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
Series 2, Episode 3 - Love And Marriage
Further details
The date of Alice and Hugo's wedding is fast approaching, and little Miss Tinker has to make a decision about the design of her dress. Presenting Geraldine with a range of options and ideas, Alice stuns the Vicar almost into silence. Every suggestion is predictably horrific, but Alice's mum needs to begin knitting it soon! Perhaps her dress could have hearts on - with a different Doctor Who in each one?
The Vicar attempts to deal with Alice tactfully, but Dibley's very own wonder of nature appears to be particularly frustrating at the moment, and when Geraldine receives an offer to work at an inner-city church in Liverpool, she is very tempted.
Plans start moving into motion and rehearsals for the big event begin. Simon, David's tall, dashing brother arrives for the event, and instantly steals the Vicar's heart. When he mentions he works in Liverpool, Geraldine's mind is made up!
Jim is the best man and rehearses his speech to Geraldine, which, unfortunately, is based on ABBA's song Knowing Me, Knowing You. It's sweet, but therefore takes an age to get through! Later, on the hen night, Alice philosophises to the Vicar about her relationship with Hugo: could it be that the two get on so well because her father is David Horton and they are thus related?
Geraldine's world opens up into a deep, dark Hell. Can she let the wedding go ahead? No one need ever find out. Not until the first child is born that is, with eight legs. And webbed feet. And fur. She's near distraught with the dilemma - it's the wedding day and she'll have to cancel with just hours notice. However, an exasperated discussion with Owen reveals the truth: the David Horton to whom Alice was born, is 'Dirty Dave Horton, the Stud of Stadhampton' - the cousin of the present David Horton's father!
With confirmation that Alice and Hugo are merely second cousins, the eccentric wedding can go ahead, complete with Tellytubby bridesmaids and pageboys, flashing lights and chocolate bars. Geraldine catches the bouquet after the ceremony and then announces to the village that she'll be leaving for a new job in Liverpool. However, Simon is a little disappointed as he's just agreed to move to Dibley!
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 22nd January 1998
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Thursday 14th July 2011 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Friday 15th July 2011 | 12:00am | Gold |
Saturday 15th October 2011 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 16th October 2011 | 2:00pm | Gold |
Monday 28th November 2011 | 4:00pm | Gold |
Monday 28th November 2011 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Monday 30th January 2012 | 3:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 9th February 2012 | 9:20pm | Gold |
Friday 10th February 2012 | 3:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 7th April 2012 | 10:35am | Gold |
Wednesday 25th July 2012 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 26th July 2012 | 12:20am | Gold |
Friday 9th November 2012 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 10th November 2012 | 2:10pm | Gold |
Sunday 20th January 2013 | 11:00am | Gold |
Monday 1st April 2013 | 9:35am | Gold |
Monday 22nd April 2013 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 23rd April 2013 | 12:20am | Gold |
Wednesday 10th July 2013 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 11th July 2013 | 12:00am | Gold |
Wednesday 18th September 2013 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 2nd November 2013 | 6:50pm | Gold |
Sunday 3rd November 2013 | 2:00pm | Gold |
Friday 3rd January 2014 | 3:10pm | Gold |
Saturday 4th January 2014 | 9:10am | Gold |
Monday 13th January 2014 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 14th January 2014 | 12:35am | Gold |
Tuesday 22nd April 2014 | 9:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 23rd April 2014 | 4:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 23rd November 2014 | 2:20pm | Gold |
Friday 2nd January 2015 | 10:25am | Gold |
Saturday 24th January 2015 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 25th January 2015 | 3:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 25th March 2015 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 26th March 2015 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Monday 6th April 2015 | 6:05pm | Gold |
Friday 22nd May 2015 | 10:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 23rd May 2015 | 3:25pm | Gold |
Thursday 27th August 2015 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Friday 28th August 2015 | 3:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 12th September 2015 | 5:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 13th September 2015 | 12:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 17th November 2015 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 18th November 2015 | 3:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 16th February 2016 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 17th February 2016 | 1:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 26th March 2016 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Sunday 27th March 2016 | 12:45pm | Gold |
Wednesday 22nd June 2016 | 1:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 22nd June 2016 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 23rd November 2016 | 7:55pm | Gold |
Thursday 24th November 2016 | 6:50pm | Gold |
Tuesday 14th February 2017 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 15th February 2017 | 5:20pm | Gold |
Monday 1st May 2017 | 6:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 2nd August 2017 | 3:00pm | Gold |
Wednesday 2nd August 2017 | 7:40pm | Gold |
Friday 26th January 2018 | 9:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 27th January 2018 | 4:20pm | Gold |
Monday 26th February 2018 | 10:45pm | BBC1 |
Saturday 3rd March 2018 | 7:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 31st March 2018 | 10:10am | Gold |
Sunday 1st April 2018 | 9:35am | Gold |
Friday 4th May 2018 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 26th June 2018 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 27th June 2018 | 3:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 30th August 2018 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Friday 31st August 2018 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 1st September 2018 | 9:40am | Gold |
Saturday 24th November 2018 | 10:20am | Gold |
Sunday 25th November 2018 | 9:20am | Gold |
Saturday 24th August 2019 | 1:10pm | Gold |
Wednesday 5th February 2020 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 6th February 2020 | 12:10am | Gold |
Thursday 6th February 2020 | 6:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 15th March 2020 | 4:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 15th March 2020 | 7:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 3rd October 2020 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Sunday 4th October 2020 | 9:40am | Gold |
Friday 20th November 2020 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 21st November 2020 | 9:10am | Gold |
Friday 15th January 2021 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 16th January 2021 | 12:10am | Gold |
Saturday 6th March 2021 | 1:35pm | Gold |
Sunday 7th March 2021 | 1:55am | Gold |
Sunday 7th March 2021 | 11:10pm | Gold |
Monday 8th March 2021 | 2:55am | Gold |
Monday 8th March 2021 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Friday 12th March 2021 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Friday 12th March 2021 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 3rd April 2021 | 2:50pm | Gold |
Saturday 7th August 2021 | 3:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 8th August 2021 | 1:40pm | Gold |
Friday 8th October 2021 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 9th October 2021 | 12:30am | Gold |
Saturday 9th October 2021 | 8:55am | Gold |
Monday 3rd January 2022 | 5:50pm | Gold |
Sunday 6th March 2022 | 6:40pm | Gold |
Sunday 17th April 2022 | 3:30pm | Gold |
Friday 17th June 2022 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 18th June 2022 | 7:50pm | Gold |
Sunday 30th October 2022 | 10:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 2nd November 2022 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 3rd November 2022 | 1:30am | Gold |
Sunday 20th November 2022 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Monday 21st November 2022 | 2:25am | Gold |
Saturday 11th February 2023 | 8:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 12th February 2023 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Sunday 12th March 2023 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Friday 24th March 2023 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 25th March 2023 | 12:35am | Gold |
Sunday 30th April 2023 | 8:30pm | Gold |
Monday 1st May 2023 | 6:50pm | Gold |
Saturday 2nd September 2023 | 11:20pm | Gold |
Sunday 3rd September 2023 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Friday 5th January 2024 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Friday 5th January 2024 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Friday 15th March 2024 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Friday 15th March 2024 | 11:55pm | Gold |
Monday 1st April 2024 | 1:40pm | Gold |
Monday 1st April 2024 | 5:40pm | 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 |
Simon McBurney | Cecil (Choir Master) |
Clive Mantle | Simon Horton |
Geraldine McNulty | Bigamy Lady |
Richard Curtis | Writer |
Paul Mayhew-Archer | Writer |
Emma Freud | Script Editor |
Dewi Humphreys | Director |
Jon Plowman | Producer |
Sue Vertue | Producer |
Richard Curtis | Executive Producer |
Peter Bennett-Jones | Executive Producer |
Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
Andrew Howe-Davies | Production Designer |
Howard Goodall | Composer |
Video
Alice and Hugo get married
Alice and Hugo prepare to get married.
Featuring: Dawn French (Geraldine Grainger), Emma Chambers (Alice Tinker) & James Fleet (Hugo Horton).