Actor
Caroline Aherne
December 24, 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.
Often works with
Craig Cash
9 titles together
The Royle Family, Gogglebox, Sunshine
Ricky Tomlinson
6 titles together
The Royle Family, The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring, The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Sue Johnston
6 titles together
The Royle Family, The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring, The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
John Thomson
6 titles together
The Fast Show, Strange Hill High, The World of Lee Evans
Ralf Little
4 titles together
The Royle Family, The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers, Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Peter Martin
4 titles together
The Royle Family, The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring, The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Full filmography · 22
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
as Denise Royle (archive footage)
2023
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
as Various Characters (Archive)
2020
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
as Archive Material
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
The Security Men
Writer
2013
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
as Denise Best and Director and Writer
2012
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
as Denise and Writer and Director
2010
The Golden Egg Cup
as Denise Best and Director and Writer
2009
The Fattest Man in Britain
Writer
2009
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
as Denise Best and Writer and Director
2008
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
cast
1996