The Royal has moved to our sister station ONETV. You can watch this heartwarming classic there weeknights at 6pm ET.

If you love Call the Midwife, you’re going to love The Royal.

Set against the colourful background of England in the swinging sixties, this compelling medical drama mixes humour, love and bitter power struggles as it follows the lives of staff and patients at a small cottage hospital.

The Royal comes to an end in this final season 8. Following Susie’s departure after her whirlwind courtship and her marriage, her new student nurse, Faye Clarke, comes to take her place. Aboard a pirate radio ship, chaos descends, flooding the emergency room and injuring others.

The Royal stars Paul Fox (Coronation Street, Casualty) as Dr. Jeffrey Goodwin, Wendy Craig as Matron, Zoie Kennedy as Meryl Taylor, Robert Daws as Dr. Gordon Ormerod, Amy Robbins as Dr. Jill Weatherill and Linda Armstrong as Sister Brigid.