The Royal
The Royal

The Royal

Watch TrailerWatch S1E1
2003- 2011
8 Seasons
87 Episodes
7.6(9 votes)
Ended
Drama

Overview

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

Links & Resources

WebsiteIMDbView

Social & External

IMDb

Production Companies

Yorkshire Television

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

11 members
Acting

Michelle Hardwick

Lizzie Kennoway

Michelle Hardwick
Acting

Andy Wear

Alun Morris

No Image
Acting

Denis Lill

Mr. Rose

Denis Lill
Acting

Amy Robbins

Dr. Jill Weatherill

No Image
Acting

Linda Armstrong

Sister Brigid

No Image
Acting

Robert Daws

Dr. Gordon Ormerod

Robert Daws
Acting

Wendy Craig

Matron

Wendy Craig
Acting

Diana May

Nurse Carol Selby

No Image
Acting

Glynis Barber

Jean McAteer

Glynis Barber
Acting

Neil McDermott

Dr. Ralph Ellis

No Image
Acting

Gareth Hale

Jack Bell

Gareth Hale

Similar TV Shows

Sherlock Holmes
8.1
1984

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.

TV Series
Hornblower
7.7
1998

Hornblower

Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.

TV Series
Hothouse
5.0
1988

Hothouse

A medical drama set in a New England psychiatric clinic includes father-and-son discord between the head of the facility and its business manager.

TV Series
M*A*S*H
7.9
1972

M*A*S*H

The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.

TV Series
Hospital Playlist
8.5
2020

Hospital Playlist

Every day is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.

TV Series
Around the World in 80 Days
7.3
2021

Around the World in 80 Days

Following an outrageous bet, Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, take on the legendary journey of circumnavigating the globe in just 80 days, swiftly joined by aspiring journalist Abigail Fix, who seizes the chance to report on this extraordinary story.

TV Series
The Buccaneers
7.0
2023

The Buccaneers

A group of fun-loving American girls burst onto the scene in tightly corseted 1870s London, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash. Sent to secure husbands and status, the buccaneers' hearts are set on much more than that.

TV Series
The Widower
7.2
2014

The Widower

Over a thirteen year period, a seemingly mild‐mannered male nurse, Malcolm Webster, set about poisoning and murdering his first wife, attempting to do the same to his second wife and moving on to a further scheme to deceive his third fiancée.

TV Series
Chasing Life
7.2
2014

Chasing Life

April, an aspiring journalist, is balancing her ambitious career with her family and a new office romance. In an unexpected twist of fate, April learns that she has leukemia.

TV Series
The Night Shift
7.5
2014

The Night Shift

The stories of the men and women who work the overnight shift at San Antonio Memorial Hospital. They are an irreverent and special breed, particularly adrenaline junkie T.C. Callahan.

TV Series
Carnivàle
7.9
2003

Carnivàle

Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes Christian theology with gnosticism and Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar.

TV Series
The Sarah Jane Adventures
7.1
2007

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Sarah Jane Smith is a truly remarkable woman who inhabits a world of mystery, danger and wonder; a world where aliens are commonplace and the Earth is under constant threat. A world that Maria Jackson, a seemingly ordinary girl, can only dream of – until she moves in next door. Nothing will ever be ordinary again.

TV Series
Untold Stories of the ER
8.2
2004

Untold Stories of the ER

Doctors recount the most memorable cases they’ve ever encountered. Unusual, touching, humorous or life-changing – no story is too big or too small when it comes to the ER.

TV Series
Shine
9.4
2025

Shine

Five young Thais resist the strict social norms of 1969, risking everything as their interwoven forbidden loves defy an intolerant world.

TV Series
Life Today
6.0
2022

Life Today

Life Today is a medical and drama Turkish television series signed by O3 Medya, the first episode of which was broadcast on October 19, 2022, directed by Çiğdem Bozali and written by Ayça Üzüm and Cansu Çoban. Adapted from the 2018 American TV series New Amsterdam. The leading roles are shared by Ulaş Tuna Astepe, Hazar Ergüçlü, Tansel Öngel and Hande Doğandemir. The series ended with its 8th episode, which was broadcast on December 7, 2022.

TV Series
The Joseon Gunman
4.9
2014

The Joseon Gunman

It’s the 19th Century and as western influences spread across Asia, Korea’s Joseon dynasty is experiencing great upheaval and rapid modernization. As the son of the last great swordsman, Park Yoon Kang is caught between two worlds, but the sudden murder of his father and sister catapult him into the new era as he takes up the gun to avenge their deaths. However, it’s not just his family who needs his protection, but his people as well. Is Park Yoon Kang cut out to be the hero of an era?

TV Series
Emergency Couple
7.3
2014

Emergency Couple

Medical school student, Chang Min, and a dietitian, Jin Hee, fall in love and marry despite his family's strong opposition. When Chang Min marries Jin Hee, he gives up his medical internship to become a pharmaceutical salesman despite the fact that the rest of his family are successful doctors. Their married life is miserable as Chang Min's family looks down on Jin Hee and Chang Min begins to treat her poorly. They finally divorce and go their separate ways until they are suddenly reunited as interns working at the same hospital. Will this couple's tumultuous feelings for each other be rekindled?

TV Series
Aquarius
6.5
2015

Aquarius

In the late 1960s, a Los Angeles police sergeant with a complicated personal life starts tracking a small-time criminal and budding cult leader seeking out vulnerable women to join his “cause.” The name of that man is Charles Manson.

TV Series
The Crimson Field
7.5
2014

The Crimson Field

In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, a team of doctors, nurses and women volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches.

TV Series
Happy Valley
7.9
2014

Happy Valley

Happy Valley is a dark, funny, multi-layered thriller revolving around the personal and professional life of Catherine, a dedicated, experienced, hard-working copper. She is also a bereaved mother who looks after her orphaned grandchild.

TV Series

Recommended TV Shows

A Good Day to be a Dog
8.2
2023

A Good Day to be a Dog

Hae-na who is bound to inherit her family curse which is turning into a dog after getting her first kiss. The only way to break the curse is to get a second kiss. The problem is the guy who gave Hae-na her first kiss is afraid of dogs.

TV Series
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
7.7
2024

The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash

Stars are everything, granting abilities to Tamers. So when Ivy was born without one, her village took it as an ill omen! Now banished, she leads a lonely life of salvaging rubbish to survive. That is until she befriends Sora, a weak little slime, in the forest. Together, the delicate duo embarks on a heartwarming journey of survival and discovers there’s more to Ivy than being starless.

TV Series
Castaway Diva
8.0
2023

Castaway Diva

Fifteen years after being stranded on a remote island, an aspiring singer reenters society — stopping at nothing to pursue her dream of becoming a diva.

TV Series
Descendants of the Sun
8.4
2016

Descendants of the Sun

After a chance meeting in a hospital, an ardent soldier falls for a gifted surgeon. Opposing philosophies tear them apart, but fate has other plans.

TV Series
K-ON!
7.9
2009

K-ON!

Yui Hirasawa has no clue which club to join, but she’s determined to do something this year. As luck would have it, she discovers a flyer for the Light Music Club and decides this is the club for her. But there's one problem: She first must learn guitar!

TV Series
No Gain No Love
8.4
2024

No Gain No Love

Son Hae-yeong seeks out a fake wedding with her neighbourhood convenience store employee, Kim Ji-uk, to avoid missing out on a promotion.

TV Series
The Legend of the Blue Sea
7.4
2016

The Legend of the Blue Sea

A mermaid from the Joseon period ends up in present-day Seoul, where she crosses paths with a swindler who may have ties to someone from her past.

TV Series
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth
7.9
2016

Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth

An elite group of young warriors trained in morals and martial arts finds love and friendship in Silla during Korea’s ancient Three Kingdoms period.

TV Series
My Demon
8.5
2023

My Demon

A pitiless demon becomes powerless after getting entangled with an icy heiress, who may hold the key to his lost abilities — and his heart.

TV Series
My Dearest Nemesis
7.8
2025

My Dearest Nemesis

As a high school senior, Su-Jeong began playing an online game where she met another player nicknamed “Black Dragon.” They unexpectedly got close, developing crushes and planning a meeting in real life… that concluded in humiliation and disaster when “Black Dragon” turned out to be an awkward middle schooler instead of the young man he portrayed himself to be! Sixteen years later, Su-Jeong is a skilled planner at Yongseong Department Store, but her job is about to get a shakeup with the arrival of Ban Ju-Yeon, the ambitious new head of strategic planning and heir to the company. There’s just one problem: Ban Ju-Yeon is actually “Black Dragon,” and Su-Jeong still holds a grudge. Will their past come back to haunt them, or can they find a way to resolve their misunderstandings – and even find love as adults? Based on the webtoon "That Man Is Black Salt Dragon" (그 남자는 흑염룡).

TV Series
Run BTS!
8.6
2015

Run BTS!

Run BTS! is a variety web series starring BTS, broadcasting intermittent for free viewing on Weverse and YouTube, was formerly offered weekly for free viewing on V LIVE.

TV Series
18 Again
8.3
2020

18 Again

At a difficult place in his marriage and career, a middle-aged man gets a shot at a do-over when he's transformed back into his 18-year-old body.

TV Series
W: Two Worlds Apart
8.5
2016

W: Two Worlds Apart

After being pulled into the webtoon world created by her father, a surgical resident gets entangled in a murder mystery involving the story's hero.

TV Series
Head Over Heels
8.7
2025

Head Over Heels

A teenage shaman determined to change fate sets out to save a mysterious boy destined to die. As danger looms, their fated encounter sparks a powerful first love that defies darkness and reclaims hope.

TV Series
AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day
8.2
2011

AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day

When Yadomi Jinta was a child, he was a central piece in a group of close friends. In time, however, these childhood friends drifted apart, and when they became high school students, they had long ceased to think of each other as friends. One of the friends from that group, Honma Meiko, now has a wish she asks Jinta to fulfil. The problem is, she can't remember what her wish is anymore.

TV Series
Abyss
8.1
2019

Abyss

After meeting an untimely demise in separate incidents, Cha Min and Go Se-yeon discover they’ve come back to life in new bodies they don’t recognize.

TV Series
The K2
7.7
2016

The K2

A patriotic bodyguard who was abandoned by his country and colleagues, a hidden daughter of leading Presidential candidate who regards love as a tool for revenge, and the First Lady contender who hides her ambition and charisma behind a kind and friendly personality.

TV Series
Shooting Stars
8.1
2022

Shooting Stars

Frustrations and feelings collide when a dynamic PR executive finds herself working with her irksome nemesis — who happens to be a megastar client.

TV Series
Still 17
8.0
2018

Still 17

Gong Woo-Jin is a 30-year-old single man and he works as a set designer. Due to a trauma he experienced 13 years ago, he does not want to have a relationship with others. When Woo Seo-Ri was 17, she fell into a coma. 13 years later, she wakes up from her coma. Her mental age is still that of a 17-year-old, but she is now 30-years-old. Gong Woo-Jin and Woo Seo-Ri get involved with each other and fall in love.

TV Series
Tale of the Nine Tailed
8.4
2020

Tale of the Nine Tailed

A TV producer discovers a secret supernatural world as she becomes entangled with a former deity who's spent centuries searching for his lost lover.

TV Series