Ralf Little thinks playing ‘gawky’ Antony on The Royle Family has held him back for years

Ralf Little has admitted that he thinks portraying ‘gawky’ Antony on The Royle Family has held him back from playing leading TV roles. The actor, 40, who is DI Neville Parker in Death in Paradise, said he thinks he’s been ‘firmly rooted in the industry’s imagination’ as a ‘gawky 20-year-old’ for years.  Speaking with The … Read more

The Royle Family is latest BBC show slapped with ‘woke’ discriminatory language warning

The Royle Family is the latest BBC show to be given a warning for discriminatory language due to Jim Royle’s ‘nancy boy’ slur.  The third episode of the second series, which first aired on 7 Oct 1999, sees Ricky Tomlinson’s disagreeable character watching an episode of Changing Rooms, during which he calls Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen a ‘nancy boy’.  Following similar … Read more

The Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson reveals his brother has died from Covid

The Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson reveals his brother has died from Covid as he pleads with Liverpudlians to join mass testing pilot scheme He said: ‘Covid is a killer. I know only too well… one of my brothers has just died’ The actor urged people to send for a kit and ‘save your life … Read more