The Vicar of Dibley

The Vicar of Dibley
GenreSitcom
Written by
Directed by
  • Dewi Humphreys (series 1–2)
  • Gareth Carrivick (series 3)
  • Barbara Wiltshire
    (lockdown episodes)
Starring
Opening theme"The Lord Is My Shepherd"
ComposerHoward Goodall
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes20 (not including charity and lockdown specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Editors
  • Mark Sangster (Series 1)
  • Graham Carr (Series 1)
  • Chris Wadsworth (Series 2)
  • Mark Lawrence (Series 3)
Running time
  • 30–40 minutes (regular episodes)
  • 40–55 minutes (specials)
  • 4–14 minutes (charity and lockdown specials)
Production companyTiger Aspect Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release10 November 1994 (1994-11-10) –
1 January 2000 (2000-01-01)
Release24 December 2004 (2004-12-24) –
1 January 2007 (2007-01-01)
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The Vicar of Dibley is a British sitcom. It consists of three series, which aired on BBC One from 10 November 1994 to 1 January 2000, and several specials, the most recent of which aired on 23 December 2020. It is set in the fictional Oxfordshire village of Dibley, which is assigned a female vicar following the 1993 changes in the Church of England that permitted the ordination of women. Dawn French plays the lead role of vicar Geraldine Granger.

In ratings terms, it is among the most successful British programmes in the digital era, with the Christmas and New Year specials entering the UK top 10 programmes of the year.[1][failed verification] The Vicar of Dibley received multiple British Comedy Awards, two International Emmys and was a multiple British Academy Television Awards nominee. In 2004, it placed third in a BBC poll of Britain's Best Sitcoms.

  1. ^ "Archived copy of 'This years events'". Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2008.