Caroline Aherne

Caroline Aherne

b. 1963 — d. 2016 (aged 53) Ealing, London, England, UK
Actress Writer

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

The Fast Show
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★ 8.2
The Fast Show
1994
The Mrs. Merton Show
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★ 7.3
The Mrs. Merton Show
1995
The Royle Family
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★ 8.2
The Royle Family
1998
Mrs Merton & Malcolm
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★ 6.8
Mrs Merton & Malcolm
1999

Filmography

Gogglebox
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★ 7.4
Gogglebox
2013 Self
Strange Hill High
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★ 7.3
Strange Hill High
2013 Actress
The Security Men
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★ 6.2
The Security Men
2013 Writer
Pound Shop Wars
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★ 6.5
Pound Shop Wars
2012 Actress
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★ 7.6
The Fast Show Faster
2011 Actress
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
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★ 8.4
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010 Self
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★ 8.7
The Royle Family Portraits
2010 Self
The Fattest Man in Britain
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★ 7.0
The Fattest Man in Britain
2009 Writer
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★ 7.0
Comic Relief 2009
2009 Actress
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🎞️
★ 8.5
Children in Need
2008 Actress
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Hidden Lives
2005 Self
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★ 6.2
The All Star Comedy Show
2004 Writer
Dossa and Joe
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★ 7.9
Dossa and Joe
2002 Director Writer
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★ 3.8
The BAFTA TV Awards 2001
2001 Self
Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings
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★ 7.8
Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings
2000 Self
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★ 5.0
Brit Awards 2000
2000 Self
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Back Passage to India
2000 Self
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The British Comedy Awards 2000
2000 Self
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The 5th Annual Empire Film Awards
2000 Self
Mrs Merton & Malcolm
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★ 6.8
Mrs Merton & Malcolm
1999 Actress Writer
An Audience with Tom Jones
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★ 7.3
An Audience with Tom Jones
1999 Self
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The British Soap Awards
1999 Self
The Royle Family
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★ 8.2
The Royle Family
1998 Actress Director Writer
An Audience with the Bee Gees
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★ 9.1
An Audience with the Bee Gees
1998 Self
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★ 5.0
Best of British
1998 Self
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National Television Awards
1998 Self
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The British Comedy Awards 1998
1998 Self
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An Audience with Rod Stewart
1998 Self
Brit Awards 1997
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★ 6.4
Brit Awards 1997
1997 Actress
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The Big C
1997 Actress
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The British Comedy Awards 1997
1997 Self
An Audience with Freddie Starr
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★ 7.4
An Audience with Freddie Starr
1996 Actress
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🎞️
★ 8.3
Auntie's All-Time Greats
1996 Actress
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The British Comedy Awards 1996
1996 Self
The Mrs. Merton Show
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★ 7.3
The Mrs. Merton Show
1995 Actress Writer
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🎞️
The British Comedy Awards 1995
1995 Self
The Fast Show
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★ 8.2
The Fast Show
1994 Actress Writer
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The Full Monty
1993 Actress
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It's a Mad World, World, World, World
1993 Actress
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Comic Timing
1993 Actress Writer
The Fat Slags
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★ 6.9
The Fat Slags
1992 Actress
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
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★ 7.6
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
1992 Actress
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The Dead Good Show
1992 Actress Writer
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Catholics and Sex
1992 Self Actress
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London Underground
1992 Self
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Mrs Murton's Nightcap
1991 Actress
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Granada Upfront
1989 Actress
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