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The Royal•Season 3•Episode 1

The Unbreakable Chain

8.6/10 · 31 votesNov 16, 200360 min

Ranked #8 of 14 in Season 3•−0.1 vs season avg

A student nurse causes quite a stir when she arrives in the middle of the night, while Ken and Alun contend with a farming family suffering a crisis. Brigid and Jill deliver a Down's syndrome baby whose parents don't want anything to do with it,

Directed byAdrian Bean

Written bySarah Bagshaw

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Season 3 Episodes14

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The Unbreakable Chain

If Not for You

Doing the Rounds

Consequences

Poison

Famous for a Day

Skin Deep

Cliffhanger

All the Fun of the Fair

Holding on Tight

For Those in Peril

Reckoning still

Reckoning

Doing Time

Home to Roost

Cast11

Michelle Hardwick

Michelle Hardwick

Lizzie Kennoway

A

Andy Wear

Alun Morris

Denis Lill

Denis Lill

Mr. Rose

A

Amy Robbins

Dr. Jill Weatherill

L

Linda Armstrong

Sister Brigid

Robert Daws

Robert Daws

Dr. Gordon Ormerod

Wendy Craig

Wendy Craig

Matron

J

John Axon

Mr. Nigel Harper

Anna Madeley

Anna Madeley

Nurse Samantha Beaumont

Z

Zoie Kennedy

Staff Nurse Meryl Taylor

Michael Starke

Michael Starke

Ken Hopkirk

Crew7

S

Sarah Bagshaw

Writer

Andy Bennett

Andy Bennett

Stunts

Andy Bradford

Andy Bradford

Stunt Coordinator

A

Adrian Bean

Director

L

Lynn Ellis

Editor

G

Geoff Healey

Director of Photography

J

Janey Walklin

Editor

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Episode Summary

"The Unbreakable Chain" is episode 1 of The Royal season 3. It scored 8.6/10 from 31 votes, ranking #8 of 14 episodes this season (season average 8.7). Directed by Adrian Bean and written by Sarah Bagshaw, it aired on November 16, 2003.

Next: E2 · If Not for You Best of Season 3