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.
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
(Self (archive footage))
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
(Denise Royle (archive footage))
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
(Self)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
(Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited))
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
The New Sofa
(Denise Best)
Barbara's Old Ring
(Denise Best)
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
(Various Characters (Archive))
The Queen of Sheba
(Denise Best)
Joe's Crackers
(Denise)
The Golden Egg Cup
(Denise Best)
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
(Self)
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
(Archive Material)
The Fast Show
(Various Characters)
The Dead Good Show
(Various)
The Mrs Merton Show
(Mrs. Merton)
Gogglebox
(Narrator)
The Royle Family
(Denise Best)
Clive Anderson All Talk
(Self)
The Frank Skinner Show
(Self)
Mrs Merton and Malcolm
It's Only TV But I Like It
(Self)
Fantasy World Cup
(Self)
Strange Hill High
(Stephanie / Various (voice))
An Audience with...
(Self)
The World of Lee Evans
(Daughter)
Sunshine
(Donna)
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
(Mrs Merton)
Parkinson
(Self)
The Golden Egg Cup
(Director)
The Golden Egg Cup
(Writer)
The Fattest Man in Britain
(Writer)
The Queen of Sheba
(Associate Producer)
The New Sofa
(Writer)
Joe's Crackers
(Writer)
The Security Men
(Writer)
Barbara's Old Ring
(Writer)
Barbara's Old Ring
(Director)
The New Sofa
(Director)
The Queen of Sheba
(Writer)
Joe's Crackers
(Director)
The Royle Family
(Writer)
The Royle Family
(Producer)
The Royle Family
(Director)
Dossa and Joe
(Writer)
Dossa and Joe
(Director)
Dossa and Joe
(Creator)
The Royle Family
(Creator)
The Mrs Merton Show
(Creator)