Movie #146........................."The Vicar of Dibley"

Movie #146 "The Vicar of Dibley" actually could count for 5 here, because during our trip to Florida with the Bigs, we watched an episode a night, so in the course of the 4 weeks, we saw all 5 of the discs, a Valentine's gift to them. And what a hoot they are. Previously, I had watched the show hit and miss --- every time I would find it on t.v., I enjoyed watching it, but I wasn't what you would call a regular fan, but I can say now, I am a true blue Dibley fan. Love the show. Love the ensemble of crazies in the town, including the first female vicar, Geraldine (Dawn French), the female version of Jackie Gleason and as talented, if not more; Owen, the farmer who spends way too much time with his animals; Jim, who starts everything with "No, No, No, No' and then gives his answer; David, who is the conservative rich person and head of the church council; Letiticia, who mixes chocolate food with avocado dip as frosting; Mr. Pickle, whom everyone thinks is the dullest man in the community; Hugo, David's son, who is passionate about everything, including Alice and then there's lovable, naive, silly, randy Alice, who is indescribable, and who never gets any of Geraldine's jokes (which she ends every episode with). If you haven't seen this BBC show, you need to give it a chance because it is very, very funny. And it's written by Richard Curtis of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Love, Actually" fame. When we leave Florida, it's one of the things we'll miss --- well, that and the ocean and the shrimp, but Dibley sure ranks as one of the true pleasures of the trip.



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The Vicar of Dibley: Series 1
(1994) NR
When the villagers of Dibley heard they were getting a new vicar, they expected the prototypical calm, sedate and male head of church to which they'd grown accustomed. What they got instead was the spirited (in more ways than one) Reverend Geraldine Boadicea Granger (Dawn French), who teaches them about religion, expectations and life. Episodes include "Songs of Praise," "Community Spirit," "The Window and the Weather," "Election" and "Animals."