The Vicar of Dibley: The Complete Series One

The sleepy village of Dibley has a new vicar, but it's not your standard order bloke with beard, bible and bad breath, it's Dawn French, of the hilarious comedy duo French and Saunders. Armed with a sharp wit, a double dose of double entendre and healthy supply of chocolate, she brings the town's lovable—though rather eccentric—inhabitants a hysterical new outlook on life, love and the Church of England that will leave audiences in stitches!

Includes all 6 episodes from Series 1!

Arrival - The Dibley Parish Council have requested that the Bishop provide them a new Vicar after the death of the nonagenarian Percy Pottle. However, when the new Vicar turns up on the doorstep of Parish Council Chairman, David Horton, he is astounded to find that their new man is a woman: Geraldine!

Songs of Praise - The BBC religious series, Songs of Praise, sends a production team to Dibley to tape one of their programs. Geraldine and David have misgivings about this, but Gerry (as she likes to be called) develops a crush on producer, Tristan, while David casts his eye on production assistant, Ruth.

Community Spirit - Geraldine takes on the organization of the annual Autumn Fair and promises to have a featured guest more celebrated than last year's event. Alice, the Verger, tells Geraldine that her cousin is Reg Dwight. And everyone knows that Elton John's real name is....

Window - Dibley is hit by a hurricane, and the fierce storm blows out the stained glass window of St. Barnabas church. The cost of a new window will be at least £11,000, but Geraldine is confident that she can raise this amount from among David's wealthy contacts.
Election - David has been the Councillor in a safe Tory seat for a number of years. But when Geraldine becomes concerned that not enough has been done for his constituency, David finds he now has a village that is prepared to vote for the Vicar.

Animals - Geraldine plans to hold a special service of blessing in St. Barnabas Church for all the animals of the village. As the day approaches she becomes concerned. Will all the animals be properly house trained while in church? Moreover, will any of them try to eat one of the others?

Cast

Geraldine Grainger	---	Dawn French
David Horton	---	Gary Waldhorn
Alice Tinker	---	Emma Chambers
Hugo Horton	---	James Fleet
Owen Nesbitt	---	Roger Lloyd Pack
Frank Pickle	---	John Bluthal
Jim Trott	---	Trevor Peacock
Letitia Cropley	---	Liz Smith

Production Credits

Written by Richard Curtis, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Kit Hesketh-Harvey
Directed by Dewi Humphreys
Produced by Jon Plowman

British Comedy Awards®
1998- Top TV Comedy Actress- Emma Chambers
1997- Top Television Comedy Actress- Dawn French
International Emmy® Awards
1998-Best of Category- Popular Arts

“Gloriously daft characters and the jokes are not just comical but clever as well.”- Daily Mirror

“Dawn French is unquestionably one of our most talented comics.”- Today

“Terrific Fun.”- Daily Star

The Vicar of Dibley was filmed on location in the tiny village of Turville, Buckinghamshire, where the beautiful St. Mary The Virgin church became the temporary St. Barnabus of Dibley.