Tim Dowd
Director
The Royal (2003)
Season 6
Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles.
Released Jan. 19, 2003
Episode 60 min
10+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.northern-england, tmdb.yorkshire, tmdb.rural-area, tmdb.hospital, tmdb.period-drama, tmdb.spin-off, tmdb.medical-drama + 11 more, tmdb.1960s, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.two-word-series-title, imdb.hospital, imdb.1960s, imdb.doctor, imdb.nurse, imdb.rural-setting, imdb.nun, mdblist.has-trailer, mdblist.certified-fresh
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Production Companies: Yorkshire Television
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
8.0
S6E1 - Absent Friends
Weatherill decides to return to work after having a baby. A local family prove a handful for the hospital staff. In Africa, Goodwin faces the horrors of war and makes a promise to a dying woman - but can he keep his word?
March 25, 2007, midnight
8.0
S6E2 - Home And Dry
Goodwin returns to England with Nkeshi, but his plans for her future face some opposition. A singing superstar requires a hospital stay but Frankie almost loses his job when the paparazzi catch them in flagrante.
April 1, 2007, midnight
8.0
S6E3 - Hoping For The Best
When a mother falls seriously ill, staff at the hospital are faced with a dilemma.
April 8, 2007, midnight
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S6E4 - Fear Of The Expected
Lady Isabella Martindale has had a horse riding accident and is driven to THE ROYAL by her Chauffeur Tom, who Lizzie takes an instant liking to! Whilst Mr Rose diagnoses Lady Isabella with a broken ankle, Adam Carnegie tries to charm her into making a donation to the private wards.
April 15, 2007, midnight
8.0
S6E5 - Dr Who?
Due to a mix-up over the job offer two new doctors arrive at the hospital to take up the position. Meanwhile, Catherine makes her feelings clear to Carnegie about their relationship and Stella's night out ends badly.
April 22, 2007, midnight
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S6E6 - Cursed and Blessed
An expectant mother attends for treatment, but is harassed by her ex-husband. Stella is relieved to find she has not contracted an infection from her attacker, but suffers accusations of lying to save her reputation. Meanwhile, Sister Brigid makes a misguided suggestion, and a surprise visitor from overseas forces Goodwin to reconsider his future plans.
April 29, 2007, midnight
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S6E7 - Starting Over
Mr Middleditch makes a surprise return to the hospital in the back of an ambulance, having hurt his ankle while fishing. Stella grudgingly welcomes Marian McKaig as her room-mate, but the new nurse quickly catches Alun's eye. Meanwhile, a frantic mother calls for Mike's help at a hippie commune, where her hostile husband is refusing help from the outside world.
Sept. 16, 2007, midnight
S6E8 - Coming to the boil
A case of anthrax prompts an investigation from the Public Health Office.
Sept. 23, 2007, midnight
S6E9 - Scabs
A piano teacher (guest star George Costigan) remains suspiciously secretive about his past when brought in to casualty after collapsing outside the hospital. Matron's revelation about Susie cools Alun's interest in her, and Mike takes pity on a mother while he treats her son. Elsewhere, Jill delivers bad news to an elderly patient and the porters are forced to take industrial action in support of a colleague.
Sept. 30, 2007, midnight
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S6E10 - Laura
A commuter train crash initiates an emergency caesarian operation on a pregnamt woman, unfortunately the baby is transported to ashfordly General, and fate claims the life of the premature infant, making Jill more determined than ever to support Carnegie's plans for a preemy baby unit at the hospital. Meanwhile, local farmer Sam Benson (guest star Jack Deam) causes concern with his erratic behaviour, and Stella's rapist requires life-saving surgery after being attacked by the father of another victim.
Oct. 21, 2007, midnight
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S6E11 - Can't Buy Me Love
Suspicion falls on Adam over missing hospital funds and Mike attends a meeting to assess the mental welfare of a 50-year-old man who still lives with his mother. Elsewhere, Gordon's ex-father-in-law pays an unexpected visit with some sobering news and Ken has a confession to make to his colleagues.
Oct. 28, 2007, midnight
8.0
S6E12 - Love and Loss
Jill becomes unwell after earlier receiving the results of a pregnancy test. Elsewhere, when a baby goes missing, suspicion falls on the parents of a girl admitted with a broken ankle. Meanwhile, Gordon makes a discovery about a diabetic patient that explains his behaviour and, in a dramatic finale, tragedy looms over the hospital.
Nov. 4, 2007, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 5220 min.
Released: Jan. 19, 2003
Last Air Date: July 31, 2011, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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