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The Royles return in the feature length special The Golden Egg Cup. There’s a new buzz in the Royle Family household as it’s a special time for Jim and Barbara and a celebration (including hoola-hoops, twiglets and scotch eggs) is planned. Poor Mary from next door can’t be present though as, sadly, she has lost all bladder control and has leaked in both the Pound Shop and John Lewis.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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It might be the last ever episode and in some ways watching this it becomes easy to see why, yet nevertheless the story places the Royles in one of their most intriguing premises yet.
As the episode kicks off things feel a little forced, perhaps because the cast were forced to reshoot after losing some of their filming but once into the "holiday" situation things settle down again. The only thing that might niggle you is that although you might well be enjoying the story, you'll keep having this feeling of deja vu that you've heard all the jokes before and it seems that they have nowehere left to go with the characters except to use everything we know about them up to now to make fun of them, in all the recent specials Dave and Jim are increasingly becoming a bit farcical. It used to be quite a lot more heartfelt and poignant, and you would relate because you would "know" people like that, but by this episode the characters seem to have become more like caricatures of themselves. But while the actual dialogue seems to have become more forced and two dimensional I did enjoy some of the individual joke situations and I felt that the story placing the Royles on holiday which became a bit farcical was just perfect for the characters, you will enjoy as a long time fan of the series, but in some ways you might maybe only half enjoy it.
As the episode kicks off things feel a little forced, perhaps because the cast were forced to reshoot after losing some of their filming but once into the "holiday" situation things settle down again. The only thing that might niggle you is that although you might well be enjoying the story, you'll keep having this feeling of deja vu that you've heard all the jokes before and it seems that they have nowehere left to go with the characters except to use everything we know about them up to now to make fun of them, in all the recent specials Dave and Jim are increasingly becoming a bit farcical. It used to be quite a lot more heartfelt and poignant, and you would relate because you would "know" people like that, but by this episode the characters seem to have become more like caricatures of themselves. But while the actual dialogue seems to have become more forced and two dimensional I did enjoy some of the individual joke situations and I felt that the story placing the Royles on holiday which became a bit farcical was just perfect for the characters, you will enjoy as a long time fan of the series, but in some ways you might maybe only half enjoy it.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
If Dave's car had gone around that mini-roundabout one more time I would have put my foot through the screen.
It is hard to believe that they had a year to come up with this script knowing it was supposed to be a Christmas day highlight. Like in most comedies that have run out of ideas they have fallen back on relying on everyone's worst characteristics and using over the top crudity (see Little Britain). All sublety has gone out of the window. Dave, Denise and Barbara have become ridiculously stupid and Jim is just disgusting with no saving graces. Sending the staff of Grace Brothers to the Costa Plonka on holiday seems plausible and almost comedy genius in comparison to the Royle's outing to Prestatyn in the middle of winter.
They should never have considered taking it out of its living room setting. No more. Let it rest in peace and allow us to live with our memories.
It is hard to believe that they had a year to come up with this script knowing it was supposed to be a Christmas day highlight. Like in most comedies that have run out of ideas they have fallen back on relying on everyone's worst characteristics and using over the top crudity (see Little Britain). All sublety has gone out of the window. Dave, Denise and Barbara have become ridiculously stupid and Jim is just disgusting with no saving graces. Sending the staff of Grace Brothers to the Costa Plonka on holiday seems plausible and almost comedy genius in comparison to the Royle's outing to Prestatyn in the middle of winter.
They should never have considered taking it out of its living room setting. No more. Let it rest in peace and allow us to live with our memories.
16 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By DEANO
what has happened to this once brilliant written and performed sitcom ? think they should call it a day if this is the best they can come up with. such a shame as this was one of the best shows on tv not so long ago.
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Excellent
Brilliant DVD. Very funny and worth a watch. We have enjoyed it several times. Good value for money. Buy it.
Published 1 month ago by Miranda
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DVD
I ordered this dvd for myself, to add to the collection of mine. The disc was in very good condition, also was a reasonable price. Excellent seller, thank you very much.
Published 2 months ago by Gail Blair
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great
i love this xmas one and and anyone who is a fan of the show will to ive seen it dozens of times but it still makes me laugh
Published 3 months ago by knightgeorge
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious
Very funny, another good episode. Would recommend buying as delivery was quick and simple. However it isn't suitable for little ones because of the sexual references and swearing.
Published 3 months ago by Emily
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sooooo Funny!!!!
It is Barbara and Jim's wedding anniversary and after much squabbling about what they should do with the money gifts they were given they end up going to prestatyn in Wales to a... Read more
Published 7 months ago by edel
4.0 out of 5 stars
a good comedy
This was good, not as good as the 3 series they made, but I did have a good laugh at this still. A must for royle family fans!
Published 12 months ago by sukimon
2.0 out of 5 stars
Royle Family- The Golden Egg Cup
Purchased as a Christmas present. I must admit that it isn't really my style of comedy, however the recipient likes all of the Royle Family comedies and so was pleased that his... Read more
Published 15 months ago by A. Bareford
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Royle Family - The Golden Egg Cup
Brilliant, The funniest dvd I've seen in a long time. Ricky Tomlinson is fantastic, I have watched this over and over and still find it funny. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Ella W
3.0 out of 5 stars
Just average
The Royle family was one of the best comedies of all time in my opinion,caroline aherne and craig cash's scripts had a nice mix of comedy and pathos,intelligently written and... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2010 by Mr. Russell C. Witheyman
5.0 out of 5 stars
xmas show
We found this episode utterly hilarious, far better than expected! Buying the DVD as a surprise pressie! Read more
Published on 28 July 2010 by vonny135
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