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 - Engagement
Further details
The Vicar is writing the parish newsletter, although it's not looking awfully promising: the main stories include a sock which is missing its partner, and Owen selling a half-eaten jigsaw puzzle.
But more immediately, Geraldine has some counselling to do for Alice, who is confused about Jesus coming back because her mum wants to have the carpets nice and clean for him. She also fears that she's unattractive because Hugo hasn't yet kissed her. Geri arranges a meeting for Alice and Hugo and tells them both individually that they must make the move.
Come the meeting, and neither of the pair are forthcoming. Geraldine has to scream at them to embrace - of course, once they start they just can't stop, and their first kiss lasts for nearly five hours!
Amongst all of the ensuing romance, Owen reveals to the Vicar that he has barely ever touched a human female, nevermind kissed one. In pity, she permits him to kiss her, and he's soon proposed - how does a Vicar let down a farmer with a family history of suicidal violence gently?
When Hugo tells David about his newly-found romance, his father reacts predictably badly. David tells Hugo that he will be disinherited and thrown out of the house if he marries Alice - but with a little back up from Geraldine, he stands up for himself for the first time and insists that he will marry the woman he loves, with or without his father's blessing.
This is good news for Geraldine too, as she now has a good front page story for the parish newsletter!
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 26th December 1997
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 41 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Thursday 11th August 2011 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Friday 12th August 2011 | 12:15am | Gold |
Saturday 15th October 2011 | 5:45pm | Gold |
Sunday 16th October 2011 | 12:25pm | Gold |
Friday 23rd December 2011 | 7:10pm | Gold |
Saturday 24th December 2011 | 10:15am | Gold |
Monday 23rd January 2012 | 3:05pm | Gold |
Monday 23rd January 2012 | 9:05pm | Gold |
Wednesday 8th February 2012 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 9th February 2012 | 3:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 11th February 2012 | 11:05am | Gold |
Saturday 11th February 2012 | 5:25pm | Gold |
Saturday 10th March 2012 | 1:20pm | Gold |
Friday 6th April 2012 | 12:20pm | Gold |
Wednesday 18th July 2012 | 10:20pm | Gold |
Thursday 19th July 2012 | 1:10am | Gold |
Sunday 20th January 2013 | 8:50am | Gold |
Sunday 31st March 2013 | 9:20am | Gold |
Sunday 31st March 2013 | 3:55pm | Gold |
Tuesday 16th April 2013 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Sunday 2nd June 2013 | 8:10pm | Gold |
Friday 5th July 2013 | 6:30pm | Gold |
Saturday 6th July 2013 | 12:00am | Gold |
Wednesday 11th September 2013 | 7:25pm | Gold |
Monday 25th November 2013 | 7:05pm | Gold |
Tuesday 26th November 2013 | 5:05pm | Gold |
Wednesday 11th December 2013 | 9:05pm | Gold |
Thursday 12th December 2013 | 2:05pm | Gold |
Thursday 9th January 2014 | 12:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 9th January 2014 | 7:10pm | Gold |
Tuesday 11th February 2014 | 9:55pm | Gold |
Friday 18th April 2014 | 9:10pm | Gold |
Saturday 19th April 2014 | 4:10pm | Gold |
Saturday 22nd November 2014 | 12:10pm | Gold |
Thursday 1st January 2015 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 10th January 2015 | 8:05pm | Gold |
Sunday 11th January 2015 | 2:35pm | Gold |
Wednesday 18th March 2015 | 10:15pm | Gold |
Thursday 19th March 2015 | 7:40pm | Gold |
Sunday 5th April 2015 | 6:30pm | Gold |
Monday 6th April 2015 | 12:15pm | Gold |
Friday 22nd May 2015 | 8:05pm | Gold |
Monday 24th August 2015 | 8:05pm | Gold |
Tuesday 25th August 2015 | 2:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 12th September 2015 | 3:05pm | Gold |
Sunday 13th September 2015 | 9:45am | Gold |
Monday 16th November 2015 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 17th November 2015 | 2:30pm | Gold |
Monday 15th February 2016 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 16th February 2016 | 1:05pm | Gold |
Saturday 26th March 2016 | 6:25pm | Gold |
Sunday 27th March 2016 | 10:30am | Gold |
Thursday 25th August 2016 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 1st September 2016 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Friday 2nd September 2016 | 6:45pm | Gold |
Tuesday 22nd November 2016 | 7:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 23rd November 2016 | 7:00pm | Gold |
Friday 23rd December 2016 | 5:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 24th December 2016 | 7:55am | Gold |
Monday 13th February 2017 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Tuesday 14th February 2017 | 5:20pm | Gold |
Monday 1st May 2017 | 4:00pm | Gold |
Sunday 3rd December 2017 | 6:20pm | Gold |
Monday 11th December 2017 | 6:45pm | Gold |
Friday 5th January 2018 | 9:20pm | Gold |
Saturday 3rd March 2018 | 6:10pm | Gold |
Friday 16th March 2018 | 9:20pm | Gold |
Friday 20th April 2018 | 8:45pm | Gold |
Friday 11th May 2018 | 8:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 12th May 2018 | 2:50pm | Gold |
Friday 22nd June 2018 | 7:40pm | Gold |
Saturday 23rd June 2018 | 12:55pm | Gold |
Friday 10th August 2018 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 11th August 2018 | 5:30pm | Gold |
Friday 9th August 2019 | 7:15pm | Gold |
Friday 6th December 2019 | 8:10pm | Gold |
Saturday 7th December 2019 | 5:55pm | Gold |
Sunday 15th March 2020 | 2:15pm | Gold |
Sunday 15th March 2020 | 5:10pm | Gold |
Saturday 26th September 2020 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Sunday 27th September 2020 | 8:20am | Gold |
Thursday 19th November 2020 | 8:00pm | Gold |
Friday 20th November 2020 | 1:40pm | Gold |
Friday 20th November 2020 | 6:30pm | Gold |
Sunday 6th December 2020 | 4:05pm | Gold |
Sunday 6th December 2020 | 10:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 24th December 2020 | 12:05pm | Gold |
Saturday 6th March 2021 | 11:30am | Gold |
Saturday 6th March 2021 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Sunday 7th March 2021 | 8:55pm | Gold |
Monday 8th March 2021 | 1:00am | Gold |
Monday 8th March 2021 | 4:50pm | Gold |
Tuesday 9th March 2021 | 8:10pm | Gold |
Tuesday 9th March 2021 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 10th March 2021 | 7:30pm | Gold |
Saturday 3rd April 2021 | 12:40pm | Gold |
Thursday 2nd December 2021 | 8:10pm | Gold |
Friday 3rd December 2021 | 1:35am | Gold |
Friday 3rd December 2021 | 4:10pm | Gold |
Monday 13th December 2021 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 3rd December 2022 | 2:50pm | Gold |
Sunday 11th December 2022 | 7:10pm | Gold |
Monday 12th December 2022 | 5:20pm | Gold |
Tuesday 20th December 2022 | 8:05pm | Gold |
Wednesday 21st December 2022 | 5:05pm | Gold |
Saturday 4th February 2023 | 10:10pm | Gold |
Sunday 5th February 2023 | 1:40am | Gold |
Sunday 5th February 2023 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 4th March 2023 | 5:15pm | Gold |
Sunday 5th March 2023 | 3:50pm | Gold |
Thursday 30th March 2023 | 8:15pm | Gold |
Friday 31st March 2023 | 1:00am | Gold |
Wednesday 13th December 2023 | 8:10pm | Gold |
Thursday 14th December 2023 | 5:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 23rd December 2023 | 4:10pm | Gold |
Thursday 4th January 2024 | 7:55pm | Gold |
Thursday 4th January 2024 | 11:20pm | Gold |
Friday 5th January 2024 | 2:40pm | 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 |
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 |