Caroline Aherne at the BBC (2016)

Actor and comedian John Thomson looks back at the life and work of his friend and comedy colleague the late and greatly missed Caroline Aherne From rarely seen early routines from Carolines days on the Manchester standup circuit through to some favourite moments from The Fast Show Mrs Merton and The Royle Family John is our guide as we wallow in a special selection of clips characters and magic moments To misquote Mrs Mertons famous line to Debbie McGee this is a collection that reveals exactly what it was that first attracted us to one of British televisions bestloved writers and performers