Dyson and Ashes....been there and done it....I laughed then and I pissed myself with laughter tonight....I just know my now departed Mum with her quirky sense of humour would have been ROFL as well
Thought they were veering into 'poor' territory when we started off with the huge tree, but thought much of the rest of it was blooming superb and seemed to largely avoid the 'OTT' elements that have characterised the show in recent years. Felt a bit like the old Royle Family again. Very funny.
Yeah avoiding the OTT elements is the best bet. The beauty of the Royle Family was in its simplicity and the fact that we all related to it (especially us northerners) so closely.
It was brilliant. Very reminiscent of the earlier series'.
I thought there was no hope for it after last year's, but I'm happy I was proven wrong and if the writing was as good as tonight's, I'd welcome a new series!
The bits with the oversized xmas tree and generally any of the bits with Jim being disgusting in spoilt it a little, but the rest was great. Saskia looks like a good character too.
The last ten minutes were very good especially when Joe took the Dyson although I would have thought it would have been easier for Barbara just to empty the Dyson into the urn.
I think the next special will be the Wedding episode although I imagine it'll be next Christmas, it would be quite sweet to have it on the same day as the actual Royal wedding or Easter Sunday but I think Easter Sunday is reserved for Rock and Chips.
The last ten minutes were very good especially when Joe took the Dyson although I would have thought it would have been easier for Barbara just to empty the Dyson into the urn.
I think the next special will be the Wedding episode although I imagine it'll be next Christmas, it would be quite sweet to have it on the same day as the actual Royal wedding or Easter Sunday but I think Easter Sunday is reserved for Rock and Chips.
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The Royle Family is back!:)
Some funny moments, but some touching ones too.
Good to see at the start Jim mimicking Dave & Denise's mannerisms....
Some wonderful one liners. My favourite was probably the one about Denise waiting for the DNA results on Jeremy Kyle.
My arse
Some really good laugh out loud moments tonight, really enjoyed it:)
Thought they were veering into 'poor' territory when we started off with the huge tree, but thought much of the rest of it was blooming superb and seemed to largely avoid the 'OTT' elements that have characterised the show in recent years. Felt a bit like the old Royle Family again. Very funny.
I thought that too. Darned hot! When did this happen?
I enjoyed it for the most part
but there was lots of filler
This year its really good
I felt that the 2009 episode had its moments for sure, but just wasn't as good as the 'classics.' The 2008 one was incredibly poor IMHO.
In my opinion, this one captured the feel of the show again, in a way 2009 and 2008 captured only fleetingly.
I thought there was no hope for it after last year's, but I'm happy I was proven wrong and if the writing was as good as tonight's, I'd welcome a new series!
Only with one dimensional clone caricatures instead of the 1998 Jim, Barb etc
We all know this
This is as good as it gets
I think the next special will be the Wedding episode although I imagine it'll be next Christmas, it would be quite sweet to have it on the same day as the actual Royal wedding or Easter Sunday but I think Easter Sunday is reserved for Rock and Chips.
Well they are 12 years older remember, no ones going to be the exact same as they were over a decade ago
It wouldn't have been as funny