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Caroline Aherne
Acting
33 known credits
0.4 popularity score 52 years
Biography
About 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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Career at a glance
Caroline Aherne across film and television
33credited titles
14movie credits
19TV credits
1996–2023screen career span
Notable work
Recent movies and TV shows
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Strange Hill High
Gogglebox
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
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Pokémon (1997) — Episodes and downloads
Join Ash accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.
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Misty Green (2026) — Download guide
Years after her Hollywood breakthrough, a talented actress whose career has stalled fights for her second act.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Episodes and downloads
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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