Bafta award-winning writer of The Royle Family died at home in Manchester after suffering from cancer, says publicist Caroline Aherne, the award-winning actor and comedian, has died at the age of 52 after suffering from cancer, her publicist has said.Aherne, who co-wrote, directed and starred in The Royle Family, revealed two years ago she had been undergoing treatment for lung cancer in her home city of Manchester. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:23PM on July 2, 2016