"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

Colour:

Colour

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:

[on hearing that Hugo is going out with Alice, David redrafts his will]
David Horton: Ah Hugo, I was just showing the vicar my new will.
Hugo: Come on papa, you're not that angry. It's like the time you tried to convince me you were Father Christmas. I saw through that and I can see through this.
David Horton: Then you see wrong. If you continue to consort with that Tinker twerp, you will no longer be welcome in this house, you will no longer be my son, and as this will attests, you will have *nothing*.
Hugo: [long pause] On the contrary sir. I shall have everything in the world that I desire.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Comic Relief 2007: The Big One (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Psalm 23

A souvenir I brought home from the UK

I watched an episode of this series first on a holiday in England, not knowing what it was. Dawn French was in it, reason enough for me. What I got was amazing: A series full of weird but so amiable characters which I had never seen anywhere before. I instantly adored every minute of it. Now it's the only series I own completely on video/DVD and even after the hundredth time watching it I still want to see it once more.

My urgent plea to any German broadcaster: Show this ! The comedy in Germany became much better over the recent years, but nobody can top this. So show it!!!

I rate this 12 out of 10!