A romantic, wholesome drama series about family and history.
Good for date night · family movie night · friends night
Not for scares.
8 seasons · 87 episodes · best: S3E11 "For Those in Peril" 9.5
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Michelle HardwickLizzie Kennoway
Denis LillMr. Rose
Robert DawsDr. Gordon Ormerod
Wendy CraigMatron
Holliday GraingerCarole Green
Sheridan SmithFrancesca Smith
Julian OvendenDr. David Cheriton
Anna MadeleyNurse Samantha Beaumont
Damian O'HareDr. Nick Burnett
Glynis BarberJean McAteer
Nadine Rose MulkerrinLucy Hibbert
Michael StarkeKen Hopkirk
Natalie AndersonNurse Stella Davenport
Chris CoghillBobby Sheridan
Gareth HaleJack Bell
Ian CarmichaelT.J. Middleditch
Paul FoxDr. Jeffrey 'Jeff' Goodwin, Dr. Jeffrey Goodwin
June WhitfieldEsme
Jan HarveyMrs. Annette Cheriton
Barrie RutterJohn Briers
Jimmy AkingbolaCorporal Frederick Collins
Honor BlackmanMrs. Lyons
Gary WhelanDr. Arthur ClarksonPick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 64January 19, 2003 · July 31, 2011 · Ended
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In the United States, The Royal streams on Prime, Britbox, BritBox, and Shout! Factory, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Pluto TV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. It also streams in 7 other countries.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 51 (IMDb 7.5).
Season 3, with an IMDb average of 8.7. Season 8 is the weakest at 7.7. The highest-rated episode is For Those in Peril (season 3, episode 11) at 9.5, and the lowest is Compromising Positions (season 7, episode 12) at 6.8.
Yes: it's rated TV-PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
87 h
About 87 hours: 87 episodes in 8 seasons of about 60 minutes each, aired from 2003 to 2011.
Yes: romance is 8 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.
7.5
