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Caroline Aherne
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 nam…
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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.
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2023
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2023
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Movie Denise Royle (archive footage)
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2023
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Movie Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
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2020
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
Movie Various Characters (Archive)
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2016
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
Movie Archive Material
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2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Movie Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2013
Strange Hill High
TV show Stephanie / Various (voice)
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2013
The Security Men
Movie Writer
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2013
Gogglebox
TV show Narrator
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2012
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Movie Denise Best
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2010
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Movie Denise
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2010
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Movie Self
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2009
The Golden Egg Cup
Movie Denise Best
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2009
The Fattest Man in Britain
Movie Writer
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2008
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Movie Denise Best
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2008
Sunshine
TV show Donna
More credits
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2002
Dossa and Joe
TV show Writer
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2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Movie Self
- 1999
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1999
It's Only TV But I Like It
TV show Self
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1999
Mrs Merton and Malcolm
TV show
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1998
The Royle Family
TV show Denise Royle
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1998
Fantasy World Cup
TV show Self
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1998
Parkinson
TV show Self
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1996
Clive Anderson All Talk
TV show Self
- 1996
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1996
TFI Friday
TV show
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1995
The Frank Skinner Show
TV show Self
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1995
The World of Lee Evans
TV show Daughter
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1995
The Mrs Merton Show
TV show Mrs. Merton
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1994
The Fast Show
TV show Various Characters
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1992
The Dead Good Show
TV show Various
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1992
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
TV show Mrs Merton
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1978
An Audience with...
TV show Self
