Caroline Aherne

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.

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TV Series

The Fast Show

The Fast Show

7.9
The Dead Good Show

The Dead Good Show

0
The Mrs Merton Show

The Mrs Merton Show

6.4
Gogglebox

Gogglebox

6.9
The Royle Family

The Royle Family

7.6
Clive Anderson All Talk

Clive Anderson All Talk

0
The Frank Skinner Show

The Frank Skinner Show

7.5
Mrs Merton and Malcolm

Mrs Merton and Malcolm

6
It's Only TV But I Like It

It's Only TV But I Like It

6
Fantasy World Cup

Fantasy World Cup

5
Strange Hill High

Strange Hill High

6.5
An Audience with...

An Audience with...

5.3
The World of Lee Evans

The World of Lee Evans

6
Sunshine

Sunshine

7.8
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show

Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show

0
Parkinson

Parkinson

0

Movies

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

8
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family

0
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

6.5
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

5.7
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon

VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon

10
The New Sofa

The New Sofa

7.7
Barbara's Old Ring

Barbara's Old Ring

7
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases

6.5
Joe's Crackers

Joe's Crackers

7.2
The Golden Egg Cup

The Golden Egg Cup

8
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

8.4
Caroline Aherne at the BBC

Caroline Aherne at the BBC

0