The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley begins after the older Vicar Pottle dies, the people of Dibley need to find a suitable replacement for him. Most would assume they'd find a young interesting man, or something of that sort, but instead they get Geraldine Granger (Dawn French). She's not exactly the kind of person you'd expect for that sort of position, with her jokes and honest, yet sweet attitude. She quickly became popular with the people in Dibley, because of her enthusiasm and caring personality. Each episode uses the clashing of personalities, to bring great comedy. A lot of plots revolve around Geraldine and Alice Tinker (Emma Chambers) who is the Verger, and a good friend to Geraldine despite her complete lack of common sense. Other important characters include David Horton (Gary Waldhorn) who is amazingly full of himself, Hugo Horton (James Fleet[/person) David's son who is later married to Alice, Jim Trott ([person]Trevor Peacock)
Geraldine forms a book club at which Alice deciphers the Da Vinci Code and works out that she is the last living descendant of Jesus Christ. Geraldine, however, is depressed. She has conducted a hundred weddings but is still single herself. An attractive young couple arrive to take up a weekend cottage - Harry and Rosie Kennedy. Geraldine is smitten by Harry and is relieved to find that Rosie is his sister, not his wife. They begin dating.
Geraldine turns down Owen's final pleas to marry him and the villagers' suggestion that she should have a sky-diving wedding, to get married to Harry. Alice is charged with being the wedding planner and she chooses a Doctor Who theme. After the Reverend Jeremy Ogilvy has conducted the ceremony and a montage of scenes from Geraldine's life has been shown Alice finally understands the vicar's closing joke, thanks to Harry.
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Richard Armitage | Harry Kennedy |
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Roger Lloyd-Pack | Owen Newitt |
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John Bluthal | Frank Pickle |
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James Fleet | Hugo Horton |
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Keeley Hawes | Rosie Kennedy |
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Dawn French | Geraldine Granger |
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Trevor Peacock | Jim Trott |
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Emma Chambers | Alice Horton |
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Gary Waldhorn | David Horton |
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Gareth Vaughan | Gonads |
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Hugh Bonneville | Jeremy Ogilvy |
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Peter Cartwright | Funeral Man |
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Nicholas Blane | Singing Vicar |
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Marlene Sidaway | Mistaken Mother |
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Richard Curtis | Self |
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Catherine Odusanya | Wedding Guest |
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Mother Teresa | Self |
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Paul Mayhew-Archer | Self |
| Director | Ed Bye |
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| Writer | Richard Curtis, Paul Mayhew-Archer | |
| Producer | Peter Bennett-Jones, Sophie Clarke-Jervoise, Richard Curtis, Jo Hunter, Jon Plowman | |
| Musician | Howard Goodall | |
| Photography | John Sorapure | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Stereo [English] |
| Distributor | BBC Home Video |
| Edition Release Date | Oct 09, 2007 |
| Regions | Region 1 |