Caroline Aherne

Birthday:

12/24/1963

Place of birth:

Ealing, London, England, UK:

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.



Credits

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family (2023)
Denise Royle (archive footage)
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy (2023)
Self (archive footage)
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases (2020)
Various Characters (Archive)
Caroline Aherne at the BBC (2016)
Archive Material
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara's Old Ring (2012)
Denise Best
Joe's Crackers (2010)
Denise
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010)
Self
The Golden Egg Cup (2009)
Denise Best
The New Sofa (2008)
Denise Best
The Queen of Sheba (2006)
Denise Best
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon (1996)
The Security Men (2013)
Writer
Barbara's Old Ring (2012)
Director
Barbara's Old Ring (2012)
Writer
Joe's Crackers (2010)
Director
Joe's Crackers (2010)
Writer
The Golden Egg Cup (2009)
Director
The Golden Egg Cup (2009)
Writer
The Fattest Man in Britain (2009)
Writer
The New Sofa (2008)
Director
The New Sofa (2008)
Writer
The Queen of Sheba (2006)
Writer
The Queen of Sheba (2006)
Associate Producer