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The Best Episodes of The Royal Season 5

Every episode of The Royal Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Royal Season 5!

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

Genre:Drama
Network:ITV1

Season 5 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Royal" season 5 is "Loved and Lost", rated 8.7/10 from 25 user votes. It was directed by Tim Dowd and written by Sarah Bagshaw. "Loved and Lost" aired on 3/12/2006 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Cometh the Hour Cometh the Man".

  • Loved and Lost
    8.7/10 25 votes

    #1 - Loved and Lost

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 3/12/2006

    Dr. Ormerod returns to work after his accident, but when his brusque treatment of a hypochondriac schoolgirl ends in tragedy, it's clear he still needs time to recover. New nurse Catherine Deane starts her rounds on the wards, and Mr. Middleditch has a surprise announcement to make.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Sarah Bagshaw

  • Cometh the Hour Cometh the Man
    8.1/10 21 votes

    #2 - Cometh the Hour Cometh the Man

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 3/19/2006

    Mr. Middleditch brings his reign to an end as he hands over the ledgers to the new administrator - having craftily secured the hospital's future. Dr. Ormerod's plaster comes off, Mr. Rose risks his own skin to save a friend during a game of golf, and a trivial accident leads a family to make a major and heartbreaking discovery.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Deborah Cook

  • Thinking Too Hard
    8.2/10 20 votes

    #3 - Thinking Too Hard

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 3/26/2006

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: Patrick Melanaphy

  • Seeking Refuge
    8.1/10 21 votes

    #4 - Seeking Refuge

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 4/2/2006

    Dr. Goodwin is accused of taking sides when he goes too far to help a woman who claims her husband is hitting her, and there is a mystery to solve when a patient is admitted under a false name. Meanwhile, Dr. Ormerod's strange behaviour shows signs of becoming worse - and Frankie fears the surgeon is becoming addicted to his medication.

    Director: Tim O'Mara

    Writer: John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch

  • Fever
    8.5/10 22 votes

    #5 - Fever

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 4/9/2006

    The hospital has its hands full when a typhoid epidemic breaks out in the community. Things get worse as the disease's source is traced back to the wards and staff struggle to locate it. Dr. Weatherill is forced to reprimand Dr. Ormerod after catching him sleeping on the job - but also has a startling piece of news to give him.

    Director: Duncan Foster

    Writer: Mark Holloway

  • Letting Go
    8.2/10 25 votes

    #6 - Letting Go

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 4/16/2006

    Frankie faces trouble when someone tries to steal his motorbike

    Director: Duncan Foster

    Writer: Stephen Bennett

  • Love Is All You Need
    8.0/10 22 votes

    #7 - Love Is All You Need

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 9/17/2006

    When a day at the beach ends in tragedy for a local family, Carnegie questions Weatherill's competence. An outraged Dr Ormerod leaps to Jill's defence, but divulges her condition in doing so.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Jane Hollowood

  • Waifs and Strays
    7.6/10 18 votes

    #8 - Waifs and Strays

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 4/30/2006

    It is revealed that a couple have unofficially adopted an unwell child.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Sarah Bagshaw

  • Winners and Losers
    8.5/10 22 votes

    #9 - Winners and Losers

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 10/1/2006

    The arrival of a new locum ruffles some feathers. A day at the races seems a perfect location for Carnegie and Catherine to enjoy they first date - but only if they can keep out of everyone's way.

    Director: Alan Wareing

    Writer: Ken Blakeson

  • Price of Progress
    8.1/10 21 votes

    #10 - Price of Progress

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 10/8/2006

    Dr Makri takes a crash course in dealing with Yorkshire folk. Stella deals with the confessions of a window cleaner.

    Director: Alan Wareing

    Writer: John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch

  • Keep On Running
    8.5/10 20 votes

    #11 - Keep On Running

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 10/15/2006

    A patient who set fire to his own shop attempts to avoid police questioning by leaping into an ambulance and driving off towards the pier - unaware that Alun and a sick man are in the back of the vehicle.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Sarah Bagshaw

  • From This Day Forward
    8.9/10 25 votes

    #12 - From This Day Forward

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 10/22/2006

    A fishing trawler causes havoc at a wedding reception and Adam has to make a difficult choice.

    Director: Tim Dowd

    Writer: Stephen Bennett