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