Ricky Tomlinson shared a special bond with his on-screen daughter Caroline Aherne. The Royle Family cast became like one actual big happy family during their days on set in Manchester - with days full of laughter.
Ricky's fondest memory was during the 1999 Christmas Special in which Denise, played by Caroline, went into labour and his character Jim was left to comfort her.
He found the scene with Caroline particularly poignant for two reasons, explaining: "I think it was so special to her because she didn’t have children. "And it was so special to me because my own girl, my Kate, was born on Christmas Day. "And that’s why the tears were real.
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