Caroline Aherne

[meltonblue]

Thought the documentary was outstanding. Very moving and, of course, amusing.

Never watched Mrs Merton when it was first broadcast as there were a lot of chat shows back then and I thought it was a stale format.

What a mistake. Fortunately, there are loads of episodes available on the iPlayer. So can now put that right. Will also be giving The Royle Family a second viewing.

Shame that no-one has written a biography of her. Perhaps someone from her inner circle of friends could put that right.

The great thing with the Mrs Merton character was it enabled her to ask questions of guests no other talk show host was able to, it was more akin to Edna Everage than the normal comedian talk shows.

 

[TinFoilHat]

A proper Manc lass and it showed in her writing.

Compassionate, loving and not afraid to say anything.

Why does imposter syndrome affect truly great people?

A big loss to the world. She would have been thriving in the current era.

 

[Stoned Rose]

I rewatched the Royle family series last week, it was beautifuly written, funny and poignant at the same time. Well worth a rewatch.

One of the all time greats.