
Cast
Caroline Aherne
Acting
Cast
Caroline Aherne
Known for
Acting
Born
1963-12-24
From
Ealing, London, England, UK
Died
2016-07-02
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.

★5.7
MOVIE2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

★8.4
MOVIE2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self

★7.0
MOVIE2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Self

★6.5
MOVIE2020
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
as Various Characters (Archive)

★7.2
MOVIE2010
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
as Denise

MOVIE1999
The Royle Family - Christmas with the Royle Family
as Denise Best

★8.0
MOVIE2009
The Golden Egg Cup
as Denise Best

★7.7
MOVIE2008
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
as Denise Best

★8.0
MOVIE2023
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)

MOVIE2016
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
as Archive Material

★7.0
MOVIE2012
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
as Denise Best

★10.0
MOVIE1996
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon

MOVIE2023
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
as Denise Royle (archive footage)

MOVIE2023
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
as Self / Denise Best (archive footage)