character: P.J. He's an elderly man who shows up at the party after Baby David's christening, with no indication of who he is or what his connection is to the Royles (though he does get a Remember the New Guy? from a few of them). He turned up again at Nana's wake, and after that was never seen or heard from again. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_935212c | type |
Feminine Women Can Cook | |
| The Royle Family / int_935212c | comment |
Feminine Women Can Cook: Inverted by Denise, who gives Dave rudimentary dinners like Dairylea on toast and spaghetti hoops. Initially, it's not clear if she genuinely cannot cook or is just too lazy to bother, but when she does make the effort to cook Christmas dinner in "The New Sofa", it ends in disaster. They end up eating carrot crush and gravy. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_99b2613a | type |
Oop North | |
| The Royle Family / int_99b2613a | comment |
Oop North: Manchester | |
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| The Royle Family / int_a8593e70 | type |
Real Time | |
| The Royle Family / int_a8593e70 | comment |
Real Time: Used in most episodes, with the exceptions of some of the specials. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_aa4cbf9a | type |
My Local | |
| The Royle Family / int_aa4cbf9a | comment |
My Local: The Feathers. There's also the Pear Tree, although the beer in there once gave Dave a Potty Emergency. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_ae3d6438 | type |
Deadpan Snarker | |
| The Royle Family / int_ae3d6438 | comment |
Deadpan Snarker: Jim | |
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| The Royle Family / int_b13b2b24 | type |
Jar Potty | |
| The Royle Family / int_b13b2b24 | comment |
Jar Potty: Jim uses an empty cider bottle when he gets caught short in the car. He then throws it out of the window. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_b2279346 | type |
RetCon | |
| The Royle Family / int_b2279346 | comment |
Retcon: In early series Barbara and Jim are said to have been together for 26/27 years. But in "The Golden Egg Cup" they celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_b534592c | type |
This Is My Chair | |
| The Royle Family / int_b534592c | comment |
This Is My Chair: Jim always sits in his armchair in front of the TV. Anthony often has the other armchair. | |
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| The Royle Family / int_b707726f | type |
Hypocritical Humor | |
| The Royle Family / int_b707726f | comment |
Hypocritical Humor: Anytime Jim calls out anyone else for being lazy. Denise is also prone to this, only being marginally better than Jim. They naturally exchange insults over each other's selfish, idle and obnoxious habits on a regular basis. Jim and Twiggy, neither of whom is especially trim, commenting on Cheryl being overweight. Nana is a massive culprit for this one (especially when alcohol is mentioned). | |
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Away in a Manger | |
| The Royle Family / int_bbda4d83 | comment |
Away in a Manger: The season 2 Christmas Episode | |
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| The Royle Family / int_bbda4d83 | featureConfidence |
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| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_bbda4d83 | |
| The Royle Family / int_bf1255fa | type |
Really Gets Around | |
| The Royle Family / int_bf1255fa | comment |
Dave's ex Beverly Macker. Apparently she Really Gets Around too. | |
| The Royle Family / int_bf1255fa | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_bf1255fa | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_bf1255fa | |
| The Royle Family / int_c33ba0a8 | type |
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome | |
| The Royle Family / int_c33ba0a8 | comment |
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Emma, despite being Anthony's wife-to-be and mother of his child, simply disappeared after the second Christmas Special with no explanation. Anthony's friend Darren also vanished around the same time. | |
| The Royle Family / int_c33ba0a8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_c33ba0a8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_c33ba0a8 | |
| The Royle Family / int_c87737d9 | type |
Vacation Episode | |
| The Royle Family / int_c87737d9 | comment |
Vacation Episode: "The Golden Egg Cup", in which Jim, Barbara, Denise and Dave go on holiday to Wales. | |
| The Royle Family / int_c87737d9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_c87737d9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_c87737d9 | |
| The Royle Family / int_d7fc9fd0 | type |
Vitriolic Best Buds | |
| The Royle Family / int_d7fc9fd0 | comment |
Vitriolic Best Buds: The entire family. They spend most of their time bickering and making jibes at each other. But on times such as Denise's wedding or Norma's wake, they'll show that they really do love each other just like a family. | |
| The Royle Family / int_d7fc9fd0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_d7fc9fd0 | featureConfidence |
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| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_d7fc9fd0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_deecc9eb | type |
Awful Wedded Life | |
| The Royle Family / int_deecc9eb | comment |
Awful Wedded Life: Barbara has had a life of drudgery, doing all the cooking and cleaning chores, with an obnoxious, work-shy husband who rarely lifts a finger to help. They do seem to genuinely care for each other though, and share some tender moments. | |
| The Royle Family / int_deecc9eb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_deecc9eb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_deecc9eb | |
| The Royle Family / int_e6b5d22f | type |
Catchphrase | |
| The Royle Family / int_e6b5d22f | comment |
Catchphrase: Jim's "...my arse". | |
| The Royle Family / int_e6b5d22f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_e6b5d22f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_e6b5d22f | |
| The Royle Family / int_e83f211c | type |
O.O.C. Is Serious Business | |
| The Royle Family / int_e83f211c | comment |
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Penny pinching patriarch Jim Royle will never miss an opportunity to complain at his mother-in-law or save money. So what does he say to his wife Barbara at her Nana's funeral? "I'd give all the money in the world to have one last drink with her." And when he wins £100 on a scratch card, hides the fact from Barbara, and seems to spend a little too much money out drinking, it looks to us and Barbara that Jim is being a selfish miser again. But come to Christmas Day, just after Barbara shouts at him for hiding the money in front of the whole family, she finds that Jim had bought her a new wedding ring to replace the one she lost a few months back. | |
| The Royle Family / int_e83f211c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_e83f211c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_e83f211c | |
| The Royle Family / int_e8e3807 | type |
Aside Glance | |
| The Royle Family / int_e8e3807 | comment |
Aside Glance: Much humour comes from Jim's reaction from when people say stupid, weird, or otherwise unusual things. Usually this will be from Dave, Denise, or one of the next door neighbours. | |
| The Royle Family / int_e8e3807 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_e8e3807 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_e8e3807 | |
| The Royle Family / int_e91a4fc9 | type |
Offscreen Romance | |
| The Royle Family / int_e91a4fc9 | comment |
Offscreen Romance: Twiggy and Cheryl. They also have an Off Screen Break Up. | |
| The Royle Family / int_e91a4fc9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_e91a4fc9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_e91a4fc9 | |
| The Royle Family / int_edc22fe8 | type |
Cartwright Curse | |
| The Royle Family / int_edc22fe8 | comment |
Cartwright Curse: Cheryl's doomed attempts to find a boyfriend. | |
| The Royle Family / int_edc22fe8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_edc22fe8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_edc22fe8 | |
| The Royle Family / int_ee7a60e9 | type |
One-Steve Limit | |
| The Royle Family / int_ee7a60e9 | comment |
One-Steve Limit: Dave and Denise call their son David. Dave's dad is also called David, and so was his dad. It's sort of a tradition. | |
| The Royle Family / int_ee7a60e9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_ee7a60e9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_ee7a60e9 | |
| The Royle Family / int_f1462f0b | type |
Smoking Is Not Cool | |
| The Royle Family / int_f1462f0b | comment |
Smoking Is Not Cool: Barbara and Denise both chain smoke, and it isn't glamorous. | |
| The Royle Family / int_f1462f0b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_f1462f0b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_f1462f0b | |
| The Royle Family / int_f9f2c33 | type |
Running Gag | |
| The Royle Family / int_f9f2c33 | comment |
Running Gag: "Have you had your tea?" | |
| The Royle Family / int_f9f2c33 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_f9f2c33 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_f9f2c33 | |
| The Royle Family / int_fa6bfde9 | type |
Have a Gay Old Time | |
| The Royle Family / int_fa6bfde9 | comment |
Have a Gay Old Time: Surprisingly, Jim. | |
| The Royle Family / int_fa6bfde9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_fa6bfde9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family | hasFeature |
The Royle Family / int_fa6bfde9 | |
| The Royle Family / int_fbd285b7 | type |
Comically Missing the Point | |
| The Royle Family / int_fbd285b7 | comment |
Comically Missing the Point: Barbara, Denise and Dave in particular, usually leading to an exasperated Aside Glance from Jim. | |
| The Royle Family / int_fbd285b7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Royle Family / int_fbd285b7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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The Royle Family / int_fbd285b7 | |
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