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.
Streaming rank this week: 704
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Fawlty Towers tops Radio Times greatest British sitcom list
Fawlty Towers has come out top of a list of the greatest British sitcoms, as compiled by Radio Times magazine.
British Comedy Guide, 9th April 201912 Disastrous US remakes of British Sitcoms
Some things are just uniquely suited to a time and a place. The idea of remaking anything to fit another culture is thankfully becoming more of an outdated concept. Unfortunately, in the past, American TV producers have repeatedly tried and failed to remake many of our beloved British sitcoms.
Super Ink, 8th April 2019Which is the best Christmas special of all time?
As the festive TV schedules are received with the usual grumbles, Amelia Tait gets scientific about what makes the perfect Christmas sitcom.
Amela Tait, i Newspaper, 22nd December 2018Definitive guide to British comedy since Fawlty Towers
The British are coming, and they want to invade your television. With ... laughter.
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21st November 2018When sitcom gets serious
I have been thinking about the power of pathos in sitcom.
A Dose Of David Mitchell, 4th October 2018What can we learn from the famous sitcom sofas?
Furniture-maker David Robinson reveals what we can infer from comedy couches.
Ralph Jones, ShortList, 6th September 2018Paul Mayhew-Archer on Emma Chambers' special gift
The Vicar of Dibley star Emma Chambers tragically died earlier this year and now the writer of the show has spoken out about her gift for comedy.
Minnie Wright, The Daily Express, 18th July 2018Dawn French misses Emma Chambers
Dawn French has praised her "bright, clever-witted and very sharp" friend Emma Chambers, who passed away last month.
Female First, 16th March 2018Only Fools and Horses USA - and other failed TV remakes
Ricky Gervais managed it with The Office, but - from The IT Crowd to Luther - which other Brit TV exports weren't so lucky?
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 4th April 2017David Horton's house for sale for £3.95 million
Missenden House, a Grade II-listed house in Little Missenden, will be better-known to those who watched the 90s British sitcom starring Dawn French as Dibley Manor. Fans of the series will immediately recognise the manor as the home to Dibley Council head, David Horton.
Tellyspotting, 28th March 2017