The Royle Family is a British television sitcom produced by ITV Studios for the BBC and specials from 2006 -- 12 .
The BBC ran for three series from 1998 -- 2000 .
The Royle Family is a British television sitcom produced by ITV Studios for the BBC , which ran for three series from 1998 -- 2000 , and specials from 2006 -- 12 .