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The Vicar Of Dibley. Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
The Vicar Of Dibley

The Vicar Of Dibley

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1994 - 2020
  • 20 episodes (3 series)

Comedy about a small, backward rural village and its female vicar, Geraldine Grainger. Stars Dawn French, Emma Chambers, Gary Waldhorn, James Fleet, John Bluthal and more.

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The Vicar Of Dibley. Image shows from L to R: Alice Tinker (Emma Chambers), Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Series 1 (1994)

The sitcom launched with a six part series in November 1994.

The Vicar Of Dibley. Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

1996 Specials

Two specials followed in 1996, one themed around Easter and one around Christmas.

Ballykissangel. Stephen Tompkinson

Comic Relief 1997

A sketch for Comic Relief in 2007 saw Peter Clifford from Ballykissangel appear on the show.

The Vicar Of Dibley. Image shows from L to R: Alice Tinker (Emma Chambers), Hugo Horton (James Fleet). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Series 2 (1997 - 1998)

The second series was made up of three episodes, preceded by a Christmas special. It charted Alice and Hugo getting engaged then married.

The Vicar Of Dibley. Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Series 3 (1999 - 2000)

The third series, first broadcast during Christmas 1999, was themed around the four seasons.

The Vicar Of Dibley. Image shows from L to R: Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French), Harry Kennedy (Richard Armitage). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

2006/2007 Specials (2006 - 2007)

The specials for Christmas 2006 and New Year's Day 2007 focused on Geraldine getting married. There was also another Comic Relief special in 2006.

The Vicar Of Dibley. Image shows from L to R: Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French), Hugo Horton (James Fleet), Vicar (Damian Lewis), David Horton (Gary Waldhorn). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Comic Relief 2013

After many years away, Geraldine returned in 2013 for another Comic Relief special. This one focused on the campaign to allow female bishops.

The Vicar Of Dibley. Image shows from L to R: Jim Trott (Trevor Peacock), Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French), Hugo Horton (James Fleet). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Comic Relief 2015

As the Church of England gives the go-ahead for the ordination of female bishops, Geraldine hopes to be named Bishop of Dibley.

The Vicar Of Dibley. Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Big Night In (2020)

Geraldine Grainger delivers an update on life in the parish in a sketch for The Big Night In, which was broadcast near the start of the coronavirus crisis.

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