The Royal
TV-PG 2003 · 8 seasons · 87 eps · ★ 7.8 · Drama
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Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles.
Directed by Tim Dowd · Written by Andrew McCulloch
Network: ITV1
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Michelle Hardwick Lizzie Kennoway - A Andy Wear Alun Morris
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Denis Lill Mr. Rose - A Amy Robbins Dr. Jill Weatherill
- L Linda Armstrong Sister Brigid
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Robert Daws Dr. Gordon Ormerod -
Wendy Craig Matron -
Michael Starke Ken Hopkirk - S Scott Taylor Francis 'Frankie' Robinson
- Z Zoie Kennedy Staff Nurse Meryl Taylor
- J John Axon Mr. Nigel Harper
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Natalie Anderson Nurse Stella Davenport
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