The Vicar of Dibley

The Vicar of Dibley: Summary

Airs Next:BBC-1 at Thursday 8:00 PM (30 min.)
Status:Ended
Premiered:November 1, 1994
Last Aired:March 16, 2007
Show Categories:Comedy

The Vicar of Dibley begins after the old Vicar Pottle dies, Dibley needs a suitable replacement for him. It would be assumed that they'd find a young interesting man but instead they get Geraldine Granger (Dawn French). She's not exactly the kind of person you'd expect for that sort of position, with her jokes and honest, yet sweet attitude. She quickly became popular with the people in Dibley, because of her enthusiasm and caring personality. Each episode uses the clashing of personalities, to bring great comedy. A lot of plots revolve around Geraldine and Alice Tinker (Emma Chambers) who is the Verger, and a good friend to Geraldine despite her complete lack of common sense. Other important characters include David Horton (Gary Waldhorn) the local councillor, who is amazingly full of himself, Hugo Horton (James Fleet) David's withdrawn son who is later married to Alice, Jim Trott (Trevor Peacock) who struggles to get out a full sentence, Owen Newitt (Roger Lloyd Pack) a farmer who likes his animals alot, Letitia Cropley (Liz Smith) was an important character who's recipes would never be forgotten, however the character passed away in the Easter Special in 1996. The Vicar of Dibley begins after the old Vicar Pottle dies, Dibley needs a suitable replacement for him. It would be assumed that they'd find a young interesting man but instead they get Geraldine Granger (Dawn French). She's not exactly the kind of person you'd expect for that sort of position, with her jokes and honest, yet sweet attitude. She quickly became popular with the...

Comic Relief - Celebrity Wife Swap

Aired: Friday March 16, 2007

Geraldine and Harry swap lives with Sting and Trudie Styler.

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Trevor PeacockJim Trott
Dawn FrenchReverend Geraldine Granger
Liz SmithLetitia Cropley (1994-1996)
Gary WaldhornDavid Horton
Roger Lloyd-PackOwen Newitt

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Fairy18
member since: Mar 4, 2007
The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"
A very funny show ...Continue »
10/10/08 04:11pm | report abuse
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radcliffedfan
member since: Nov 7, 2007
The Bottom Line: "Underappreciated"
Funny and great ...Continue »
11/24/07 11:08am | report abuse
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orangeangel
member since: Aug 19, 2007
The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"
One of the greatest comedies ever because of its originality and just plain comedy value!!!!!! ...Continue »
08/21/07 05:58am | report abuse
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forensic_fan
member since: Aug 27, 2006
The Bottom Line: "Classic"
The Vicar of Dibley is a classic. It is one of the best sit-coms I have ever seen and still brings Christianity into the show. Dawn French is great as Geraldine and I am soo sad to see it stop. ...Continue »
01/25/07 12:14pm | report abuse
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gr8lyknow
member since: Jun 15, 2006
The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"
One of Britian's best comedies but just a bit <i>too<i> Dawn French. ...Continue »
11/17/06 03:14pm | report abuse