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
The Royle Family
Denise Royle
The Fast Show
Various Characters
Gogglebox
Narrator
The Fattest Man in Britain
Writer
The Mrs Merton Show
Mrs. Merton
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Self
Strange Hill High
Stephanie / Various (voice)
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Denise Royle (archive footage)
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
Various Characters (Archive)
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
Archive Material
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
Strange Hill High
Stephanie / Various (voice)
The Security Men
Writer
Gogglebox
Narrator
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Denise Best
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Writer
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Director
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Denise
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Writer
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Director
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
The Golden Egg Cup
Denise Best
The Golden Egg Cup
Director
The Golden Egg Cup
Writer
The Fattest Man in Britain
Writer
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Denise Best
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Writer
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Director
Sunshine
Donna
Dossa and Joe
Creator
Dossa and Joe
Director
Dossa and Joe
Writer
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Self