Caroline Aherne

Person · Open Library

Works

7

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Film & TV

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.

Known for

• Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy — Self (archive footage)2023
• Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family — Denise Royle (archive footage)2023
• The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa — Self / Denise Best (archive footage)2023
• The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases — Various Characters (Archive)2020
• British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves — Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)2016
• Caroline Aherne at the BBC — Archive Material2016
• Gogglebox — Narrator2013
• Strange Hill High — Stephanie / Various (voice)2013
• The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring — Denise Best2012
• The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers — Denise2010

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Active from

1962

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

110

Total plays

188

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Caroline

Gender

female

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Ealing

Place of death

Timperley

Spouse

Peter Hook

Occupation

film director

Languages spoken

English language

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