Caroline Aherne

Caroline Aherne

Acting

Birthday

1963/12/24

Day of death

2016/07/02 (52 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Ealing, London, England, UK

Also know as

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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.

Acting
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
8.0

(2023) Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(2023) Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

as Denise Royle (archive footage)

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
6.5

(2000) Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

as Self

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
5.7

(2016) British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

10.0

(1996) VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon

as ---

The New Sofa
7.7

(2008) The New Sofa

as Denise Best

Barbara's Old Ring
7.0

(2012) Barbara's Old Ring

as Denise Best

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
6.5

(2020) The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases

as Various Characters (Archive)

The Queen of Sheba
7.5

(2006) The Queen of Sheba

as Denise Best

Joe's Crackers
7.2

(2010) Joe's Crackers

as Denise

The Golden Egg Cup
8.0

(2009) The Golden Egg Cup

as Denise Best

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
8.4

(2010) The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

as Self

Caroline Aherne at the BBC
0.0

(2016) Caroline Aherne at the BBC

as Archive Material

The Fast Show
7.8

(1994) The Fast Show

as Various Characters

The Dead Good Show
0.0

(1992) The Dead Good Show

as Various

The Mrs Merton Show
6.4

(1995) The Mrs Merton Show

as Mrs. Merton

Gogglebox
6.9

(2013) Gogglebox

as Narrator

The Royle Family
7.6

(1998) The Royle Family

as Denise Best

0.0

(1996) Clive Anderson All Talk

as Self

The Frank Skinner Show
7.5

(1995) The Frank Skinner Show

as Self

Mrs Merton and Malcolm
6.0

(1999) Mrs Merton and Malcolm

as ---

6.0

(1999) It's Only TV But I Like It

as Self

5.0

(1998) Fantasy World Cup

as Self

Strange Hill High
6.5

(2013) Strange Hill High

as Stephanie / Various (voice)

An Audience with...
5.3

(1978) An Audience with...

as Self

The World of Lee Evans
6.0

(1995) The World of Lee Evans

as Daughter

Sunshine
7.8

(2008) Sunshine

as Donna

Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
0.0

(1992) Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show

as Mrs Merton

Parkinson
0.0

(1998) Parkinson

as Self