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.

Known For

An Audience with...

Parkinson

The Frank Skinner Show

The Fast Show

The Royle Family

Gogglebox

The Mrs Merton Show

Strange Hill High

All Movies (13)

• Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family2023 · as Denise Royle (archive footage)
• The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa2023 · as Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
• The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases2020 · as Various Characters (Archive)
• Caroline Aherne at the BBC2016 · as Archive Material
• British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves2016 · as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring2012 · as Denise Best
• The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers2010 · as Denise
• The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa2010 · as Self
• The Golden Egg Cup2009 · as Denise Best
• The Royle Family: The New Sofa2008 · as Denise Best
• Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings2000 · as Self
• VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon1996

All TV Shows (16)

• Strange Hill High2013 · as Stephanie / Various (voice)
• Gogglebox2013 · as Narrator
• Sunshine2008 · as Donna
• It's Only TV But I Like It1999 · as Self
• Mrs Merton and Malcolm1999
• The Royle Family1998 · as Denise Royle
• Fantasy World Cup1998 · as Self
• Parkinson1998 · as Self
• Clive Anderson All Talk1996 · as Self
• The Frank Skinner Show1995 · as Self
• The World of Lee Evans1995 · as Daughter
• The Mrs Merton Show1995 · as Mrs. Merton
• The Fast Show1994 · as Various Characters
• The Dead Good Show1992 · as Various
• Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show1992 · as Mrs Merton
• An Audience with...1978 · as Self