Caroline Aherne

Acting

Caroline Aherne

Born December 24, 1963Ealing, London, England, UK32 credits

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

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
8.0

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

Movie

2023

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

Movie

2023

The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa

The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa

Movie

2023

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
6.5

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases

Movie

2020

Caroline Aherne at the BBC

Caroline Aherne at the BBC

Movie

2016

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
5.7

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Movie

2016

Filmography

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedyas Self (archive footage)Movie
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
2023Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Familyas Denise Royle (archive footage)Movie
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
2023The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofaas Self / Denise Best (archive footage)Movie
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
2020The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrasesas Various Characters (Archive)Movie
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
2016Caroline Aherne at the BBCas Archive MaterialMovie
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselvesas Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Strange Hill High
2013Strange Hill Highas Stephanie / Various (voice)TV
The Security Men
2013The Security MenWriterMovie
Gogglebox
2013Goggleboxas NarratorTV
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ringas Denise BestMovie
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010The Royle Family: Joe's Crackersas DeniseMovie
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010The Royle Family: Behind the Sofaas SelfMovie
The Golden Egg Cup
2009The Golden Egg Cupas Denise BestMovie
The Fattest Man in Britain
2009The Fattest Man in BritainWriterMovie
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
2008The Royle Family: The New Sofaas Denise BestMovie
Sunshine
2008Sunshineas DonnaTV
D
2002Dossa and JoeWriterTV
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000Victoria Wood with All the Trimmingsas SelfMovie
I
1999It's Only TV But I Like Itas SelfTV
Mrs Merton and Malcolm
1999Mrs Merton and MalcolmTV
The Royle Family
1998The Royle Familyas Denise RoyleTV
F
1998Fantasy World Cupas SelfTV
Parkinson
1998Parkinsonas SelfTV
C
1996Clive Anderson All Talkas SelfTV
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
1996VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue HoneymoonMovie
The Frank Skinner Show
1995The Frank Skinner Showas SelfTV
The World of Lee Evans
1995The World of Lee Evansas DaughterTV
The Mrs Merton Show
1995The Mrs Merton Showas Mrs. MertonTV
The Fast Show
1994The Fast Showas Various CharactersTV
The Dead Good Show
1992The Dead Good Showas VariousTV
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
1992Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Showas Mrs MertonTV
An Audience with...
1978An Audience with...as SelfTV