The Vicar Of Dibley
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1994 - 2020
- 20 episodes (3 series)
Comedy about a small, backward rural village and its female vicar, Geraldine Grainger. Stars Dawn French, Emma Chambers, Gary Waldhorn, James Fleet, John Bluthal and more.
Episode menu
1996 Specials - The Easter Bunny
Further details
Alice engages Geraldine in a discussion about magic. However, all she really wants to talk about is the existence and purpose of the Easter Bunny. She's so adamant of its existence that Geraldine relays their disagreement to the Parish Council; David explains that there's a tradition in the village that someone drops chocolate eggs around the village every Easter.
As it's the start of Lent, Geraldine suggests that the villagers should give up bad habits: Owen will stop swearing; Letitia will cook normally; Jim will stop dithering; Frank will stop being pedantic; David will be nice to people; Geraldine will give up chocolate; and Hugo will give up lustful thoughts. Geri suggests that everyone donate £1 for each occasion they fail their Lenten fasts, and that the proceeds should go to establishing a video club in the village.
Suddenly, Mrs Cropley is taken ill. It's her heart, and the prognosis is not good. Confined to her bed, she calls the Vicar for a heart-to-heart and reveals a great secret: she's Dibley's Easter Bunny! Letitia asks her to take over the key role; the Vicar agrees, and "always lets you dock in her jetty Letty" is content; she passes away moments later.
Come Easter Sunday, Geri finds herself up long before dawn, dutifully dressed in a large white bunny costume, to deliver eggs around the village. However, it seems old Mrs C has one last surprise in store for the residents of Dibley!
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 8th April 1996
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 40 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Thursday 28th July 2011 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 28th July 2011 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 8th October 2011 | 7:10pm | Gold |
Sunday 9th October 2011 | 1:15pm | Gold |
Friday 30th December 2011 | 9:45am | Gold |
Monday 23rd January 2012 | 2:15pm | Gold |
Monday 23rd January 2012 | 8:10pm | Gold |
Saturday 4th February 2012 | 9:05pm | Gold |
Sunday 5th February 2012 | 2:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 8th February 2012 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 9th February 2012 | 2:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 3rd March 2012 | 3:40pm | Gold |
Monday 19th March 2012 | 3:05pm | Gold |
Tuesday 20th March 2012 | 12:30am | Gold |
Thursday 5th April 2012 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Friday 6th April 2012 | 1:10pm | Gold |
Sunday 13th January 2013 | 1:15pm | Gold |
Sunday 31st March 2013 | 8:25am | Gold |
Sunday 31st March 2013 | 3:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 16th April 2013 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 3rd July 2013 | 6:45pm | Gold |
Thursday 4th July 2013 | 12:00am | Gold |
Wednesday 4th September 2013 | 7:05pm | Gold |
Monday 18th November 2013 | 7:05pm | Gold |
Tuesday 19th November 2013 | 5:05pm | Gold |
Sunday 22nd December 2013 | 1:25pm | Gold |
Monday 23rd December 2013 | 8:45am | Gold |
Thursday 9th January 2014 | 11:50am | Gold |
Thursday 9th January 2014 | 6:15pm | Gold |
Tuesday 11th February 2014 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Friday 18th April 2014 | 8:15pm | Gold |
Saturday 19th April 2014 | 3:15pm | Gold |
Saturday 22nd November 2014 | 10:20am | Gold |
Sunday 5th April 2015 | 5:35pm | Gold |
Monday 6th April 2015 | 11:20am | Gold |
Friday 22nd May 2015 | 7:10pm | Gold |
Saturday 23rd May 2015 | 12:15pm | Gold |
Saturday 5th September 2015 | 7:00pm | Gold |
Sunday 6th September 2015 | 1:40pm | Gold |
Friday 13th November 2015 | 2:05pm | Gold |
Friday 13th November 2015 | 3:00pm | Gold |
Friday 13th November 2015 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 11th February 2016 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Friday 12th February 2016 | 12:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 26th March 2016 | 5:30pm | Gold |
Sunday 27th March 2016 | 9:35am | Gold |
Sunday 16th April 2017 | 11:25am | Gold |
Sunday 16th April 2017 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 3rd August 2017 | 2:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 3rd August 2017 | 7:25pm | Gold |
Tuesday 31st October 2017 | 9:20pm | Gold |
Monday 8th January 2018 | 9:20pm | Gold |
Friday 16th February 2018 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 17th February 2018 | 5:15pm | Gold |
Saturday 31st March 2018 | 12:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 31st March 2018 | 7:10pm | Gold |
Tuesday 5th February 2019 | 8:50pm | Gold |
Friday 24th May 2019 | 1:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 25th May 2019 | 12:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 31st August 2019 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Sunday 1st September 2019 | 2:45am | Gold |
Saturday 21st September 2019 | 3:45pm | Gold |
Sunday 22nd September 2019 | 12:25pm | Gold |
Sunday 1st December 2019 | 3:10am | Gold |
Sunday 17th April 2022 | 1:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 17th April 2022 | 6:10pm | Gold |
Monday 18th April 2022 | 12:10pm | Gold |
Thursday 23rd March 2023 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Friday 7th April 2023 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 8th April 2023 | 2:05pm | Gold |
Sunday 9th April 2023 | 11:30am | Gold |
Sunday 9th April 2023 | 5:00pm | Gold |
Monday 10th April 2023 | 10:10am | Gold |
Sunday 30th April 2023 | 9:05pm | Gold |
Monday 1st May 2023 | 7:30pm | Gold |
Saturday 30th March 2024 | 3:25pm | Gold |
Sunday 31st March 2024 | 9:40am | Gold |
Cast & crew
Dawn French | Geraldine Grainger |
Emma Chambers | Alice Tinker |
Gary Waldhorn | David Horton |
James Fleet | Hugo Horton |
John Bluthal | Frank Pickle |
Trevor Peacock | Jim Trott |
Roger Lloyd Pack | Owen Newitt |
Liz Smith | Letitia Cropley |
Richard Curtis | Writer |
Paul Mayhew-Archer | Writer |
Emma Freud | Script Editor |
John Howard Davies | Director |
Jon Plowman | Producer |
Sue Vertue | Producer |
Richard Curtis | Executive Producer |
Peter Bennett-Jones | Executive Producer |
Geoff Hogg | Editor |
Andrew Howe-Davies | Production Designer |
Howard Goodall | Composer |
Video
Dibley's Easter Bunny
From the Vicar of Dibley 1996 Easter Special. The village members are in confusion over the identity of the elusive Dibley Bunny.
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Dawn French (Geraldine Grainger), Gary Waldhorn (David Horton) & Roger Lloyd Pack (Owen Newitt).