St. Aidan's royal free hospital

Listed here are the episode of THE ROYAL transmitted in the UK, also find the original transmission date for the episode and also the tracks that appeared in the episode and the songs are listed in alphabetical order*

*Its been noted that when the episodes are aired or repeated abroad that tracks have been replaced from the original UK episode/s, this is due to either copyright or clearance issues from the various record companies, therefore by default all songs listed here in the episodes are from UK transmissions. 

The Theme for THE ROYAL and THE ROYAL TODAY is a 1969 hit from The Spencer Davis Group entitled “Somebody Help Me” but for the programmes the version is covered by Michael Starke who played Hospital Porter Ken Hopkirk from Series 1 to Series 6 before his final appearance in Episode 3 of Series 7.

01.01  First Impressions - 19^th Jan 2003

01.02  Second Time Around - 26^th Jan 2003

01.03  Coffin Fit - 2^nd Feb 2003

01.04  Sister Of Mercy - 9^th Feb 2003

01.05  Immediate Care - 16^th Feb 2003

01.01  Kiss & Tell - 23^rd Feb 2003

Dr. David Cheriton arrives at the St. Aidan's Royal Free Hospital in Elsinby, newly qualified and keen to impress at his job interview only to discover they aren't even expecting him. Meanwhile, Dr. Jill Weatherill's professional competence is called into question during a home visit, and hospital porter Ken Hopkirk's efforts to put up a television aerial end in disaster.

This Episode features the first appearance of Dr. David Cheriton.

Baby Love - Diana Ross & The Supremes

Don't Let Me Down - The Beatles

If I Had A Hammer - Peter, Paul & Mary

Man's World - James Brown

Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff

Rhythm Of The Rain - The Cascades

Tobacco Road - Nashville Teens

Delta Lady - Joe Cocker

A romantic escapade goes horribly wrong when a young couple are involved in a motorbike accident, and the tragic events of the night leave the staff of St. Aiden's struggling to heal more than just a broken heart. Dr. Ormerod grows suspicious when one of his patients is uneasy about returning home, but an investigation by Matron soon reveals the reasons for his reluctance. Meanwhile, Ken and Alun face trouble when a plague of rodents looks set to close down the hospital - but is local rogue Claude Greengrass really the best person to ask for advice ?

The actress that plays Mrs. Gilbraith also appears as the Matron of the Shoreview Nursing Home in 04.01 For Better For Worse.

Daydream - Lovin' Spoonful

Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles

Happy Together - The Turtles

I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Let It Be - The Beatles

Melting Pot - Blue Mink

What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted - Jimmy Ruffin

Claude Greengrass causes a kerfuffle with a coffin containing the remains of his deceased sister and a mysterious phone call only serves to raise suspicions. Dr. Weatherill has trouble with a patient who refuses to accept her condition, while Dr. Cheriton panics when he arrives at the scene of an accident bereft of vital medical equipment.

Hey Hey We're The Monkees - The Monkees

It Might As Well Rain Until September - Carol King

Rollin' Bones - Cliff Johns

Sleepy Joe - Hermans Hermits

Something In The Air - Thunderclap & Newman

Sister Bridget discovers a baby on the steps of the hospital. PC Bellamy and Dr. Ormerod link it to a girls disappearance for a couple of days. Dr. Ormerod sets out to find the girl and informs her shocked parents that their daughter has had a baby.

59th Bridge Street Song (feelin' groovy) - Judith Durham / The Seekers

A Voice In The Wildrness - Cliff Richard

Carrie Anne - The Hollies

Handbags & Gladrags - Chris Farlowe

I Can't Help Myself - The 4 Tops

Liquidator - The Harry J. Allstars

Mighty Quin - Manfred Mann

Nowhere To Run To - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

Other Side

Radetzky Mary - Johann Strauss

Return Of Django - The Upsetters

The Warmth Of The Sun - The Beachboys

Tom Hark - The Piranah's

Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

Dr. Cheriton has the unenviable task of informing a patient she has little time to live, and the situation soon prompts the wedding of the year. Arriving at the scene of an accident at the railway station, Dr. Ormerod is forced to make a drastic decision, but an oncoming train signals disaster. Gambling fever grips the hospital when a champion jockey is admitted and, as always, Greengrass is in the thick of the furore.

Baby Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo

Cast Your Fate To The Wind - Sounds Orchestral

Dedicated To The One I Love - The Mama's & The Papa's

Gamblin' Man - Lonnie Donegan

Here I Go Again - The Hollies

I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller

If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - Freddie & The Dreamers

Keep On Running - The Spencer Davis Group

Kites - Simon Dupreet & The Big Sound

Mr. Tambourine Man - Chris Andrews

Phoenix City - Rolando Alphonso 

Probe Your Mind - Junior Walker & The Allstars

Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum

Stay With Me Baby - The Walker Brothers

The Look Of Love - Dusty Springfield

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore - The Walker Brothers

This Old Heart Of Mine - The Isley Brothers

The cause of a schoolboy's illness is found too close to home, while a bit of teamwork brings both Dr Ormerod and Dr. Weatherill closer than they expect. Dr. Cheriton's flat warming party goes with a bang and PC Ventress spots an impostor on the ward.

Air On A G String - The Jaques Loussier Trio

Albatross - Fleetwood Mac

Crosstown Traffic - Jimi Hendrix

Hippy Hippy Shake - The Swinging Blue Jeans

HEARTBEAT 12.14 - OUT OF THE BLUE - 12th Jan 2003

Vernon Scripps and David are on their way in a tanker when they are forced off the road by an oncoming car whereupon the tanker overturns and spills its load. None of them are seriously hurt when the tanker overturns but Vernon is taken to THE ROYAL with temporary loss of memory followed by Dr. Alway gets himself admitted to his own hospital at THE ROYAL.

The contents of the tanker ooze out on the ground and into a river contaminating the water supply and several people show signs of poisoning.  Vernon Scripps is the only one, who knows what is in the tanker and David claims not to know what they were carrying but the police discover that the tanker has false number plates. The hospital staff will not let anybody talk to Vernon in his condition and getting the tanker contents analyzed will take days and meanwhile nobody is allowed to use the tap water.

Characters from THE ROYAL that appear in this episode.

Dr. Gordon Ormerod, Dr. James Alway, Dr. Jill Weatherill, Staff Nurse Meryl Taylor, Lizzie Hopkirk

Ken Hopkirk, Alun Morris, Sister Brigid and Mr. Middleditch.

SERIES 2 

02.01 ALL AT SEA - 25th May 2003

Gordon struggles to cope following the coach crash which left his wife horrifically injured and turns for comfort to colleague Jill, who tries to persuade him to take time off work. Meanwhile, a woman arrives at THE ROYAL requiring an emergency hysterectomy following an illegal abortion, and pleads that the whole affair be kept secret from her fiance, and Greengrass is shocked to discover he has a long-lost daughter.

Born Too Late - The Poni Tails

California Dreamin' - The Mama's & The Papa's

Chapel Of Love - The Dixi Cups

Fun Fun Fun - The Beachboys

Groovin' (on a sunday afternoon) - The Young Rascals

He's So Fine - The Chiffons

Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix

Iko Iko - The Dixie Cups

In A Gidda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly

Man Of The World - Fleetwood Mac

Phoenix City - Rolando Alphonso

Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix

Pressure Drop - The Maytals

Something In The Air - Thunderclap & Newman

Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Surfin' USA - The Beachboys

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

When Oscar Blaketon pulls up at the farmhouse where he finds Greengrass's daughter his tax disc in the car window clearly states DEC '69 even though when he pulls up at the newspaper office the cinema in the background is advertsing "Carry On Doctor" released in 1967 - maybe they were repeating it !

02.02 SNAKES & LADDERS - 1st June 2003

A teenage boy is brought into THE ROYAL having fallen from a cliff, but it soon emerges that the incident was a suicide attempt as evidence of extreme depression comes to the surface. Cheriton contacts the youngster's psychiatrist but is taken aback when electroshock therapy is suggested as a form of treatment, so ventures to the family home to recommend an alternative, only for tragedy to strike. Meanwhile, a hypochondriac causes chaos at the hospital when she insists her dog be treated following a snake bite, and a heart-to-heart between Dr. Weatherill and Dr. Ormerod leads to a passionate kiss.

I've Been A Bad Boy - Paul Jones

Whitebird - Its A Beautiful Day

Morning Dew - Tim Rose

Paint It Balck - The Rolling Stones

Poison Ivy - Manfred Mann

This episodes features the first appearance of Dr. Lucy Klein

02.03 THICKER THAN WATER - 8th June 2003

Sister Brigid has a crisis of faith over a mother whose life is in danger, family secrets are exposed when a hunting trip ends in tragedy, and Ken and Mr. Harper clash over the Hospital laundry.

For What Its Worth (stop children whats that sound) - Buffalo Springfield

Hide & Seek - Marty Wilde

Hippy Hippy Shake - The Swinging Blue Jeans

Moments - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

Respect - Aretha Franklin

Sneakin' Around - Billy J. Kramer & The Dekotas

Sunshine Superman - Donovan

02.04 WISHING & HOPING - 15th June 2003

A frantic mother and father bring their daughter to THE ROYAL for whooping cough treatment, and Dr. Cheriton is shocked to hear the girl hasn't been vaccinated because of her parents' fears of the side-effects. Tragically, the youngster dies - leaving the worried staff to cope with an influx of children in need of immunisation.

Dizzy Miss Lizzie - The Beatles

A Groovy Kind Of Love - wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders

A Hard Days Night - The Beatles

Happy Feet - The Temperance Seven

I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce

Needles & Pins - The Searchers

She's Not There - The Zombies

Silence Is Golden - The Tremeloes

Ticket To Ride - The Beatles

Wishin' & Hopin' - The Merseybeats

Words - The Bee Gees

02.05 ONE OF THOSE DAYS - 22nd June 2003

Dr. Ormerod rushes to help following a boating accident, but realises he's been sent to the wrong location, and when he finally arrives at the disaster scene, his efforts to save a man's life prove futile. On returning to the hospital, he angrily chastises Lizzie for the misinformation - only to realise he was too hasty in blaming her. Can he make amends? Meanwhile, PC Ventress comes to THE ROYAL with two men who had been fighting over a girl, and one promptly collapses due to a brain haemorrhage. Dr. Weatherill faces a testing time when she helps deliver a baby which is tragically stillborn and nurse Meryl reveals she suspects she may be pregnant.

Day Tripper - The Beatles

Hello Darkness (sound of silence) - Simon & Garfunkel

Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles

02.06 THE LAST WALTZ - 29th June 2003

As preparations get under way for THE ROYAL's charity ball, Ken Hopkirk is forced to rescue the band hired for the evening when their van breaks down en route. Meanwhile, Dr. Weatherill faces a traumatic time as one of her patients discovers she has contracted syphilis and Dr. Ormerod resolves to move on when it emerges that his wife will not recover from her coma.

Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite - The Beatles

Not Fade Away - The Rolling Stones

Save Me - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger, The Trinity

Season Of The Witch - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger, The Trinity

SUNG AT THE CHARITY BALL

Dream - The Everly Brothers by Gina

Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley by Vic Morris

Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates by Gina

Something - The Beatles by Gina

We Can Work It Out - The Beatles by Gina

You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield by Gina