Set in a Manchester council house, The Royle Family ran for just three seasons plus specials, but had a massive cultural impact.
Consistently named as one of the top UK comedy programmes of all time, it ran from 1998 to 2000, with specials airing between 2006 and 2012.
Reuniting actors Sue Johnston and Ricky Tomlinson - who played married couple Bobby and Sheila Grant in Brookside in the 80s - it was a vehicle for the sparkling comic writing talent of Greater Manchester's Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, and launched the careers of Sheridan Smith and Ralf Little.
Here, the Manchester Evening News looks back at how life has panned out for the show's stars after the show first aired. READ MORE: Inside the long lost Manchester city centre
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