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The Best Episodes of The Royal Season 6

Every episode of The Royal Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Royal Season 6!

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Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Royal Season 6 Episode 3 - Hoping For The Best
    8.8/10(25 votes)

    S6:E3

    When a mother falls seriously ill, staff at the hospital are faced with a dilemma.

    Director:Duncan Foster
    Writers:John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch

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  2. The Royal Season 6 Episode 12 - Love and Loss
    8.8/10(30 votes)

    S6:E12

    Jill becomes unwell after earlier receiving the results of a pregnancy test. Elsewhere, when a baby goes missing, suspicion falls on the parents of a girl admitted with a broken ankle. Meanwhile, Gordon makes a discovery about a diabetic patient that explains his behaviour and, in a dramatic finale, tragedy looms over the hospital.

    Director:Tim Dowd
    Writer:Sarah Bagshaw

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  3. The Royal Season 6 Episode 1 - Absent Friends
    8.7/10(33 votes)

    S6:E1

    Weatherill decides to return to work after having a baby. A local family prove a handful for the hospital staff. In Africa, Goodwin faces the horrors of war and makes a promise to a dying woman - but can he keep his word?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Royal Season 6 Episode 4 - Fear Of The Expected
    8.7/10(26 votes)

    S6:E4

    Lady Isabella Martindale has had a horse riding accident and is driven to THE ROYAL by her Chauffeur Tom, who Lizzie takes an instant liking to! Whilst Mr Rose diagnoses Lady Isabella with a broken ankle, Adam Carnegie tries to charm her into making a donation to the private wards.

    Director:Duncan Foster
    Writer:Patrick Melanaphy

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  5. The Royal Season 6 Episode 9 - Scabs
    8.7/10(24 votes)

    S6:E9

    A piano teacher (guest star George Costigan) remains suspiciously secretive about his past when brought in to casualty after collapsing outside the hospital. Matron's revelation about Susie cools Alun's interest in her, and Mike takes pity on a mother while he treats her son. Elsewhere, Jill delivers bad news to an elderly patient and the porters are forced to take industrial action in support of a colleague.

    Director:Ian Bevitt
    Writer:Mark Holloway

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  6. The Royal Season 6 Episode 11 - Can't Buy Me Love
    8.7/10(26 votes)

    S6:E11

    Suspicion falls on Adam over missing hospital funds and Mike attends a meeting to assess the mental welfare of a 50-year-old man who still lives with his mother. Elsewhere, Gordon's ex-father-in-law pays an unexpected visit with some sobering news and Ken has a confession to make to his colleagues.

    Director:Tim Dowd
    Writers:John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch

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  7. The Royal Season 6 Episode 5 - Dr Who?
    8.5/10(32 votes)

    S6:E5

    Due to a mix-up over the job offer two new doctors arrive at the hospital to take up the position. Meanwhile, Catherine makes her feelings clear to Carnegie about their relationship and Stella's night out ends badly.

    Director:Ian Bevitt
    Writer:Mark Holloway

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  8. The Royal Season 6 Episode 2 - Home And Dry
    8.4/10(30 votes)

    S6:E2

    Goodwin returns to England with Nkeshi, but his plans for her future face some opposition. A singing superstar requires a hospital stay but Frankie almost loses his job when the paparazzi catch them in flagrante.

    Director:Tim Dowd
    Writer:Sarah Bagshaw

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  9. The Royal Season 6 Episode 8 - Coming to the boil
    8.2/10(22 votes)

    S6:E8

    A case of anthrax prompts an investigation from the Public Health Office.

    Director:Tim Dowd
    Writers:John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch

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  10. The Royal Season 6 Episode 7 - Starting Over
    8.1/10(30 votes)

    S6:E7

    Mr Middleditch makes a surprise return to the hospital in the back of an ambulance, having hurt his ankle while fishing. Stella grudgingly welcomes Marian McKaig as her room-mate, but the new nurse quickly catches Alun's eye. Meanwhile, a frantic mother calls for Mike's help at a hippie commune, where her hostile husband is refusing help from the outside world.

    Director:Tim Dowd
    Writer:Marc Pye

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  11. The Royal Season 6 Episode 10 - Laura
    8.1/10(23 votes)

    S6:E10

    A commuter train crash initiates an emergency caesarian operation on a pregnamt woman, unfortunately the baby is transported to ashfordly General, and fate claims the life of the premature infant, making Jill more determined than ever to support Carnegie's plans for a preemy baby unit at the hospital. Meanwhile, local farmer Sam Benson (guest star Jack Deam) causes concern with his erratic behaviour, and Stella's rapist requires life-saving surgery after being attacked by the father of another victim.

    Director:Ian Bevitt
    Writer:Jane Hollowood

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  12. The Royal Season 6 Episode 6 - Cursed and Blessed
    7.8/10(28 votes)

    S6:E6

    An expectant mother attends for treatment, but is harassed by her ex-husband. Stella is relieved to find she has not contracted an infection from her attacker, but suffers accusations of lying to save her reputation. Meanwhile, Sister Brigid makes a misguided suggestion, and a surprise visitor from overseas forces Goodwin to reconsider his future plans.

    Director:Ian Bevitt
    Writer:Sarah Bagshaw

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Hoping For The Best" is the best rated episode of "The Royal" season 6. It scored 8.8/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by Duncan Foster and written by John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch, it aired on 4/8/2007. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Love and Loss".