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Caroline Aherne

Acting Born Dec 24, 1963 Ealing, London, England, UK 24 credits

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.

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Known for

The Frank Skinner Show

as Self

The Fast Show

as Various Characters

Full filmography

  • Parkinson (1998) as Self
  • An Audience with... (1978) as Self
  • The Frank Skinner Show (1995) as Self
  • The Fast Show (1994) as Various Characters
  • The Royle Family (1998) as Denise Royle
  • It's Only TV But I Like It (1999) as Self
  • Clive Anderson All Talk (1996) as Self
  • Strange Hill High (2013) as Stephanie / Various (voice)
  • Gogglebox (2013) as Narrator
  • The Mrs Merton Show (1995) as Mrs. Merton
  • Sunshine (2008) as Donna
  • Fantasy World Cup (1998) as Self
  • British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016) as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The World of Lee Evans (1995) as Daughter
  • Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show (1992) as Mrs Merton
  • Mrs Merton and Malcolm (1999)
  • The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010) as Self
  • Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000) as Self
  • The Dead Good Show (1992) as Various
  • The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers (2010) as Denise
  • Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy (2023) as Self (archive footage)
  • VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon (1996)
  • The Golden Egg Cup (2009) as Denise Best
  • The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa (2023) as Self / Denise Best (archive footage)