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Saturdays at 9:30 PM
"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 new flock.
The series stars Dawn French (French and Saunders and Murder Most Horrid), and was written by Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Blackadder, and Mr. Bean) with Paul Mayhew Archer and Kit Hesketh-Harvey. The producer is Jon Plowman (French and Saunders, Absolutely Fabulous).
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.
Episode Descriptions:
Series One
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!
2. 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.
3. Community Spirit
Geraldine takes on the organization of the annual Autumn Fair
and promises to have a featured guest more celebrated than last
yearís event. Alice, the Verger, tells Geraldine that her
cousin is Reg Dwight. And everyone knows that Elton Johnís
real name is...
4. 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 Davidís wealthy contacts.
5. Election
David has been the Councilor 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.
6. 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
has 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?
Episode Descriptions:
Series Two
Episode One (40 minutes)
Gerry is determined to get Alice and Hugo together for their first kiss, but though this initially seems difficult -- once she's set the ball rolling it proves even more hard to split them apart. David of course is against the idea of Hugo dating Alice, and threatens to disown Hugo. Meanwhile Gerry receives yet another marriage proposal -- but from one of the villagers, though this time the
thought makes her gag! Hugo stands up against his father by making Alice an interesting proposal too!
Episode Two
Gerry helps to set up Dibley's very own radio station. She leads the line up of villagers who've each been allocated a time slot on the station. When Frank starts his broadcast, everyone knows how boring he is so they immediately switch off. However Frank makes a rather surprising announcement, and is thrilled at everyone's kind response. Little does he know that they didn't even hear him...
Episode Three
After Gerry's debut on Radio Dibley, she is asked to feature on BBC radio with presenter Terry Wogan. She then finds herself surrounded by media attention, and it all goes straight to her head. However in the usual, cheesy Dibley style, Gerry soon sees sense and manages to use her status to help the church, with a little help from a pair of tutus and ballet pro Darcy Bussel!
Episode Four
Alice makes a shocking revelation that may jeopardize her wedding to Hugo. Not to mention the fact that she wants her bridesmaids to dress like Teletubbies...
Christmas Special 1996: "The Christmas Lunch Incident"
Christmas is coming in Dibley and Geraldine is having problems, not only
with her sermon, but also with multiple invitations to Christmas lunch from
the parishioners. First there is dinner with Jim and Frank, then dinner
with David and Hugo, then dinner with Alice and her family? Surely three
dinners in one day is all one can expect of a girl, right?
Easter Special
With Easter approaching, the Church Committee discuss what they'll be giving up for Lent. David suggests that the vicar give up eating chocolate and although Geraldine agrees, will she be able to control herself? Meanwhile, Alice is convinced that the Easter Bunny exists and lives in Dibley, but Gerry's even more surprised when she discovers that so do the rest of the villagers!
Descriptions and photos copyright © 1996 BBC Worldwide Americas. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted With Permission.