Caroline Aherne

Caroline Aherne

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday24 December 1963
Died2 July 2016 (age 52)
Place of birthEaling, London, England, UK
Known credits34

Biography

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.

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
2023 · Denise Royle (archive footage)
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
2023 · Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
2020 · Various Characters (Archive)
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
2016 · Archive Material
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016 · Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
Strange Hill High
Strange Hill High
2013 · Stephanie / Various (voice)
The Security Men
The Security Men
2013 · Writer
Gogglebox
Gogglebox
2013 · Narrator
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012 · Denise Best
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012 · Director
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012 · Writer
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010 · Denise
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010 · Writer
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010 · Director
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010 · Self
The Golden Egg Cup
The Golden Egg Cup
2009 · Denise Best
The Golden Egg Cup
The Golden Egg Cup
2009 · Director
The Golden Egg Cup
The Golden Egg Cup
2009 · Writer
The Fattest Man in Britain
The Fattest Man in Britain
2009 · Writer
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
2008 · Denise Best
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
2008 · Writer
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
2008 · Director
Sunshine
Sunshine
2008 · Donna
Dossa and Joe
2002 · Director
Dossa and Joe
2002 · Writer
Dossa and Joe
2002 · Creator
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000 · Self
The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?
The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?
1999
The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?
The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?
1999 · Additional Writing
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999 · Self
Mrs Merton and Malcolm
Mrs Merton and Malcolm
1999
The Royle Family
The Royle Family
1998 · Denise Royle
The Royle Family
The Royle Family
1998 · Producer
The Royle Family
The Royle Family
1998 · Writer
The Royle Family
The Royle Family
1998 · Director
The Royle Family
The Royle Family
1998 · Creator
Fantasy World Cup
1998 · Self
Parkinson
Parkinson
1998 · Self
Clive Anderson All Talk
1996 · Self
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
1996
TFI Friday
TFI Friday
1996
The Frank Skinner Show
The Frank Skinner Show
1995 · Self
The World of Lee Evans
The World of Lee Evans
1995 · Daughter
The Mrs Merton Show
The Mrs Merton Show
1995 · Mrs. Merton
The Mrs Merton Show
The Mrs Merton Show
1995 · Creator
The Fast Show
The Fast Show
1994 · Various Characters
The Dead Good Show
The Dead Good Show
1992 · Various
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