Acting

Caroline Aherne

Born 1963-12-24 · Ealing, London, England, UK

Died 2016-07-02

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.

Credits

Newest first

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
as Denise Royle (archive footage)
2023
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
as Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
2023
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
as Various Characters (Archive)
2020
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
as Archive Material
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Strange Hill High
as Stephanie / Various (voice)
2013
The Security Men
Writer
2013
Gogglebox
as Narrator
2013
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
as Denise Best
2012
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Writer
2012
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Director
2012
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
as Denise
2010
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Writer
2010
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Director
2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
2010
The Golden Egg Cup
as Denise Best
2009
The Golden Egg Cup
Director
2009
The Golden Egg Cup
Writer
2009
The Fattest Man in Britain
Writer
2009
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
as Denise Best
2008
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Writer
2008
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Director
2008
Sunshine
as Donna
2008
Dossa and Joe
Director
2002
Dossa and Joe
Writer
2002
Dossa and Joe
Creator
2002
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Self
2000
The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?
1999
The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?
Additional Writing
1999
It's Only TV But I Like It
as Self
1999
Mrs Merton and Malcolm
1999
The Royle Family
as Denise Royle
1998
The Royle Family
Producer
1998
The Royle Family
Writer
1998
The Royle Family
Director
1998
The Royle Family
Creator
1998
Fantasy World Cup
as Self
1998
Parkinson
as Self
1998
Clive Anderson All Talk
as Self
1996
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
1996
TFI Friday
1996
The Frank Skinner Show
as Self
1995
The World of Lee Evans
as Daughter
1995
The Mrs Merton Show
as Mrs. Merton
1995
The Mrs Merton Show
Creator
1995
The Fast Show
as Various Characters
1994
The Dead Good Show
as Various
1992
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
as Mrs Merton
1992
Comic Relief
1988
An Audience with...
as Self
1978