Portrait of Caroline Aherne

Acting

Caroline Aherne

Career

Active from 1992 to 2023, busiest in 2013 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Royle Family
The Royle Family
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Caroline Aherne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    2.5, average 6.0
  • Adrenaline
    1.9, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.3, average 4.1
  • Historical
    0.1, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Absurdist Humor 3
  • Observational Humor 3
  • British Sketch Comedy 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Character-Driven Comedy 2
  • British Sitcom 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Dialogue-Heavy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family
Ricky Tomlinson Remembers... The Royle Family (2023)

as Denise Royle (archive footage)

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases (2020)

as Various Characters (Archive)

2010s

7 titles Β· average score 71
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)

as Denise Best (archive footage) (uncredited)

Caroline Aherne at the BBC
Caroline Aherne at the BBC (2016)

as Archive Material

Gogglebox
Gogglebox (2013)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show Β· as Narrator

Strange Hill High
Strange Hill High (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as Stephanie / Various (voice)

The Security Men
The Security Men (2013)

Writer

The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring
The Royle Family: Barbara's Old Ring (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

as Denise Best

The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers
The Royle Family: Joe's Crackers (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

as Denise

2000s

4 titles Β· average score 74
The Fattest Man in Britain
The Fattest Man in Britain (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

The Golden Egg Cup
The Golden Egg Cup (2009)
GoodWatch score 78

as Denise Best

The Royle Family: The New Sofa
The Royle Family: The New Sofa (2008)
GoodWatch score 76

as Denise Best

Sunshine
Sunshine (2008)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show Β· as Donna

1990s

9 titles Β· average score 76
Mrs Merton and Malcolm
Mrs Merton and Malcolm (1999)

TV show

The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right?
The Fast Show: You Ain’t Seen These, Right? (1999)

Additional Writing

The Royle Family
The Royle Family (1998)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show Β· as Denise Royle

TFI Friday
TFI Friday (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Mrs Merton Show
The Mrs Merton Show (1995)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show Β· as Mrs. Merton

The World of Lee Evans
The World of Lee Evans (1995)

TV show Β· as Daughter

The Fast Show
The Fast Show (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show Β· as Various Characters

Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show (1992)

TV show Β· as Mrs Merton

The Dead Good Show
The Dead Good Show (1992)

TV show Β· as Various