The Vicar Of Dibley. Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
The Vicar Of Dibley

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.

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Series 1, Episode 4 - The Window & The Weather

In the fiercest storm to hit Dibley since... well, let's not go there; a tree falls through the church's great stained-glass window. After struggling to even recall what the original image depicted, the vicar's shocked by the costs of stained glass and begins a fund-raising exercise.

Further details

There's a storm in the village, and the Parish Council are all dithering around arguing about what to call it. Is the storm as great a storm as The Great Storm - whenever that might have been? Alice is petrified by the thunder and lightning and so drops by to Geraldine's for comfort, as does Hugo.

The next day, Geraldine investigates the damage caused by the storm and discovers that the church's magnificent stained-glass window has been destroyed. Another meeting of the Parish Council is called to begin addressing the dire situation. However, it seems that no one actually knows what the window depicted! Who was in it? Maybe Jesus; maybe Moses; maybe St. Barnabus? Maybe a llama! Where is it set? It could've been a library; or maybe a hill; or possibly maybe a mountain... It takes Frank's tedious attention to detail and the parish papers to dig up the original commission: it was Noah's Ark! Now they just need to find funding - Geraldine is astonished at the thousands of pounds she's been quoted to replace the piece of art.

Owen kicks off fundraising with a dubious lottery, and Letitia begins to write a book called "100 Exciting Things to do with Root Vegetables". Geraldine asks David for names of his rich friends; she hopes one or two will donate funds towards the mammoth cost of replacement. Outraged at the suggestion he refuses, but she manages to get the information from the well-meaning Hugo.

After heading into the City to meet one of David's old school chums, the vicar is relieved to have finally secured the necessary finances. However, an emotional news report about the consequences of an earthquake in Colombia tug strongly at her heart strings, and she has soon donated most of the money to a humanitarian charity.

The villagers are surprised, but pleased, to see the stained glass replaced with plain, giving sight to the true beauty and artistry that surrounds them: the English countryside.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 1st December 1994
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 28th May 2011 12:15pm Gold
Friday 24th June 2011 8:00pm Gold
Friday 24th June 2011 11:20pm Gold
Saturday 1st October 2011 7:55pm Gold
Sunday 2nd October 2011 1:40pm Gold
Thursday 10th November 2011 8:00pm Gold
Friday 11th November 2011 7:20pm Gold
Monday 16th January 2012 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 7th February 2012 8:00pm Gold
Wednesday 8th February 2012 2:00pm Gold
Saturday 10th March 2012 11:20am Gold
Friday 6th April 2012 10:20am Gold
Tuesday 8th May 2012 8:20pm Gold
Wednesday 9th May 2012 3:00pm Gold
Wednesday 4th July 2012 11:00pm Gold
Thursday 5th July 2012 1:30am Gold
Friday 26th October 2012 8:20pm Gold
Saturday 27th October 2012 1:25pm Gold
Sunday 13th January 2013 11:15am Gold
Saturday 30th March 2013 9:00am Gold
Wednesday 10th April 2013 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 11th April 2013 12:20am Gold
Monday 1st July 2013 7:20pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd July 2013 12:00am Gold
Friday 30th August 2013 7:20pm Gold
Wednesday 13th November 2013 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 14th November 2013 3:20pm Gold
Sunday 29th December 2013 3:40pm Gold
Monday 30th December 2013 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 7th January 2014 12:35pm Gold
Tuesday 7th January 2014 7:20pm Gold
Tuesday 4th February 2014 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 5th February 2014 12:20am Gold
Sunday 9th March 2014 12:20pm Gold
Tuesday 15th April 2014 8:40pm Gold
Wednesday 16th April 2014 3:40pm Gold
Saturday 22nd November 2014 8:20am Gold
Tuesday 30th December 2014 2:35pm Gold
Wednesday 31st December 2014 8:05am Gold
Saturday 21st February 2015 12:40pm Gold
Saturday 21st February 2015 7:40pm Gold
Wednesday 4th March 2015 10:55pm Gold
Thursday 5th March 2015 8:20pm Gold
Saturday 4th April 2015 4:50pm Gold
Sunday 5th April 2015 11:45am Gold
Friday 15th May 2015 9:00pm Gold
Saturday 16th May 2015 2:40pm Gold
Friday 5th June 2015 8:30pm BBC1
Tuesday 18th August 2015 8:20pm Gold
Wednesday 19th August 2015 3:40pm Gold
Saturday 5th September 2015 5:05pm Gold
Sunday 6th September 2015 11:40am Gold
Tuesday 10th November 2015 8:40pm Gold
Wednesday 11th November 2015 3:20pm Gold
Saturday 30th January 2016 5:00pm Gold
Sunday 31st January 2016 8:50am Gold
Tuesday 9th February 2016 8:40pm Gold
Wednesday 10th February 2016 2:00pm Gold
Friday 25th March 2016 5:40pm Gold
Friday 25th March 2016 5:40pm Gold
Saturday 26th March 2016 1:05pm Gold
Thursday 16th June 2016 1:00pm Gold
Thursday 16th June 2016 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 25th August 2016 7:20pm Gold
Friday 26th August 2016 12:45pm Gold
Sunday 16th April 2017 3:20pm Gold
Tuesday 11th July 2017 2:20pm Gold
Tuesday 11th July 2017 7:00pm Gold
Wednesday 26th July 2017 3:00pm Gold
Wednesday 26th July 2017 7:40pm Gold
Friday 3rd November 2017 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 13th February 2018 8:00pm Gold
Wednesday 14th February 2018 2:00pm Gold
Friday 30th March 2018 10:30am Gold
Friday 6th April 2018 10:00pm Gold
Saturday 7th April 2018 2:00am Gold
Wednesday 20th June 2018 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 21st June 2018 3:00pm Gold
Friday 27th July 2018 9:20pm Gold
Saturday 28th July 2018 5:40pm Gold
Saturday 18th August 2018 3:00pm Gold
Saturday 10th November 2018 11:15am Gold
Sunday 11th November 2018 9:15am Gold
Thursday 13th June 2019 9:00pm Gold
Friday 14th June 2019 1:40pm Gold
Saturday 14th September 2019 10:30am Gold
Sunday 15th September 2019 8:50am Gold
Friday 1st November 2019 8:20pm Gold
Saturday 2nd November 2019 12:00am Gold
Saturday 2nd November 2019 10:10am Gold
Sunday 12th January 2020 9:40pm Gold
Sunday 8th March 2020 3:00pm Gold
Sunday 8th March 2020 7:05pm Gold
Sunday 12th April 2020 1:15pm Gold
Sunday 12th April 2020 6:30pm Gold
Friday 5th June 2020 8:20pm Gold
Saturday 12th September 2020 9:50pm Gold
Sunday 13th September 2020 8:55am Gold
Tuesday 17th November 2020 8:40pm Gold
Wednesday 18th November 2020 2:40pm Gold
Wednesday 18th November 2020 7:20pm Gold
Tuesday 12th January 2021 9:40pm Gold
Wednesday 13th January 2021 12:35am Gold
Saturday 6th March 2021 9:30am Gold
Saturday 6th March 2021 7:40pm Gold
Saturday 3rd April 2021 10:40am Gold
Saturday 7th August 2021 12:00pm Gold
Sunday 8th August 2021 10:20am Gold
Tuesday 5th October 2021 8:40pm Gold
Wednesday 6th October 2021 3:20pm Gold
Saturday 1st January 2022 5:15pm Gold
Sunday 2nd January 2022 12:20pm Gold
Saturday 5th March 2022 4:00pm Gold
Sunday 17th April 2022 11:20am Gold
Monday 18th April 2022 9:30am Gold
Sunday 26th June 2022 9:00pm Gold
Saturday 16th July 2022 8:50am Gold
Saturday 16th July 2022 8:40pm Gold
Saturday 22nd October 2022 10:00pm Gold
Friday 4th November 2022 8:00pm Gold
Saturday 5th November 2022 1:30am Gold
Saturday 5th November 2022 7:20pm Gold
Sunday 13th November 2022 7:20pm Gold
Monday 14th November 2022 12:30am Gold
Saturday 21st January 2023 10:50pm Gold
Sunday 22nd January 2023 9:00pm Gold
Saturday 4th March 2023 3:20pm Gold
Sunday 5th March 2023 1:50pm Gold
Tuesday 21st March 2023 8:40pm Gold
Wednesday 22nd March 2023 1:10am Gold
Monday 29th May 2023 3:00pm Gold
Monday 29th May 2023 9:00pm Gold
Sunday 30th July 2023 9:20pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd January 2024 8:00pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd January 2024 11:00pm Gold
Thursday 4th January 2024 2:40pm Gold
Friday 8th March 2024 8:40pm Gold
Friday 8th March 2024 11:50pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
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
Guest cast
Nicholas Le Prevost Daniel Frobisher
Jamie Lucraft Colin
Max Brazier George
Luke Strain Colin's Friend
Leigh Jasper Sue
Kristy Bruce Jane
Julia Prague Martha
Jessica Sears Amanda
Edward Kelsey Mr Harris
Writing team
Richard Curtis Writer
Emma Freud Script Editor
Production team
Dewi Humphreys Director
Jon Plowman Producer
Richard Curtis Executive Producer
Peter Bennett-Jones Executive Producer
Sue Vertue Associate Producer
Graham Carr Editor
Andrew Howe-Davies Production Designer
Howard Goodall Composer

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