Sophie Willan was named as the first winner of the Caroline Aherne Bursary in 2017. Her pilot Alma’s Not Normal premiered on BBC Two in April 2020 and has now been commissioned as a full series.

What next, then, for Caroline Aherne? Those who know her well are in no doubt that she has an inexhaustible capacity for comic invention, one which even now is not fully realised. At the moment ...

BBC viewers were left deeply moved by a documentary that charted the life and untimely death of Caroline Aherne. Best remembered for her generation-defining roles as talk show host Mrs Merton and ...

including the much-loved BBC series The Royle Family Writer and actor Craig Cash has said he sometimes feels the "presence" of his late friend Caroline Aherne when recording his Gogglebox voiceovers.

A Welsh comic has been named the latest winner of an award in memory of sit-com star Caroline Aherne. Kiri Pritchard-McLean becomes the third person to receive the bursary honouring Aherne ...

BBC viewers found themselves deeply affected following a documentary broadcast about the late Caroline Aherne. Comedian and scriptwriter Caroline Aherne sadly passed away at 52 due to lung cancer ...

In the last of three special programmes, chat show host Mrs Merton, alias Caroline Aherne, focuses on the 50 regulars who make up her studio audience and joined her for the trip of a lifetime to Las ...

Ricky Tomlinson sits back in his chair and takes a fond look back at the much-loved comedy series The Royle Family, sharing his memories of working with the show’s co-creator Caroline Aherne.