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.

Caroline Aherne

Acting Born December 24, 1963 – Died July 2, 2016 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 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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Parkinson

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TFI Friday

The Frank Skinner Show

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The Fast Show

Various Characters

The Royle Family

Denise Royle

Comic Relief

It's Only TV But I Like It

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The Mrs Merton Show

Mrs. Merton

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Strange Hill High

Stephanie / Various (voice)

Clive Anderson All Talk

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