Caroline Aherne prepares new BBC2 sitcom

Caroline Aherne is working on a new BBC2 sitcom set in the UK.

Aherne has reunited with Royle Family co-star Craig Cash to write the new show.

She will not be appearing in it herself.

BBC2 controller Jane Root said it would probably cover ground familiar to fans of Aherne's previous work.

She told The Media Guardian: "Caroline writes about her world. I don't think you're going to get her doing a show about an ad agency."

Aherne returned to the UK in March, after spending a year in Australia trying to escape from the celebrity spotlight.

Louis Theroux is also working on a new show for BBC2 for next year.

Theroux's executive producer David Mortimer said the new show would "move on" from When Louis Met.