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.
Movie | Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy | Self (archive footage) | 2023-12-25 |
Movie | British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves | Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2016-09-12 |
Series | Strange Hill High | Stephanie / Various (voice) | 2013-05-08 |
Movie | Barbara's Old Ring | Denise Best | 2012-12-25 |
Movie | The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa | Self | 2010-11-10 |
Movie | Joe's Crackers | Denise | 2010-12-25 |
Movie | The Golden Egg Cup | Denise Best | 2009-12-25 |
Series | Sunshine | Donna | 2008-10-07 |
Movie | The New Sofa | Denise Best | 2008-12-25 |
Movie | The Queen of Sheba | Denise Best | 2006-10-29 |
Movie | Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings | Self | 2000-12-25 |
Series | It's Only TV But I Like It | Unknown | 1999-06-03 |
Series | Mrs Merton and Malcolm | 1999-02-22 | |
Series | Fantasy World Cup | Unknown | 1998-06-09 |
Series | The Royle Family | Denise Best | 1998-09-14 |
Movie | VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon | 1996-07-15 | |
Series | Clive Anderson All Talk | Unknown | 1996-10-06 |
Series | The Mrs Merton Show | Mrs. Merton | 1995-02-10 |
Series | The Frank Skinner Show | Unknown | 1995-09-10 |
Series | The Fast Show | Various Characters | 1994-09-27 |
Series | Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show | Mrs Merton | 1992-01-10 |
Series | An Audience with... | Herself | 1978-01-08 |