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: Queen of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Denise Royle (archive footage)
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Self
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)
VIZ: Oh, Lordy! It's The Fat Slags in Blue Honeymoon
The Royle Family: The New Sofa
Denise Best
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
Denise Best
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
Various Characters (Archive)
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
Denise
The Golden Egg Cup
Denise Best
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
Self
Caroline Aherne at the BBC
Archive Material
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the Sofa
Self / Denise Best (archive footage)