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.
- Series 2, Episode 1 repeated at 7:05pm on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 213
Press clippings
Vicar Of Dibley brought to stage with links to original cast
A much-loved television programme is being brought to the stage - with cast members having strong links to the original actors.
Karen Darley, The York Press, 28th June 2024The 50 best TV comedies of all time - ranked
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Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 20th June 2024'Great sitcoms are missing from our TV screens and our lives - we need them in these times'
Even if "we're all doomed" under the Tories, as Dad's Army's Pte Frazer would say, shows like George And Mildred, Are You Being Served?, Robin's Nest and Three's Company still make us laugh.
Siobhan McNally, The Mirror, 24th January 2024British comedy's US disasters
As media continues to become more globally inclusive (largely thanks to the rise of streaming services) the idea of remaking anything to fit another culture is gradually becoming more of an outdated concept. But in the past, American TV producers have repeatedly tried and failed to remake many beloved British sitcoms with terrible consequences.
Jazzy Janey, The Comedy Blog, 2nd September 2023Dawn French revives Dibley character to perform a moving 'eulogy' at a 'living funeral' for a friend
Dawn's friend, CoppaFeel! founder Kris Hallenga, 37, is living with stage four terminal breast cancer, and organised the ceremony so that she could be 'drunk on love and gratitude' for the people who surround her.
Rebecca Lawrence, Daily Mail, 14th June 2023The reality of remaking UK sitcoms
The CBS version of the BBC comedy Ghosts is one of the biggest shows on American TV. But US remakes more often than not go south. Armando Iannucci and other creators share their horror stories.
Daniel Dylan Wray, The Guardian, 13th May 2023Town rules against woman becoming next priest - despite being home to TV's Vicar Of Dibley
A town has ruled against a woman becoming its next priest - despite once being home to TV's Vicar Of Dibley. Dawn French, 65, who played Rev Geraldine Granger in the BBC sitcom, used to live in Fowey, Cornwall.
Alex West, The Sun, 8th March 2023The 25 funniest Christmas comedy TV specials of all time
The comedy special is as much a part of British Christmas as a family row and mountains of sprouts. This year, comedy shows from Motherland and The Detectorists to Mrs Brown's Boys and Ghosts are returning with festive specials to round off 2022. To celebrate, we countdown the greatest 25 Christmas comedy specials of all time.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2022The greatest Christmas TV moments of all time ranked
The greatest Christmas TV moment of all-time is the Only Fools And Horses 'Batman and Robin' episode.
A poll of 2,000 adults who celebrate Christmas found the hilarious moment from 1996 where Del Boy and Rodney unknowingly prevent a crime - while dressed as the dynamic duo - is top of the tree.
Jake Penkethman, The Sun, 30th November 2022Del Boy falling through bar voted funniest sitcom scene
A poll run by TV channel Gold has named moments from Only Fools And Horses, The Vicar Of Dibley, Dad's Army and Fawlty Towers as the funniest British sitcom scenes.
British Comedy Guide, 1st November 2022