Actor
Caroline Aherne
Born 1963 · Ealing, London, England, UK
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.
Directed
Acting
The Royle Family
Denise Royle · 1998
The Fast Show
Various Characters · 1994
Gogglebox
Narrator · 2013
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self · 2010
Sunshine
Donna · 2008
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Self (archive footage) · 2023
The Mrs Merton Show
Mrs. Merton · 1995
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Self · 2000
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Denise Best · 2008
The Frank Skinner Show
Self · 1995
The Golden Egg Cup
Denise Best · 2009
Clive Anderson All Talk
Self · 1996
The World of Lee Evans
Daughter · 1995
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Denise · 2010
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Denise Best · 2012
Strange Hill High
Stephanie / Various (voice) · 2013
It's Only TV But I Like It
Self · 1999
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
Various Characters (Archive) · 2020
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
Mrs Merton · 1992
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2016
An Audience with...
Self · 1978
Fantasy World Cup
Self · 1998
Parkinson
Self · 1998
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Denise Royle (archive footage) · 2023
Writing
The Royle Family
Writer · 1998
Dossa and Joe
Writer · 2002
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Writer · 2008
The Golden Egg Cup
Writer · 2009
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Writer · 2010
The Fattest Man in Britain
Writer · 2009
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Writer · 2012
The Security Men
Writer · 2013
The royale family - Christmas with the royale family
Writer · 1999