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Dad's Birthday is the fourth episode of The Royle Family. In the living room, Barbara comes in with some tablets and a drink of water because Denise has a migraine, but Barbara thinks it is stressed caused by the wedding, while Jim claims she has a hangover from a lock in the night before.
Dad's Birthday: Directed by Mark Mylod. With Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash, Sue Johnston, Doreen Keogh. It's Jim's birthday and the Carrolls from next door come in to join the celebration.
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- Mark Mylod
- 1998-10-05
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David Best, Senior is a character in The Royle Family. He only appears in The New Sofa.
David Senior is the father of Dave and is married to Jocelyn Best. He has a very cheerful personality and is known to call Jim "Jimbo". Moreover, he always mispronounces Barbara's name as "Bar-Bear-A".
He is first mentioned in series 1, when he is known to be on a disability allowance because he has a bone disease; Jim is annoyed, because he has to pay for everything for Denise and Dave's wedding, while David Sr is paying nothing.
He is also known to go to bed early, usually around 9 o' clock. One example of this quirk is when Denise and Dave attended Jocelyn's birthday, and she was upset because David Senior went to bed early.
After Baby David is born, when the subject of his Post Office savings account comes up, it is revealed that David Senior and Joceyln each give about £25 towards it, while Jim gives £1. This doesn't last long, however, as Denise empties it regulary for all her gift needs.
He is also mentioned to have had dandruff and a dry crevice at various times during the series.
Dave Sr's single appearance is in "The New Sofa", when he and Jocelyn are invited, along with Jim and Barbara, to have Christmas Dinner at David and Denise's house. Again, Jim is dreading it and has to bear his terrible jokes and rhubarb wine, which usually gives him diarhhea. But he starts to take a likeness to him, when he mistakes Twiggy for being gay when he actually came out of prison. Eventually, Jim, Dave Sr and Twiggy play music and have a sing-a-long with Dave, Denise, Barbara and Jocelyn.
"The Royle Family" Dad's Birthday (TV Episode 1998) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Sep 14, 1998 · Mum (Sue Johnston), Dad (Ricky Tomlinson), Denise (Caroline Aherne) Antony (Ralf Little) and Denise's husband, Dave Best (Craig Cash) sit in front of the television in their dirty, untidy living room and are constantly smoking, talking and bickering.
Dad's Birthday - It's Jims birthday and Barbara holds a surprise birthday party. Denise isn't feeling too well and Antony's got a black eye. Cheryl pops round and drops off Denise's new...
The Royle Family: With Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash, Sue Johnston, Ricky Tomlinson. A British sitcom about the everyday life of a working-class family in Northwest England: watching telly, smoking, drinking, and bickering.
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