BBC viewers were left heartbroken by a documentary on Caroline Aherne’s death.
Caroline died in July 2016 at the age of 52 from lung cancer. She was best known for playing the iconic chat show host Mrs Merton, as well as the role of Denise in The Royle Family, which she co-wrote with Craig Cash.
Last night, BBC Two aired an emotional documentary on Caroline’s life and the talents she shared with her world through comedy and acting, with Caroline being recognised for being such a trailblazer in her field.
Sharing their thoughts, one viewer wrote: “Feel a sense of sadness every time i think of caroline aherne, very talented lady x,” whilst a second added: “Watching the Caroline Aherne documentary on bbc2, what a talent, taken too early.”
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A third penned: “The Caroline Aherne documentary, still very sad all these years later @BBCTwo,” with a fourth adding: “That Caroline Aherne documentary was moving, what a GENIUS she was.”
Meanwhile, Craig Cash was emotional as he reflected on the moment Caroline called him to say goodbye after being told she only had two months to live. As well as writing the Royle Family together, they also starred as husband and wife Denise and Dave Best.
He recalled: “I was just in denial. I just kept saying no, just kept repeating no. There’s a lot to be said for denial. And she was like, ‘But we had some laughs though didn’t we, Cashy,'” before breaking down in tears and leaving the room.
Back in 2014, Caroline teamed up with Macmillan Cancer Support to improve cancer care in Manchester. She said of the appeal: “I’ve had cancer and my brother’s had cancer and we know how it affects people. They’ve asked me to get involved and I’m really glad that I can do my bit to encourage Manchester people to speak up about where things do go wrong with cancer care. Our survival rates are 25% lower than average and the number of people getting lung cancer is a third higher here than in the rest of England.”
Her brother Patrick added that his sister was diagnosed “late last year” and that “the form of lung cancer that she is suffering from is genetic and linked to the retinoblastoma she had as a baby”.
*Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy is available to catch up on BBC iPlayer.
