Caroline Aherne
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
The Mrs Merton Show
36 Episode s . as Mrs. Merton
The Mrs Merton Show
36 Episode s . as Mrs. Merton
The Dead Good Show
1 Episode. as Various
The Dead Good Show
1 Episode. as Various
The Royle Family
20 Episode s . as Denise Best
The Royle Family
20 Episode s . as Denise Best
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
7 Episode s . as Mrs Merton
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
7 Episode s . as Mrs Merton
The Fast Show
34 Episode s . as Various Characters
The Fast Show
34 Episode s . as Various Characters
Strange Hill High
26 Episode s . as Stephanie / Various (voice)
Strange Hill High
26 Episode s . as Stephanie / Various (voice)
Sunshine
3 Episode s . as Donna
Sunshine
3 Episode s . as Donna
Created Shows
The Royle Family
20 Episode s . British comedy series focusing on the lives of a working-class family in Manchester who love the TV.
The Royle Family
20 Episode s . British comedy series focusing on the lives of a working-class family in Manchester who love the TV.
The Mrs Merton Show
36 Episode s . The Mrs Merton Show is a mock chat show starring Caroline Aherne as the elderly host Mrs Merton. It ran from 10 February 1995 to 2 April 1998 and was produced by Granada Television and aired on the BBC. The writers included Aherne, Craig Cash, Dave Gorman and Henry Normal. Prior to TV success, Aherne's Mrs Merton character appeared on Frank Sidebottom's album "5/9/88", then made her TV debut on the 1991 Channel 4 gameshow Remote Control, hosted by Anthony H Wilson. The chat show was followed up by a sitcom, Mrs Merton and Malcolm, based on Mrs Merton and her son Malcolm, who was played by Craig Cash.
The Mrs Merton Show
36 Episode s . The Mrs Merton Show is a mock chat show starring Caroline Aherne as the elderly host Mrs Merton. It ran from 10 February 1995 to 2 April 1998 and was produced by Granada Television and aired on the BBC. The writers included Aherne, Craig Cash, Dave Gorman and Henry Normal. Prior to TV success, Aherne's Mrs Merton character appeared on Frank Sidebottom's album "5/9/88", then made her TV debut on the 1991 Channel 4 gameshow Remote Control, hosted by Anthony H Wilson. The chat show was followed up by a sitcom, Mrs Merton and Malcolm, based on Mrs Merton and her son Malcolm, who was played by Craig Cash.