The hidden treasure of a Virgin Media on-screen programme guide.
We expect a lot of people will be watching The Royle Family over Christmas, following the death in 2016 of the show’s co-creator and star Caroline Aherne.
One of the best ever episodes of the show was the Christmas special in 2006, titled ‘The Queen of Sheba’.
If you haven’t seen it, it’s one of the best hours of television of the last 10 years and marks the last time that The Royle Family was truly great television.
This on-screen description from Virgin nails it…
‘Tension mounts in the Royle household as the family contemplate the prospect of becoming fully laminated throughout. Dr Mahmoud prescribes new medication for Nana in the form of yellow tablets; coincidentally they turn out to be the same colour as the tablets Joe was prescribed for the swelling when he got his mickey stuck in his zip. Meanwhile, a mysterious ginger visitor reminds Nana of her favourite musical.’
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