8.7/1025 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
- 8.1/1021 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
- 8.2/1020 votes
#3 - Thinking Too Hard
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 3/26/2006
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Director: N/A
Writer: Patrick Melanaphy
- 8.1/1021 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
- 8.5/1022 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
- 8.2/1025 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
- 8.0/1022 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
- 7.6/1018 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
- 8.5/1022 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
- 8.2/1022 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
- 8.5/1020 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
- 8.9/1025 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
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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.
Genre:Drama
Network:ITV1
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Loved and Lost" is the best rated episode of "The Royal" season 5. It scored 8.7/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by Tim Dowd and written by Sarah Bagshaw, it aired on 3/12/2006. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Cometh the Hour Cometh the Man".