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Sun, Oct 29, 2006
Frail, poorly Nana is now permanently in bed in the Royles' sitting room, causing Jim to sulk when she swaps the battery from the remote for her fan. Antony has split from Emma but brings their little boy Lewis to visit while Little David tries out his judo moves. Cheryl brings a succession of boyfriends to visit: the nervous Derek, whose ginger hair reminds Nana of 'Annie'; paintballing Slash; and a rabbi called Solomon. Denise gives birth to a daughter and names her Norma after Nana, which delights the great-granny, but just as Barbara is looking forward to having her floors laminated throughout, the worst happens: Nana slips away. It is a sad moment and even Jim sheds a tear. But Nana has told Denise that she wants her wake to be a jolly time, so the family obliges.
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Sat, Dec 25, 2010
Another Christmas at the Royles' sees Jim incapacitated after an accident at the supermarket and needing to be carried to his chair. Mary has died, so Joe and Cheryl bring her ashes into the house in an urn which is placed next to Nana's--but unfortunately end up in Barbara's new Dyson. After singing 'Bat Out of Hell,' Joe recalls a bizarre naked wrestling match with Bobby Carter, and Cheryl tells of a romantic encounter in the supermarket car-park. Antony is now a successful businessman whose presents put the Bests' gift to the Royles, a fridge magnet, to shame. He has a new girlfriend, heavily-pregnant nurse Saskia--so heavily pregnant, in fact, that history repeats itself.
Tue, Dec 25, 2012
Christmas is coming, but Barbara is not happy: Not only has she lost her wedding ring, but Jim has won on a scratch-card she found down the back of the sofa while looking for the ring and has kept quiet about the 100 pounds he won. Nor is he especially sympathetic about Dave's impotence problem, though the entire Royle family unite to help recently-widowed Joe from next door enjoy a restaurant-style evening in their house with the equally-scatty Philomena, whom he met through a want ad. On Christmas Day Barbara lashes out at Jim for his laziness and juvenile antics--though his description of a busty barmaid cures Dave's problem. However, she is in for a pleasant surprise when she discovers just how he spent his scratch-card winnings.