"The Vicar of Dibley" (1994) TV series 1994-2007

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

10 November 1994 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A boisterous female minister comes to serve in an eccentricly conservative small town's church.

Plot Keywords:

Vicar | Conservative | Chocolate | Church | Holiday

Awards:

5 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Dawn French	...	Geraldine Granger (24 episodes, 1994-2007)
Gary Waldhorn	...	David Horton (24 episodes, 1994-2007)
James Fleet	...	Hugo Horton (24 episodes, 1994-2007)
Emma Chambers	...	Alice Tinker / ... (24 episodes, 1994-2007)
Trevor Peacock	...	Jim Trott (24 episodes, 1994-2007)
Roger Lloyd-Pack	...	Owen Newitt (24 episodes, 1994-2007)
John Bluthal	...	Frank Pickle (23 episodes, 1994-2007)

Runtime:

10 min (Comic Relief Specials) | 30 min (Season 1-2) | 40 min (Season 3, 1996 Easter Special, 1997 Christmas Special, 2005 New Years Special) | 55 min (2004 Christmas Special) | 60 min (2006 Christmas Special, 2007 New Years Special - finale)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:PG (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Company:

Britcom

Trivia:

Dawn French received hate mail from male vicars when they first aired the program; she said that some were hurtful, but she joked that they used some of the phrases as a source of dialog in the program.

Quotes:

[as yet another person dressed as an Easter Bunny appears in the High Street]
Owen Newitt: Oh, great! Any more and we'll be able to do a production of bloody Watership Down!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ricky Gervais Live: Animals (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Psalm 23

Dawn French is Fabulous

Anything that Dawn French is in is Fabulous. Of course, Vicar of Dibley is one of my favorites simply because, as an Anglican, this focuses on a woman who is a priest. It is unprecedented - it came at a time when women struggled their way to become recognized in the Church of England and allowed to hold roles in the priesthood. The cast is wonderful and offers many opportunities throughout each episode for side-aching laughter. Of course, French can't take the cake by herself. Her sidekick, Alice Tinker (Emma Chambers), whose remarkable role as a "dingbat" (or as David Horton refers to her as a "moron) keeps the laughter rolling. And the comedy ends at each episode with the Vicar and Alice having a spot of tea and the Vicar telling a joke - usually with Alice not understanding the punchline. Genuine humor.