This just in: Hell froze over, pigs are flying and The Royal is back!

Incredible, but true:

THE ROYAL RETURNS TO ITV 1 ON SUNDAY, 21 JUNE!

For the last three episodes of season 7, that is. As for season 8: I have no idea. By now I’m convinced that ITV schedules its airing dates by flipping a coin or rolling the dice.

Edited: They have now, post-episode, changed the numbering of the series. So this is not S07E10, but S08E01. The mind, it boggles.

Here’s a brief summary for S08E01 “In The Air”:

Have Judith and her baby also been poisoned?

Will Rose lose his job and his friend in one day?

Does he see her as marriage material or just a casual fling?

Will Susie leave The Royal for good?

This is my favourite, though:

His body’s a temple, but he’d do anything for fish and chips.

That tagline ought to be printed on t-shirts!