The Fast Show (1994–2014) The Mrs Merton Show (1995–1998) The Royle Family (1998–2012) Gogglebox (2013–2016)
Spouse
Peter Hook
(m. 1994; div. 1997)
Caroline Mary Aherne[1] (24 December 1963 – 2 July 2016) was an English actress, comedian, writer and director. She was best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host Mrs Merton, in various roles in The Fast Show, and as Denise in The Royle Family (1998–2012), a series which she co-wrote. She won BAFTA awards for her work on The Mrs Merton Show and The Royle Family.
Aherne narrated the Channel 4 reality television series Gogglebox from its inception in 2013 until 8 April 2016. She died of cancer at the age of 52.
Caroline Mary Aherne (24 December 1963 – 2 July 2016) was an English actress, comedian, writer and director. She was best known for performing as the acerbic...
Tomlinson), his wife Barbara (Sue Johnston), their daughter Denise (CarolineAherne), their son Antony (Ralf Little) and Denise's fiancé (later husband)...
Rovers and After Hours. Cash took over from his Royle Family co-star CarolineAherne as the narrator of Channel 4's Gogglebox after her death in 2016. Cash...
The Mrs Merton Show is a mock talk show starring CarolineAherne, also credited as Caroline Hook, as the elderly host Mrs Dorothy Merton. Originally portraying...
Granada Television for the BBC. It stars Ricky Tomlinson, Sue Johnston, CarolineAherne, Ralf Little and Craig Cash. 25 episodes of The Royle Family were made...
BBC New Talent Hot List and became the first recipient of the BBC’s CarolineAherne Comedy Bursary. She was a South Bank Sky Arts Award Best Breakthrough...
Higson, Simon Day, Mark Williams, John Thomson, Arabella Weir and CarolineAherne. Other significant cast members included Felix Dexter, Paul Shearer...
series has been airing since 16 February 2024. The show was narrated by CarolineAherne from its launch until her death in July 2016, after which Craig Cash...
BBC One programme The One Show that she was the second winner of the CarolineAherne Bursary. She received a cash prize and mentoring from a BBC commissioning...
In 1994, he married comedian CarolineAherne but the marriage ended in 1997. He later went on to say, after Aherne's death, that it had been a turbulent...
Friday) Best children's comedy: Woof! Top female comedy performer: CarolineAherne (Mrs Merton) Top male comedy performer: Paul Whitehouse (The Fast Show)...
1961), Harry Enfield and Chums Kenny Everett (1944–1995) The Fast Show CarolineAherne (1963–2016) Simon Day (born 1962) Charlie Higson (born 1958) John Thomson...
retained. The song gained mass public exposure when it was selected by CarolineAherne and Craig Cash to be the theme tune to their sitcom The Royle Family...
by CarolineAherne, Craig Cash and Henry Normal. Network released the series on DVD in 2008. The main characters were Mrs. Dorothy Merton (Caroline Aherne)...
1998, Manning admitted that he was a racist, which surprised host CarolineAherne and went down badly with the audience. Manning never toned down his...
Gogglebox is a television review programme that was narrated by CarolineAherne until April 2016 and Craig Cash after that. It features recurring British...
episodes of the BBC's sitcom series The Royle Family, along with Cash and CarolineAherne. He appeared in Sunshine which he also co-wrote with Cash. More recently...
Jason Orange, singer from Take That, lived in Wythenshawe as a child. CarolineAherne, comedienne and actress, grew up in Wythenshawe from the age of two...
"Good" by Ofsted, the second-highest rating in a four-point scale. CarolineAherne Lily Allen Michael Barrymore George Best Susan Boyle Antonio Carluccio...
This album introduced the character Mrs Merton, portrayed by CarolineAherne. Aherne continued to use the character as a comic persona, leading to her...
2002 Australian television comedy series, created and co-written by CarolineAherne. Peter Herbert served as co-writer. Made by Granada Australia for the...
long-time collaborator John Thomson, and starred alongside him and CarolineAherne in a one-off Granada TV sketch show, The Dead Good Show. His most prominent...
The Fattest Man in Britain is a comedy-drama written by CarolineAherne and Jeff Pope, and directed by David Blair, which aired on ITV on 20 December...
develop fledgling comedy writers. In January 2019, Amy was awarded the CarolineAherne Bursary to develop working class comedy voices. In 2019 they took their...
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