Directed credits
1
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Director
Caroline Aherne
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 8
TMDB ID: 113514
IMDb ID: nm0013930
Known for: Acting
Born: December 24, 1963
Died: July 2, 2016
Age: 52
Place of birth: Ealing, London, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2023
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 7.5
Wikidata: Q3777224
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Writer (6)Creator (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Caroline Aherne.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Caroline Aherne.
5.7
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016 Movie
6.5
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Self
2000 Movie
7.7
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Writer
2008 Movie
5.9
The Fattest Man in Britain
Writer
2009 Movie
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
as Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
2023 Movie
The Security Men
Writer
2013 Movie
8.4
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
2010 Movie
6.5
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
as Various Characters (Archive)
2020 Movie
7.2
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Writer
2010 Movie
10.0
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
1996 Movie
7.0
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Writer
2012 Movie
8.0
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Caroline Aherne.
Parkinson
as Self • 1 eps
1998 Series
5.3
An Audience with...
as Self • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.5
The Frank Skinner Show
as Self • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.6
The Royle Family
Writer • 18 eps
1998 Series
7.9
The Fast Show
as Various Characters • 34 eps
1994 Series
6.5
Strange Hill High
as Stephanie / Various (voice) • 26 eps
2013 Series
6.4
The Mrs Merton Show
Creator
1995 Series
7.0
Gogglebox
as Narrator • 86 eps
2013 Series
3.0
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
as Mrs Merton • 7 eps
1992 Series
7.8
Sunshine
as Donna • 3 eps
2008 Series
The Dead Good Show
as Various • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.3
The World of Lee Evans
as Daughter • 1 eps
1995 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Caroline Aherne.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Caroline Aherne.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Caroline Aherne.
8.0
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
as Denise Royle (archive footage)
2023 Movie
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
as Self / Denise Best (archive footage)
2023 Movie
6.5
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
as Various Characters (Archive)
2020 Movie
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
as Archive Material
2016 Movie
5.7
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016 Movie
7.0
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
as Denise Best
2012 Movie
7.2
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
as Denise
2010 Movie
8.4
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self
2010 Movie
8.0
The Golden Egg Cup
as Denise Best
2009 Movie
7.7
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
as Denise Best
2008 Movie
6.5
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Self
2000 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Caroline Aherne.
6.5
Strange Hill High
as Stephanie / Various (voice) • 26 eps
2013 Series
7.0
Gogglebox
as Narrator • 86 eps
2013 Series
7.8
Sunshine
as Donna • 3 eps
2008 Series
6.0
Mrs Merton and Malcolm
6 eps
1999 Series
7.6
The Royle Family
as Denise Royle • 20 eps
1998 Series
Parkinson
as Self • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.5
The Frank Skinner Show
as Self • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.3
The World of Lee Evans
as Daughter • 1 eps
1995 Series
6.4
The Mrs Merton Show
as Mrs. Merton • 30 eps
1995 Series
7.9
The Fast Show
as Various Characters • 34 eps
1994 Series
The Dead Good Show
as Various • 1 eps
1992 Series
3.0
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
as Mrs Merton • 7 eps
1992 Series