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''The Royal'' is a British Medical Drama . The serial television show features one hour episodes aired by ITV . The title refers to the fictional "St Aidan's Royal Free Hospital", which is located in the rural seaside town of Elsinby close to Whitby , Scarborough and Aidensfield . The town serves both the local farmers and townsfolk and visiting holidaymakers. The show is set in the 1960s and is filmed in the Yorkshire holiday resort of Scarborough. It is a spin-off show from the popular ITV show '' Heartbeat ''. Current stars include Wendy Craig , and Amy Robbins . Series 6 like Series 5 has been broken into two blocks of 6 episodes and the second block of six episodes are expected to be transmitted in September 2007. A daytime spin-off, '' The Royal Today '', set in the present day is also in production. OVERVIEW ''The Royal'' was introduced in the 12th series ''Heartbeat'' episode 'Out Of The Blue'. Several ''Heartbeat'' characters appeared in the first couple of series of ''The Royal'', most notably Bill Maynard as a bed-ridden Claude Greengrass. However, as the series has progressed, it has generally dropped its character crossovers with ''Heartbeat'' to become its own entity. The majority of the Plots centre around medical emergencies and the moral dilemmas created or exposed by the emergencies. Typically there are several on-going crises, each being confronted by one or more staff members. The show tends to avoid political topics on the whole although the Vietnam War was touched upon in one episode, the conflict between progressive and conservative social ideals is central to the show and these issues were addressed in greater detail in season 5 following the arrival of the black Doctor Joan Makori, who joined ''The Royal'' in episode 49. She later departed for Cameroon in episode 55 with Nkeshi the Biafra n refugee. The ethical challenges and social changes faced by the hospital staff and their patients mirror those faced by the world in the 1960s. There is one on-going and as yet unsolved mystery in ''The Royal'': Matron's real name. She has never used a name throughout the series, nor has she ever been referred to by one. All that is known is that her nickname during the Second World War , when she served as a nurse, was "Toffee". However, this may all change towards the end of series 6 when Matron's niece arrives at ''The Royal''. Filming often takes place on Scarborough South Cliff by Holbeck Clock Tower during the summer months. Many of the old cars used in the filming can be seen residing at the Motor Museum at Thornton-le-Dale just outside Scarborough. Series 7 is currently in production, this includes a train crash in episode 1 and a car crash in episode 2 and a building collapse in episode 6 with two of the regular characters trapped inside for the mid series cliffhanger. The building collapse and subsequent explosion scenes were filmed at Scarborough 's former South Bay Pool, between 28th and 31st August 2007. TRIVIA
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