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