Caroline Aherne
Acting
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.
TV Shows(16)
Strange Hill High
Stephanie / Various (voice)
2013
Gogglebox
Narrator
2013
Sunshine
Donna
2008
It's Only TV But I Like It
Self
1999
Mrs Merton and Malcolm
1999
The Royle Family
Denise Royle
1998
Fantasy World Cup
Self
1998
Parkinson
Self
1998
Clive Anderson All Talk
Self
1996
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
1995
The World of Lee Evans
Daughter
1995
The Mrs Merton Show
Mrs. Merton
1995
The Fast Show
Various Characters
1994
The Dead Good Show
Various
1992
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
Mrs Merton
1992
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Movies(13)
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
2023
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Denise Royle (archive footage)
2023
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
2023
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
Various Characters (Archive)
2020
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
Archive Material
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Denise Best
2012
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Denise
2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
2010
The Golden Egg Cup
Denise Best
2009
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Denise Best
2008
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Self
2000
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
1996