The Royal 3942398 226137376 2008-07-17T00:00:38Z Keith D 2278355 Remove caps {{unreferenced|date=July 2008}} {{otheruses4||the tram stop in Wolverhampton|The Royal tram stop}} {{Infobox British television| | show_name = The Royal | image = | size = | caption = | format = [[Medical drama]] | picture_format = | runtime = 60 minutes | creator = | country = [[United Kingdom]] | starring = [[The Royal#Current cast|See Current cast]] | channel = [[ITV]] | first_aired = [[19 January]] [[2003]] | last_aired = Present | num_series = 7 | num_episodes = 67 (as of [[13 July]] [[2008]] | producer = [[Granada Productions|ITV Productions]] | related = ''[[Heartbeat (TV series)|Heartbeat]]'',<br>''[[The Royal Today]]'' | imdb_id = 0313122 }} '''''The Royal''''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[medical drama]]. The serial television show features one hour episodes aired by [[ITV]]. The title refers to the fictional "St Aidan's Royal Free Hospital", which is located in the rural seaside town of [[Elsinby]] close to [[Whitby]], [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] and [[Aidensfield]]. The town serves both the local farmers and townsfolk and visiting holidaymakers. The show is set in the 1960s and is filmed in the [[North Yorkshire]] holiday resort of Scarborough. It is a spin-off show from the popular ITV show ''[[Heartbeat (TV series)|Heartbeat]]''. Current stars include [[Wendy Craig]], and [[Amy Robbins]]. A daytime spin-off, ''[[The Royal Today]]'', comprising of 50 30 minute episodes featuring the staff of ''The Royal'' set in the present day aired in January 2008, at the present moment there is no news of a second series. ==Overview== ''The Royal'' was introduced in the 14th episode of the 12th series of ''Heartbeat'' entitled 'Out Of The Blue'. This episode is due to be repeated Thursday 17th July 2008. Several ''Heartbeat'' characters appeared in the first couple of series of ''The Royal'', most notably [[Bill Maynard]] as a bed-ridden Claude Greengrass. However, as the series progressed, it generally dropped its character crossovers with ''Heartbeat'' to become its own entity. The majority of the [[Plot (narrative)|plots]] centre around medical emergencies and the moral dilemmas created or exposed by the emergencies. Typically there are several on-going crises, each being confronted by one or more staff members. The show tends to avoid political topics on the whole although the [[Vietnam War]] was touched upon in one episode, the conflict between progressive and conservative social ideals is central to the show and these issues were addressed in greater detail in season 5 following the arrival of the black woman Doctor Joan Makori, who joined ''The Royal'' in episode 49. She later departed for [[Cameroon]] in episode 55 with Nkeshi the [[Biafra]]n refugee. The ethical challenges and social changes faced by the hospital staff and their patients mirror those faced by the world in the 1960s. There is one on-going and as yet unsolved mystery in ''The Royal'': Matron's real name. She has never used a name throughout the series, nor has she ever been referred to by one. All that is known is that her nickname during the [[Second World War]], when she served as a nurse, was "Toffee". Filming often takes place on [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] South Cliff by Holbeck Clock Tower during the summer months. Many of the old cars used in the filming can be seen residing at the Motor Museum at [[Thornton-le-Dale]] just outside Scarborough. Series 7 is currently airing on ITV1, Episode 6 features a building collapse at Elsinby Amusement Park with two of the regular characters trapped inside for the mid series cliffhanger. The building collapse and subsequent explosion scenes were filmed at [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]]'s former South Bay Pool, between 28th and 31st August 2007. ''The Royal'' series 7 returned to tv screens on 22nd June 2008. 12 new episodes have been announced on the ITV The Royal website, this is to be for the 8th season of The Royal due to be shown on ITV screens in 2009. Location filming in Scarborough is due to commence mid-July 2008. Two special episodes are to be based in Ireland. ==Trivia== {{Trivia|date=July 2008}} * The Royal appears to set in 1969 after various interviews and magazine articles and vehicle tax discs that have appeared on screen over the years bearing the date "DEC 69" *The telephone number for ''The Royal'' back in the late 60's was Elsinby 3323, and there was no Tuesday Evening Surgery. *The code to the safe in Mr. Middleditch's office (which is now under the command of Adam Carnegie) is 1886, which is the same year ''The Royal'' was founded. *Episode 05.09 in the Series 5 Presspack is clearly titled "Winners & Losers". However, in the opening credits, the episode title that appears on screen is "Winners & Loser". * An illustrated booklet by Dr Edward Black giving a full history of "The Royal", Red Court, its owner Alfred Shuttleworth, and a history of Scarborough is available from the Clock Cafe, Scarborough Information Centres, Scarborough Library, Stephen Joseph Theatre - and the ice cream man outside Redcourt @ £4. *The interior scenes are filmed at St Luke's Hospital Bradford, in the now disused Maternity Wing. It was chosen because it had not been updated in many years, and was very similar to how a 1960s hospital would have appeared. *St Luke's Hospital Bradford was the Bradford Workhouse, and was a military hospital during and after WW1. *The second half of Series 6 starting with 06.07 Starting Over aired on DR1 in Denmark before it was broadcast in the UK, even though the UK produces the series. == Cast == === Current cast === {| class="wikitable" ! Actor !! Character !! Role !! Duration |- | [[Michelle Hardwick]] || Lizzie Hopkirk || [[Receptionist]] || 2003- |- | [[Denis Lill]] || Mr. Rose || [[Consultant]] [[General Surgery| General Surgeon]] || 2003- |- | [[Andy Wear]] || Alun Morris || [[Porter]]; [[Operating theatre|Theatre]] [[Technician]] || 2003- |- | [[Linda Armstrong]] || Sister Brigid || [[Nurse#Nursing titles|Ward Sister]] || 2003- |- | [[Wendy Craig]] || Matron || [[Matron|Clinical Matron]] || 2003- |- | [[Robert Daws]] || Dr. Gordon Ormerod || [[Consultant]] || 2003- |- | [[Scott Taylor (actor)|Scott Taylor]] || Frankie Robinson || [[Ambulance Driver]] || 2003- |- | [[Amy Robbins]] || Dr. Jill Weatherill || [[Consultant]] || 2003- |- | [[Natalie Anderson]] || Nurse Stella Davenport || [[Nurse#Nursing titles|Staff Nurse]] || 2005- |- | [[Robert Cavanah]] || Adam Carnegie || [[CEO]] || 2006- |- | [[Kari Corbett]] || Nurse Marian McKaig || [[Nurse#Nursing titles|Staff Nurse]] || 2007- |- | [[Damian O'Hare]] || Dr. Nick Burnett || [[Locum]] || 2008- |- | [[Sarah Beck Mather]] || Susie Dixon || [[Nurse#Nursing titles|Student Nurse]] || 2008- |- | || Eric Fogle || Head [[Porter]] || 2008- |} === Extras === {| class="wikitable" ! Actor !! Character !! Duration |- | [[Tara Berwin]] || Katie Ormerod #2 || Series 6 |- | Thomas Fox || Tom Ormerod #2 || Series 6 |- | Joseph Lamb || Jonathan Ormerod || Series 6 |- | Amy Walker || Walking Wounded || Series 7 |- | Rachel Horner || Walking Wounded || Series 7 |} <!--===Departing cast=== {| class="wikitable" ! Actor !! Character !! Role !! Reason |- | || || || |}--> ===Previous cast members=== {| class="wikitable" ! Actor !! Character !! Duration |- | [[Michael Starke (actor)|Michael Starke]] || Ken Hopkirk || 2003 &ndash; 2008 |- | [[Sam Callis]] || Dr. Mike Banner || 2007 &ndash; 2007 |- | [[Kananu Kirimi]] || Dr. Joan Makori || 2006 &ndash; 2007 |- | [[Paul Fox (actor)|Paul Fox]] || Dr Jeff Goodwin || 2003 &ndash; 2007 |- | [[Amelia Curtis]] || Nurse Catherine Deane || 2006 &ndash; 2007 |- | [[Ian Carmichael]] || Hospital Secretary T.J. Middleditch || 2003 &ndash; 2006, 2007 |- | [[Rachel Leskovac]] || Marie Beattie || 2007 &ndash; 2007 |- | Lauren Leake-Smith || Cassie Beattie || 2007 &ndash; 2007 |- | Harvey Leake-Smith || Alfie Beattie || 2007 &ndash; 2007 |- | [[Isabella Eades-Jones]] || Stephanie Beattie || 2007 &ndash; 2007 |- | David Busfield || Ben Beattie || 2007 &ndash; 2007 |- | [[Zoie Kennedy]] || Staff Nurse Meryl Taylor || 2003 &ndash; 2006 |- | Sophie Foster || Katie Ormerod #1 || 2003 &ndash; 2006 |- | Daniel Feltham || Tom Ormerod #1 || 2003 &ndash; 2006 |- | [[Helena Blair]] || Angela Deane || 2006 &ndash; 2006 |- | [[Anna Madeley]] || Nurse Samantha Beaumont || 2003 &ndash; 2005 |- | [[John Axon]] || Mr Nigel Harper || 2003 &ndash; 2005 |- | [[Polly Maberly]] || Dr. Lucy Klein || 2003 &ndash; 2004 |- | [[Julian Ovenden]] || Dr. David Cheriton || 2003 &ndash; 2003 |} ==Series one to eight (2003-2009)== {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" align="center"| Series 1 || 7 episodes |- ! width="50" | Episode !! width="250" | Title !! width="130" | Aired |- | align="center" | 1 || First Impressions || [[19 January]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 2 || Second Time Around || [[26 January]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 3 || Coffin Fit || [[2 February]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 4 || Sister of Mercy || [[9 February]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 5 || Immediate Care || [[16 February]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 6 || Kiss and Tell || [[23 February]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 7 || Crash || [[2 March]] [[2003]] |- |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" align="center"| Series 2 || 6 episodes |- ! width="50" | Episode !! width="250" | Title !! width="130" | Aired |- | align="center" | 8 || All at Sea || [[25 May]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 9 || Snakes and Ladders || [[1 June]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 10 || Thicker Than Water || [[8 June]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 11 || Wishing and Hoping || [[15 June]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 12 || One of Those Days || [[22 June]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 13 || The Last Waltz || [[29 June]] [[2003]] |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" align="center"| Series 3 || 14 episodes |- ! width="50" | Episode !! width="250" | Title !! width="130" | Aired |- | align="center" | 14 || The Unbreakable Chain || [[16 November]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 15 || If Not for You || [[23 November]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 16 || Doing the Rounds || [[30 November]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 17 || Consequences || [[7 December]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 18 || Poison || [[14 December]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 19 || Famous for a Day || [[21 December]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 20 || Skin Deep || [[28 December]] [[2003]] |- | align="center" | 21 || Cliff hanger || [[4 January]] [[2004]] |- | align="center" | 22 || All the Fun of the Fair || [[11 January]] [[2004]] |- | align="center" | 23 || Holding on Tight || [[18 January]] [[2004]] |- | align="center" | 24 || For Those in Peril || [[25 January]] [[2004]] |- | align="center" | 25 || Reckoning || [[1 February]] [[2004]] |- | align="center" | 26 || Doing Time || [[8 February]] [[2004]] |- | align="center" | 27 || Home to Roost || [[15 February]] [[2004]] |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" align="center"| Series 4 || 12 episodes |- ! width="50" | Episode !! width="250" | Title !! width="130" | Aired |- | align="center" | 28 || For Better for Worse || [[5 December]] [[2004]] |- | align="center" | 29 || Beggars and Choosers || [[12 December]] [[2004]] |- | align="center" | 30 || No Room for Ravers || [[19 December]] [[2004]] |- | align="center" | 31 || The Rose Queen || [[9 January]] [[2005]] |- | align="center" | 32 || It's What's on the Inside That Counts || [[16 January]] [[2005]] |- | align="center" | 33 || Duty Bound || [[23 January]] [[2005]] |- | align="center" | 34 || Sins of the Father || [[30 January]] [[2005]] |- | align="center" | 35 || Everybody Needs Somebody || [[6 February]] [[2005]] |- | align="center" | 36 || Say a Little Prayer || [[13 February]] [[2005]] |- | align="center" | 37 || The Way We Were || [[20 February]] [[2005]] |- | align="center" | 38 || Sinking Feeling || [[27 February]] [[2005]] |- | align="center" | 39 || While the Cat's Away || [[6 March]] [[2005]] |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" align="center"| Series 5 || 12 episodes |- ! width="50" | Episode !! width="250" | Title !! width="130" | Aired |- | align="center" | 40 || Loved and Lost || [[12 March]] [[2006]] |- | align="center" | 41 || Cometh the Hour Cometh the Man || [[19 March]] [[2006]] |- | align="center" | 42 || Thinking Too Hard || [[26 March]] [[2006]] |- | align="center" | 43 || Seeking Refuge || [[2 April]] [[2006]] |- | align="center" | 44 || Fever || [[9 April]] [[2006]] |- | align="center" | 45 || Letting Go || [[16 April]] [[2006]] |- | align="center" | 46 || Love Is All You Need || [[17 September]] [[2006]] |- | align="center" | 47 || Waifs and Strays || [[24 September]] [[2006]] |- | align="center" | 48 || Winners and Losers || [[1 October]] [[2006]] |- | align="center" | 49 || Price of Progress || [[8 October]] [[2006]] |- | align="center" | 50 || Keep on Running || [[15 October]] [[2006]] |- | align="center" | 51 || From This Day Forward || [[22 October]] [[2006]] |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" align="center"| Series 6 || 12 episodes |- ! width="50" | Episode !! width="250" | Title !! width="130" | Aired |- | align="center" | 52 || Absent Friends || [[25 March]] [[2007]] |- | align="center" | 53 || Home and Dry || [[1 April]] [[2007]] |- | align="center" | 54 || Hoping for the Best || [[8 April]] [[2007]] |- | align="center" | 55 || Fear of the Expected || [[15 April]] [[2007]] |- | align="center" | 56 || Dr Who || [[22 April]] [[2007]] |- | align="center" | 57 || Cursed and Blessed || [[29 April]] [[2007]] |- | align="center" | 58 || Starting Over || [[16 September]] [[2007]] |- | align="center" | 59 || Coming To The Boil || [[23 September]] [[2007]] |- | align="center" | 60 || Scabs || [[30 September]] [[2007]] |- | align="center" | 61 || Laura || [[21 October]] [[2007]] |- | align="center" | 62 || Can't Buy Me Love || [[28 October]] [[2007]] |- | align="center" | 63 || Love & Loss || [[4 November]] [[2007]] |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" align="center"| Series 7 || 10 episodes |- ! width="50" | Episode !! width="250" | Title !! width="130" | Aired |- | align="center" | 64 || Against All Odds || [[22 June]] [[2008]] |- | align="center" | 65 || On The Road || [[29 June]] [[2008]] |- | align="center" | 66 || Blood's Thicker Than Water || [[6 July]] [[2008]] |- | align="center" | 67 || Slings & Arrows || [[13 July]] [[2008]] |- | align="center" | 68 || To Love & To Lose || [[20 July]] [[2008]] |- | align="center" | 69 || Stolen Dreams || [[28 September]] [[2008]] |- | align="center" | 70 || TBA || [[5 October]] [[2008]] |- | align="center" | 71 || TBA || [[12 October]] [[2008]] |- | align="center" | 72 || TBA || [[19 October]] [[2008]] |- | align="center" | 73 || TBA || [[26 October]] [[2008]] |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" align="center"| Series 8 || 12 episodes |- ! width="50" | Episode !! width="250" | Title !! width="130" | Aired |- | align="center" | 74 || TBA || TBA [[2009]] |- | align="center" | 75 || TBA || TBA [[2009]] |- | align="center" | 76 || TBA || TBA [[2009]] |- | align="center" | 77 || TBA || TBA [[2009]] |- | align="center" | 78 || TBA || TBA [[2009]] |- | align="center" | 79 || TBA || TBA [[2009]] |- | align="center" | 80 || TBA || TBA [[2009]] |- | align="center" | 81 || TBA || TBA [[2009]] |- | align="center" | 82 || TBA || TBA [[2009]] |- | align="center" | 83 || TBA || TBA [[2009]] |- | align="center" | 84 || TBA || TBA [[2009]] |- | align="center" | 85 || TBA || TBA [[2009]] |} ==External links== <!-- ==============================({{NoMoreLinks}})============================== --> <!-- DO NOT ADD MORE LINKS TO THIS ARTICLE. 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