Caroline Aherne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 24, 1963, Ealing, London, England, UK
- Died
- July 2, 2016
- Movies
- 20
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.
Best-Known Movies
The Fattest Man in Britain
2009
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
2008
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
2020
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
2023
Filmography
| 2023 | Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family | Denise Royle (archive footage) |
| 2023 | The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa | Self / Denise Best (archive footage) |
| 2020 | The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases | Various Characters (Archive) |
| 2016 | Caroline Aherne at the BBC | Archive Material |
| 2016 | British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves | Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2012 | The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring | Denise Best |
| 2010 | The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers | Denise |
| 2010 | The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa | Self |
| 2009 | The Golden Egg Cup | Denise Best |
| 2008 | The Royle Family: The New Sofa | Denise Best |
| 2000 | Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings | Self |
| 1999 | The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right? | |
| 1996 | VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2013 | The Security Men | Writer |
| 2012 | The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring | Writer, Director |
| 2010 | The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers | Writer, Director |
| 2009 | The Golden Egg Cup | Director, Writer |
| 2009 | The Fattest Man in Britain | Writer |
| 2008 | The Royle Family: The New Sofa | Writer, Director |
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