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Vicar of Dibley

From the creator of Four Weddings and a Funeral comes another hilarious yet moving look at a slice of English life. A young, enthusiastic vicar - who also happens to be a woman - is appointed to the sleepy country parish of Dibley. The congregation, all six faithful souls, reacts to her arrival with a mixture of wonder and horror. "You were expecting a bloke with a beard, a Bible and bad breath. Instead, you got a babe with a bob cut and a magnificent bosom," Geraldine explains to her bewildered new flock of addle-pated eccentrics. One parishioner, David Horton, is more than appalled when it becomes clear that Geraldine does not intend to play second fiddle and he resolves to have her removed. Eventually, Geraldine and Dibley come to terms with each other, and join forces to revitalize the parish together.

Celebrity cameos on the show have included actor Sean Bean, singer Kylie Minogue, ballerina Darcey Bussell, supermodel Rachel Hunter and, in charity night specials not all of which are available on DVD, former royal princess turned diet pitch-woman Sarah Ferguson and Johnny Depp.

Britain has only had female priests since 1994, the same year the series began.

Actor Trevor Peacock wrote the hit song "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter," made famous by Hermann and the Hermits.

The character of Geraldine Granger was inspired by the Reverend Joy Carroll, one of the first women ordained as a priest in the UK.

Geraldine's predecessor at Dibley was Percy Pottle, who dropped dead in the middle of a service, aged 102.

Composer Howard Goodall originally wrote the theme tune to Dibley - a setting of Psalm 23 - as a serious piece of choral music.