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

User Rating:

8.5/10   

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:

James Fleet was always in mind for the role of Hugo Horton.

Quotes:

Letitia Cropley: I've got a memory like an elephant... that's lost its memory.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Funny Ladies of British Comedy (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Psalm 23

Highly appealing.

Dawn French is a brilliant comedienne. Her effervescent, warm personality is a winning one, so anything she appears in is enough to warrant a glance at. Thankfully, The Vicar Of Dibley is a very funny sitcom, one that showcases French as a talented actress as well as being hilarious. French stars as Geraldine Granger, a larger than life female vicar who is sent to a new parish in the sleepy English village of Dibley after the current vicar passes away. Needless to say, she causes a fair amount of commotion, shaking up and charming Dibley and it's highly eccentric inhabitants. One resident who isn't so impressed is local counsellor David Horton, chairman of the Dibley Parish council and a staunch conservative, who believes that Geraldine should be baking cakes, not preaching the gospel. But Geraldine doesn't let David stand in her way of making Dibley go to church, and she becomes a success.

The main aspect of this show that makes it entertaining is it's excellent ensemble cast. French plays Geraldine with a sense of playfulness and fun, whilst Gary Waldhorn is completely believable as old-fashioned David. James Fleet is delightfully dippy as David's simple son Hugo, John Bluthal is endearing as Frank, Roger Lloyd Pack plays no-nonsense Owen hilariously, and Trevor Peacock is amusing as stuttering Jim. But acting honours go to the fabulous Liz Smith as Letitia Cropley, a woman with some of the strangest food recipes you'll ever come across, and Emma Chambers, who plays the extremely dense Alice so lovingly it's impossible to become irritated with her. The Vicar Of Dibley is certainly not the best sitcom I've ever come across, but it's so welcoming and appealing that it's hard to resist. Definitely one of the better shows to grace our screens in a long while.