Person

Caroline Aherne

Acting · 1963–2016 · Ealing, London, England, UK

Caroline Aherne was a BAFTA winning comic writer and actress best known for her comic character Mrs Merton and for her sitcom The Royle Family. In the mid '90s she went by the name Caroline Hook, having taken her husband's name (New Order bassist Peter Hook) but reverted back to Aherne following their divorce. She died from cancer in 2016 at the age of 52.

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  Parkinson

  Self

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  An Audience with...

  Self

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  The Frank Skinner Show

  Self

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  The Fast Show

  Various Characters

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  Gogglebox

  Narrator

• It's Only TV But I Like It

  Self

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  The Royle Family

  Denise Royle

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  Strange Hill High

  Stephanie / Various (voice)

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  The Mrs Merton Show

  Mrs. Merton

• Clive Anderson All Talk

  Self

• 2023Caroline Aherne: Queen of ComedySelf (archive footage)
• 2023Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle FamilyDenise Royle (archive footage)
• 2023The Royle Family - Down the Back of the SofaSelf / Denise Best (archive footage)
• 2020The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming CatchphrasesVarious Characters (Archive)
• 2016Caroline Aherne at the BBCArchive Material
• 2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesDenise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2013Strange Hill HighStephanie / Various (voice)
• 2013The Security MenWriter
• 2013GoggleboxNarrator
• 2012The Royle Family: Barbara's Old RingDenise Best
• 2010The Royle Family: Joe's CrackersDenise
• 2010The Royle Family: Behind the SofaSelf
• 2009The Golden Egg CupDenise Best
• 2009The Fattest Man in BritainWriter
• 2008The Royle Family: The New SofaDenise Best
• 2008SunshineDonna
• 2002Dossa and JoeWriter
• 2000Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsSelf
• 1999It's Only TV But I Like ItSelf
• 1999Mrs Merton and Malcolm
• 1998The Royle FamilyDenise Royle
• 1998Fantasy World CupSelf
• 1998ParkinsonSelf
• 1996Clive Anderson All TalkSelf
• 1996VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
• 1995The Frank Skinner ShowSelf
• 1995The World of Lee EvansDaughter
• 1995The Mrs Merton ShowMrs. Merton
• 1994The Fast ShowVarious Characters
• 1992The Dead Good ShowVarious
• 1992Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed ShowMrs Merton
• 1978An Audience with...Self