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Caroline Aherne
Born
24 December 1963
Died
2 July 2016
Place
Ealing, London, England, UK
Acting

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.

As director

The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring

2012 · Director

The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers

2010 · Director

The Golden Egg Cup

2009 · Director

The Royle Family: The New Sofa

2008 · Director

As actor

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

2023 · Self (archive footage)

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

2023 · Denise Royle (archive footage)

The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa

2023 · Self / Denise Best (archive footage)

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases

2020 · Various Characters (Archive)

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016 · Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

Caroline Aherne at the BBC

2016 · Archive Material

The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring

2012 · Denise Best

The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers

2010 · Denise

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

2010 · Self

The Golden Egg Cup

2009 · Denise Best

The Royle Family: The New Sofa

2008 · Denise Best

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000 · Self

The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?

1999

VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon

1996