Acting
Caroline Aherne
- Born
- December 24, 1963
- Died
- July 2, 2016
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
Known for
8.0Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
2023
8.5Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
2023
7.0Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
5.7British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
10.0VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
1996
7.7The Royle Family: The New Sofa
2008
7.0The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
2012
6.5The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
2020
7.2The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
2010
8.0The Golden Egg Cup
2009
8.4The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
2016
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
2023
7.7The Fast Show
1994
The Dead Good Show
1992
6.8The Mrs Merton Show
1995
7.1Gogglebox
2013
7.6The Royle Family
1998