Caroline Aherne
Acting
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
2023Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
2023Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Denise Royle (archive footage)
2023The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
2020The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
Various Characters (Archive)
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016Caroline Aherne at the BBC
Archive Material
2012The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Denise Best
2010The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Denise
2010The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
2009The Golden Egg Cup
Denise Best
2008The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Denise Best
2000Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Self
1996VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
