Dawn French
- 67 years old
- Welsh
- Actor, writer and comedian
Press clippings Page 7
Review: Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse
Festive nostalgia marred by Dahl's real-life antisemitism.
Adam White, The Independent, 24th December 2020Review: Roald & Beatrix: The Tail Of The Curious Mouse
This inventive drama, that imagined Roald Dahl paying Beatrix Potter a visit, lacked a sprinkling of Christmas magic.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 24th December 2020Dawn French interview
Dawn French on her latest book, playing Beatrix Potter and bringing back The Vicar Of Dibley for Christmas
Miranda Sawyer, Radio Times, 19th December 2020Dibley viewers 'in tears' over Emma Chambers tribute
The Vicar Of Dibley viewers were left in "floods of tears" after Dawn French paid an emotional tribute to her late co-star Emma Chambers.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 15th December 2020Dawn French wasn't the first choice for Dibley
The hit 90s comedy recently returned to the BBC for a series of lockdown specials and producer Peter Bennett-Jones has opened up on some behind-the-scenes secrets, revealing that Richard Curtis never actually wrote the role of Geraldine Grainger for Dawn.
Rebecca Lewis, The Sun, 14th December 2020The Vicar Of Dibley in Lockdown, review
Did the Vicar taking a knee warrant such pearl-clutching?
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 14th December 2020The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown review
Zoom but no zest in this comedy resurrection.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 8th December 2020Review: The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown
Old jokes might not always be the best but they're the ones we love most. That's what makes it such a pleasure to see Dawn French back as the Rev Geraldine Granger in The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown (BBC1).
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 8th December 2020Why is The Vicar of Dibley taking the knee?
Even fictional characters are now expected to deliver woke sermons.
Paddy Hannam, Spiked, 8th December 2020Dawn French hits back at Black Lives Matter complaints
The Vicar Of Dibley returned tonight on BBC One for its hotly-anticipated 'in lockdown' episodes.
While tonight's episode was not centred on BLM, Dawn, who lives in Cornwall, has dismissed criticism over the forthcoming scene in an "ironic" tweet.
Mary Gallagher, The Sun, 7th December 2020