in 1990. She made brief appearances in The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer in 1993 and alongside Steve Coogan and John Thomson in a Granada TV pilot entitled The Dead Good Shows. Mrs Merton and Malcolm lasted one series, and was released on DVD in 2008. Between 1994 and 1997 she appeared in and wrote for the BBC comedy series The Fast Show.

Caroline Mary Aherne (24 December 1963 – 2 July 2016) was an English comedian and BAFTA-winning writer and actress, best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host Mrs Merton, various roles in the The Fast Show, and as the lead role in the The Royle Family, which she co-wrote. She was also known for narrating the Channel 4 reality television series Gogglebox, a role she held from its inception in 2013 until she became too ill in April 2016

Caroline Mary Aherne was born in United Kingdom 24/Dec/1963