Box set: The Ultimate Vicar of Dibley Collection

The Vicar Of Dibley: Series 1

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1994)

Comedy

/ Color / 175 mins

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In Collection
#800

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Plot

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)

Cast

	John Bluthall	Frank Pickle
	Emma Chambers	Alice Tinker
	James Fleet	Hugo Horton
	Trevor Peacock	Jim Trott
	Liz Smith
	John Bluthal	Frank Pickle
	Dawn French	Geraldine Grainger
	Roger Lloyd-Pack	Owen Newitt
	Richard Armitage	Harry Kennedy
	Gary Waldhorn	David Horton
	Roger Lloyd Pack	Owen Newitt

Crew

Director

Dewi Humphreys
Gareth Garrivick

Producer

Jon Plowman

Writer

Richard Curtis

Musician

Howard Goodall

Episodes

Disc 01

Arrival

30 mins 10/11/1994

The village of Dibley acquires a new vicar, but the Reverend Geraldine is a bit of a surprise, and a not entirely welcome one to some people.

Director: Dewi Humphreys

Writer: Richard Curtis

Guest starring: Preston Lockwood

Songs of Praise

30 mins 17/11/1994

A BBC TV program decides to film a segment in Dibley, leading to all sorts of romantic misunderstandings, well, auditions for the church choir.

Director: Dewi Humphreys

Writer: Richard Curtis / Kit Hesketh-Harvey

Guest starring: Pam Rhodes, Peter Capaldi, Patricia Kane, Connie Hyde, Simon McBurney, Gareth Vaughan

Community Spirit

30 mins 24/11/1994

Geraldine takes over the Autumn Fair and promises a celebrity, say Elton John, to open it but finds it a bit difficult to deliver.

Director: Dewi Humphreys

Writer: Richard Curtis

Guest starring: Philip Whitchurch, David Sterne, Charlie Watts, Satosha Ramsey, Patricia Kane, Kylie Minogue

The Window and the Weather

30 mins 01/12/1994

One of the church's stained glass windows is broken during a storm (not The Great Storm, mind you), which sends the Reverend on a fund-raising mission among the well to do, especially David's friends.

Director: Dewi Humphreys

Writer: Richard Curtis

Guest starring: Nicholas Le Prevost, Jamie Lucraft, Max Brazier, Luke Strain, Leigh Jasper, Kristy Bruce, Julia Prague, Jessica Sears, Edward Kelsey

Election

30 mins 08/12/1994

Geraldine clashes with David in the Dibley district councilor elections over the issue of local bus service, and finds herself an opposing candidate.

Director: Dewi Humphreys

Writer: Richard Curtis

Guest starring: Alistair McGowan, Fernand Monast, Patricia Kane, Edward Kelsey

Animals

30 mins 15/12/1994

A funeral for a pet bird inspires Geraldine to hold a special church service for all the animals of the village, despite opposition from David.

Director: Dewi Humphreys

Writer: Richard Curtis

Guest starring: Simon McBurney, Max Brazier, Jane Galloway, Andy Greenhalgh, Moray Watson

Edition Details

Series	The Vicar of Dibley
Release Date	2007
Packaging	Jewel Case
No. of Disks/Tapes	1

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