Caroline Aherne

Born: 1963-12-24, 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.

Filmography

• TFI Friday (1996)
• The Royle Family (1998)
• The Royle Family (1998)
• The Dead Good Show (1992)
• Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family (2023)
• The Royle Family: The New Sofa (2008)
• The Royle Family: The New Sofa (2008)
• The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers (2010)
• The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers (2010)
• The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring (2012)
• The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring (2012)
• British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
• The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases (2020)
• VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon (1996)
• Caroline Aherne at the BBC (2016)
• The Golden Egg Cup (2009)
• The Golden Egg Cup (2009)