Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: January 19, 2003
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 87
Networks: ITV1
Genres: Drama

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The Royal(2003)

TMDB Rating: 7.6 (9 votes)

Overview

Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles.

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Season 1

7 episodes • 2003Avg: 7.4

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	First Impressions	Jan 19, 2003	6.0
2	Second Time Around	Jan 26, 2003	7.0
3	Coffin Fit	Feb 2, 2003	8.0
4	Sister of Mercy	Feb 9, 2003	7.0
5	Immediate Care	Feb 16, 2003	8.0
6	Kiss and Tell	Feb 23, 2003	8.0
7	Crash	Mar 2, 2003	8.0

Season 2

6 episodes • 2003Avg: 8.4Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	All at Sea	May 25, 2003	8.0
2	Snakes and Ladders	Jun 1, 2003	8.0
3	Thicker Than Water	Jun 8, 2003	0.0
4	Wishing and Hoping	Jun 15, 2003	9.0
5	One of Those Days	Jun 22, 2003	9.0
6	The Last Waltz	Jun 29, 2003	8.0

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Season 3

14 episodes • 2003Avg: 8.1

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Unbreakable Chain	Nov 16, 2003	8.0
2	If Not for You	Nov 23, 2003	8.0
3	Doing the Rounds	Nov 30, 2003	8.0
4	Consequences	Dec 7, 2003	8.0
5	Poison	Dec 14, 2003	0.0
6	Famous for a Day	Dec 21, 2003	0.0
7	Skin Deep	Dec 28, 2003	8.0
8	Cliffhanger	Jan 4, 2004	8.0
9	All the Fun of the Fair	Jan 11, 2004	8.0
10	Holding on Tight	Jan 18, 2004	8.0
11	For Those in Peril	Jan 25, 2004	9.0
12	Reckoning	Feb 1, 2004	8.0
13	Doing Time	Feb 8, 2004	8.0
14	Home to Roost	Feb 15, 2004	8.0

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Season 4

12 episodes • 2004Avg: 8.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	For Better for Worse	Dec 5, 2004	8.0
2	Beggars and Choosers	Dec 12, 2004	8.0
3	No Room For Ravers	Dec 19, 2004	0.0
4	The Rose Queen	Jan 9, 2005	8.0
5	It's What's on the Inside That Counts	Jan 16, 2005	8.0
6	Duty Bound	Jan 23, 2005	0.0
7	Sins of the Father	Jan 30, 2005	8.0
8	Everybody Needs Somebody	Feb 6, 2005	0.0
9	Say a Little Prayer	Feb 13, 2005	0.0
10	The Way We Were	Feb 20, 2005	8.0
11	Sinking Feeling	Feb 27, 2005	0.0
12	While the Cat's Away	Mar 6, 2005	8.0

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Season 5

12 episodes • 2006Avg: 8.1

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Loved and Lost	Mar 12, 2006	9.0
2	Cometh the Hour Cometh the Man	Mar 19, 2006	8.0
3	Thinking Too Hard	Mar 26, 2006	0.0
4	Seeking Refuge	Apr 2, 2006	8.0
5	Fever	Apr 9, 2006	8.0
6	Letting Go	Apr 16, 2006	8.0
7	Love Is All You Need	Sep 17, 2006	0.0
8	Waifs and Strays	Apr 30, 2006	0.0
9	Winners and Losers	Oct 1, 2006	8.0
10	Price of Progress	Oct 8, 2006	8.0
11	Keep On Running	Oct 15, 2006	8.0
12	From This Day Forward	Oct 22, 2006	0.0

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Season 6

12 episodes • 2007Avg: 8.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Absent Friends	Mar 25, 2007	8.0
2	Home And Dry	Apr 1, 2007	8.0
3	Hoping For The Best	Apr 8, 2007	8.0
4	Fear Of The Expected	Apr 15, 2007	8.0
5	Dr Who?	Apr 22, 2007	8.0
6	Cursed and Blessed	Apr 29, 2007	8.0
7	Starting Over	Sep 16, 2007	8.0
8	Coming to the boil	Sep 23, 2007	0.0
9	Scabs	Sep 30, 2007	0.0
10	Laura	Oct 21, 2007	8.0
11	Can't Buy Me Love	Oct 28, 2007	8.0
12	Love and Loss	Nov 4, 2007	8.0

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Season 7

12 episodes • 2008Avg: 8.1

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Against All Odds	Jun 22, 2008	8.0
2	On the Road	Jun 29, 2008	8.0
3	Blood's Thicker Than Water	Jul 6, 2008	8.0
4	Slings and Arrows	Jul 13, 2008	8.0
5	To Love and to Lose	Jul 20, 2008	0.0
6	Stolen Dreams	Dec 14, 2008	9.0
7	Home From The Hill	Dec 21, 2008	8.0
8	Pastures New	Dec 28, 2008	8.0
9	Busman's Holiday	Apr 1, 2009	0.0
10	In the Air	Jun 21, 2009	8.0
11	Best of Intentions	Jun 28, 2009	8.0
12	Compromising Positions	Jul 5, 2009	8.0

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Season 8

12 episodes • 2009Avg: 8.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Safe As Houses	Jul 12, 2009	8.0
2	Counting Chickens	Jul 19, 2009	8.0
3	These Foolish Things	Jul 26, 2009	8.0
4	Any Old Iron	Jun 5, 2011	8.0
5	Should I Stay or Should I Go Now	Jun 12, 2011	8.0
6	Please Release Me	Jun 11, 2011	8.0
7	Tutti Fritti	Jun 26, 2011	8.0
8	Manoeuvres	Jul 3, 2011	0.0
9	Dead Air	Jul 10, 2011	8.0
10	A Hero for Our Time	Jul 17, 2011	8.0
11	Below the Surface	Jul 24, 2011	8.0
12	The Enemy Within	Jul 31, 2011	8.0

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