Caroline Aherne
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.
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Acting History
2023
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy as Self (archive footage)
2023Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family as Denise Royle (archive footage)
2023The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa as Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
2020The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases as Various Characters (Archive)
2016Caroline Aherne at the BBC as Archive Material
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013Strange Hill High as Stephanie / Various (voice)
2013Gogglebox as Narrator
2012Barbara's Old Ring as Denise Best
2010Joe's Crackers as Denise
2010The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
2009The Golden Egg Cup as Denise Best
2008The New Sofa as Denise Best
2008Sunshine as Donna
2000Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Self
1999It's Only TV But I Like It as Self
1999Mrs Merton and Malcolm
1998The Royle Family as Denise Royle
1998Fantasy World Cup as Self
1998Parkinson as Self
1996Clive Anderson All Talk as Self
1996VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
1995The Frank Skinner Show as Self
1995The World of Lee Evans as Daughter
1995The Mrs Merton Show as Mrs. Merton
1994The Fast Show as Various Characters
1992The Dead Good Show as Various
1992Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show as Mrs Merton
1978An Audience with... as Self