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	===Theme music===		===Theme music===
	The theme music was a setting of [[Psalm 23]] composed by [[Howard Goodall]], and was performed by the choir of [[Christ Church, Oxford\|Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford]], with George Humphreys<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web\|url=http://www.abc.net.au/classic/daily/stories/s631456.htm \|title=ABC Classic FM Music Details: Saturday 10 June 2000 \|publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation \|access-date=27 April 2011}}</ref> singing the solo. The conductor was [[Stephen Darlington]]. Two versions are used over the opening credits: one with full choir, and one with a solo. Goodall originally wrote it as a serious piece of church choral music. It has been released as a [[charity record\|charity single]], with proceeds going to Comic Relief.~~{{fact\|date=July 2022}}~~ It also appears on Goodall's CD ''Choral Works'', which additionally includes his theme for ''[[Mr. Bean]]'', another popular comedy co-created by Richard Curtis. A snippet of ''The Vicar of Dibley'''s theme music was used in the ''Mr. Bean'' episode "[[Tee Off, Mr. Bean]]” and the music from ''Mr Bean'' plays during Sean Bean’s scene in ''The Vicar of Dibley'' episode "Spring".		The theme music was a setting of [[Psalm 23]] composed by [[Howard Goodall]], and was performed by the choir of [[Christ Church, Oxford\|Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford]], with George Humphreys<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web\|url=http://www.abc.net.au/classic/daily/stories/s631456.htm \|title=ABC Classic FM Music Details: Saturday 10 June 2000 \|publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation \|access-date=27 April 2011}}</ref> singing the solo. The conductor was [[Stephen Darlington]]. Two versions are used over the opening credits: one with full choir, and one with a solo. Goodall originally wrote it as a serious piece of church choral music. It has been released as a [[charity record\|charity single]], with proceeds going to Comic Relief. It also appears on Goodall's CD ''Choral Works'', which additionally includes his theme for ''[[Mr. Bean]]'', another popular comedy co-created by Richard Curtis. A snippet of ''The Vicar of Dibley'''s theme music was used in the ''Mr. Bean'' episode "[[Tee Off, Mr. Bean]]” and the music from ''Mr Bean'' plays during Sean Bean’s scene in ''The Vicar of Dibley'' episode "Spring".

	==Awards and accolades==		==Awards and accolades==

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	'''''The Vicar of Dibley''''' is a British [[television sitcom\|sitcom]] which originally ran on [[BBC One]] from 10 November 1994 to 1 January 2007. It is set in a fictional small [[Oxfordshire]] village called Dibley, which is assigned a female [[vicar]] following the [[Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993\|1992 changes in the Church of England]] that permitted the [[ordination of women]]. [[Dawn French]] plays the lead role.		'''''The Vicar of Dibley''''' is a British [[television sitcom\|sitcom]] which originally ran on [[BBC One]] from 10 November 1994 to 1 January 2007. It is set in a fictional small [[Oxfordshire]] village called Dibley, which is assigned a female [[vicar]] following the [[Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993\|1992 changes in the Church of England]] that permitted the [[ordination of women]]. [[Dawn French]] plays the lead role.

	In ratings terms, it is among the most successful British programmes in the digital era, the Christmas and New Year specials entering the UK top 10 programmes of the year.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/facts/since1981/ \|title=Archived copy of 'This years events' \|access-date=2008-12-10 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310000055/http://www.barb.co.uk/facts/since1981 \|archive-date=10 March 2009 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>~~{{failed verification\|date=February 2021}}~~		In ratings terms, it is among the most successful British programmes in the digital era, the Christmas and New Year specials entering the UK top 10 programmes of the year.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/facts/since1981/ \|title=Archived copy of 'This years events' \|access-date=2008-12-10 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310000055/http://www.barb.co.uk/facts/since1981 \|archive-date=10 March 2009 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>
	''The Vicar of Dibley'' received multiple [[British Comedy Awards]], two [[List of International Emmy Award winners\|International Emmys]], and was a multiple [[British Academy Television Awards]] nominee. In 2004, it placed third in a BBC poll of ''[[Britain's Best Sitcom]]s''.		''The Vicar of Dibley'' received multiple [[British Comedy Awards]], two [[List of International Emmy Award winners\|International Emmys]], and was a multiple [[British Academy Television Awards]] nominee. In 2004, it placed third in a BBC poll of ''[[Britain's Best Sitcom]]s''.

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| image = The Vicar of Dibley intro.jpg
| writer = {{Plainlist|
*[[Richard Curtis]]
*[[Paul Mayhew-Archer]]
}}
| director = {{Plainlist|
*Dewi Humphreys (series 1–2)
*[[Gareth Carrivick]] (series 3)
*Barbara Wiltshire (lockdown episodes)
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
*[[Dawn French]]
*[[Emma Chambers]]
*[[Trevor Peacock]]
*[[Gary Waldhorn]]
*[[James Fleet]]
*[[John Bluthal]]
*[[Liz Smith (actress)|Liz Smith]]
*[[Roger Lloyd-Pack]]
}}
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| composer = [[Howard Goodall]]
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 3
| num_episodes = 20 (not including lockdown or charity specials)
| list_episodes = List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
*[[Richard Curtis]]
*[[Peter Bennett-Jones]]
*Ben Caudell
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
*[[Jon Plowman]]
*[[Sue Vertue]] (Series 2)
*Margot Gavan Duffy (Series 3)
}}
| editor = {{Plainlist|
*Mark Sangster (Series 1)
*Graham Carr (Series 1)
*Chris Wadsworth (Series 2)
*Mark Lawrence (Series 3)
}}
| runtime = {{Plainlist|
*30–40 minutes (regular episodes)
*40–55 minutes (specials)
*4–14 minutes (charity and lockdown specials)
}}
| company = [[Tiger Aspect Productions]]
| distributor = [[Endemol UK]]
| network = [[BBC One]]
| picture_format = {{ubl|[[PAL]] (1994–1998)|[[DVB-T]] [[576i]] [[16:9]] (1999–2006)|[[HDTV]] [[1080i]] (2020)}}
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| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2020|12|23}}
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'''''The Vicar of Dibley''''' is a British [[television sitcom|sitcom]] which originally ran on [[BBC One]] from 10 November 1994 to 1 January 2007. It is set in a fictional small [[Oxfordshire]] village called Dibley, which is assigned a female [[vicar]] following the [[Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993|1992 changes in the Church of England]] that permitted the [[ordination of women]]. [[Dawn French]] plays the lead role.

In ratings terms, it is among the most successful British programmes in the digital era, the Christmas and New Year specials entering the UK top 10 programmes of the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barb.co.uk/facts/since1981/ |title=Archived copy of 'This years events' |access-date=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310000055/http://www.barb.co.uk/facts/since1981 |archive-date=10 March 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=February 2021}}
''The Vicar of Dibley'' received multiple [[British Comedy Awards]], two [[List of International Emmy Award winners|International Emmys]], and was a multiple [[British Academy Television Awards]] nominee. In 2004, it placed third in a BBC poll of ''[[Britain's Best Sitcom]]s''.

In addition to the twenty main episodes between 1994 and 2007, the series includes numerous shorter charity specials, as well as 'lockdown' episodes produced during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

==Premise==
===Background===
The series was created by [[Richard Curtis]] and written for actress [[Dawn French]] by Curtis and [[Paul Mayhew-Archer]], with contributions from [[Kit Hesketh-Harvey]]. The main character was an invention of Richard Curtis, but he and Dawn French extensively consulted [[Joy Carroll]], one of the first female Anglican priests, and garnered many character traits and much information.<ref>{{cite book|title=Beneath the Cassock: The Real-life Vicar of Dibley|author=Joy Carroll|author-link=Joy Carroll|isbn= 0-00-712207-1|publisher= HarperCollins|date=September 2002}}</ref>

===Openings and epilogues===
In earlier episodes, the opening credits were followed by a humorous village scene, such as a woman knitting directly from a sheep.<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/comedy/2020-12-04/vicar-of-dibley-episodes-watch/ Why you should watch The Vicar of Dibley], [[Radio Times]], 4 December 2020</ref>

After the closing credits, Geraldine usually tells Alice a joke, to which Alice either overreacts, tries to interpret literally, or understands only after Geraldine explains it. There are a few exceptions to this in various episodes.

==Cast and characters==
===Main cast===
{{main|List of characters in The Vicar of Dibley}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor !! Character !! Episodes
|-
| [[Dawn French]] || [[Geraldine Granger]] || 31
|-
| [[Gary Waldhorn]] || [[Councillor|Cllr]] [[List_of_The_Vicar_of_Dibley_characters#David Horton|David Horton]] {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE|MA (Cantab)|FRCS}} || 25
|-
| [[Roger Lloyd-Pack]] || [[Owen Newitt]] || 25
|-
| [[Trevor Peacock]] || [[Jim Trott]] || 26
|-
| [[John Bluthal]] || [[Frank Pickle]] || 23
|-
| [[James Fleet]] || [[Hugo Horton]] || 27
|-
| [[Emma Chambers]] || [[Alice Horton]] (née Tinker), the [[Verger]] || 24
|-
| [[Liz Smith (actress)|Liz Smith]] || [[Letitia Cropley]] || 7
|-
|}

===Recurring cast===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Actor !! Character !! Episodes
|-
| [[Richard Armitage (actor)|Richard Armitage]] || [[List_of_The_Vicar_of_Dibley_characters#Harry Kennedy|Harry Kennedy]] || 2
|-
| [[Simon McBurney]] || Cecil, the [[Choirmaster]] || 4
|-
| [[Clive Mantle]] || [[List_of_The_Vicar_of_Dibley_characters#Simon_Horton|Simon Horton]] || 2
|-
| [[Peter Capaldi]] || Tristan Campbell || 2
|-
| [[Patricia Kane]] || [[List_of_The_Vicar_of_Dibley_characters#Doris Trott|Doris Trott]] || 3
|-
| [[Keeley Hawes]] || Rosie Kennedy || 2
|-
| [[Edward Kelsey]] || Mr Harris || 2
|-
| Gareth Vaughan || Gonads, the tenor || 5 (4 of which uncredited)
|}

===Guest appearances===
[[Hugh Bonneville]], [[Mel Giedroyc]], [[Richard Griffiths]], [[Miranda Hart]], [[Alistair McGowan]], [[Geraldine McNulty]], [[Philip Whitchurch]], [[Nicholas Le Prevost]], [[Brian Perkins]] and [[Roger Sloman]] have all made one guest appearance each.

[[Pam Rhodes]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Rachel Hunter]], [[Terry Wogan]], [[Jeremy Paxman]], [[Martyn Lewis]], [[Darcey Bussell]] and [[Sean Bean]] each appeared as themselves in one episode.

[[Sarah, Duchess of York]], [[Richard Ayoade]], [[Orla Brady]], [[Fiona Bruce]], [[Annette Crosbie]], [[Johnny Depp]], [[Ruth Jones (actress)|Ruth Jones]], [[Hilary Kay]], [[Damian Lewis]], [[Maureen Lipman]], [[Jennifer Saunders]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] and his wife Trudie Styler, [[Stephen Tompkinson]], [[Dervla Kirwan]], and [[Emma Watson]] have made guest appearances in short charity specials.

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes}}''The Vicar of Dibley'' has had 20 episodes as of January 2007 plus numerous short reprises with charity specials and the In Lockdown minis (2020).

The first series was broadcast on BBC One from 10 November to 15 December 1994, consisting of six episodes. Following the first series, an Easter special and a Christmas special were broadcast in 1996. A four-episode second series was ordered and screened between the 26 December 1997 and 22 January 1998. Subsequent episodes consisted of Christmas and New Year specials, followed by a third series of four episodes, also referred to as seasonal specials as they have the titles ''Autumn'', ''Winter'', ''Spring'' and ''Summer'' airing from 24 December 1999 to 1 January 2000. Thereafter came the two-episode "A Very Dibley Christmas" screening between 25 December 2004 and 1 January 2005 and the two-part finale, "A Wholly Holy Happy Ending", which was broadcast during Christmas 2006 and New Year 2007.

The final 2006–2007 episodes, in which the character Geraldine finds love and marries, were publicised as the "last-ever" episodes,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6225745.stm|title=Dibley's farewell is ratings hit|publisher=BBC|date=2 January 2007 | location=London}}</ref> although there have been several reappearances of certain characters since.

On 15 March 2013, French reprised her role as [[Geraldine Granger]] as part of her [[French and Saunders]] marathon on [[BBC Radio 2]]. She was interviewed by [[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]] on his ''Pause for Thought'' section. The following year, Rev Granger led [[Thought for the Day]] on [[BBC Radio 4]] (29 March 2014).

There have been eight short charity TV specials: six for [[Comic Relief]] between 1997 and 2015; and a seventh in April 2020, in which French appeared on ''[[The Big Night In]]'' as part of a joint [[Comic Relief]] and [[Children in Need]] special to support those affected by [[COVID-19]]. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the segment was filmed at French's home.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bbc-big-night-in-vicar-of-dibley-dawn-french-nhs-a9481056.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220620/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bbc-big-night-in-vicar-of-dibley-dawn-french-nhs-a9481056.html |archive-date=20 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The Vicar of Dibley urges viewers to 'praise the lord and the NHS' as Dawn French reprises iconic role|date=2020-04-23|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref> For Comic Relief 2021, Geraldine appeared in the Dibley Vicarage, later lip-synching to Juice by Lizzo, with real-life celebrity priest Rev Kate Bottley.

In December 2020, a series of short 'lockdown' episodes of ''The Vicar of Dibley'' were broadcast.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006qgfj/the-vicar-of-dibley?seriesId=m000q6ml Comedy The Vicar of Dibley] ''www.bbc.co.uk'', accessed 14 February 2021</ref> The series consisted of three short episodes followed by a compilation episode of the previous three episodes' material shown back to back, but including previously unseen material and scenes. The style was completely different to the main series, with Geraldine and Hugo breaking the [[fourth wall]] via video messaging, talking directly to the viewers as if they were the Dibley congregation. The same method was used for the 2020 and 2021 Comic Relief shorts, also made and set during the Covid pandemic.

==Production==
===Location and setting===
[[File:Turville.15.4.07.jpg|thumb|right|The village of [[Turville]] in Buckinghamshire stands in for the village of Dibley]]
[[File:Turville, St Mary.jpg|thumb|right|[[St Mary the Virgin Church, Turville|St Mary's Church, Turville]], stands in for the fictional 'Parish Church of St Barnabus'<ref name="spelling" />]]
The programme is set in the fictional [[Oxfordshire]] village of Dibley. Some of the villagers, including Alice, Jim and Owen, speak with slight [[West Country English|West Country accents]], as were once common in Oxfordshire but are now less common. The series was filmed in the [[Buckinghamshire]] village of Turville near [[High Wycombe]], with the village's St Mary the Virgin Church doubling as Dibley's St Barnabus.<ref name="spelling">The saint's name is spelled "[[Barnabas]]", but the church is sometimes spelled "Barnabus" on the show.</ref> Other television programmes and films, such as ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'', ''[[Goodnight Mister Tom (film)|Goodnight Mister Tom]]'', ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (film)|Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'', ''[[Went the Day Well?]]'', ''[[Father Came Too!]]'', ''[[Marple (ITV TV series)|Marple]]'', ''[[Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]'' and ''[[Foyle's War]]'' have also been filmed in the village. The exterior location for David Horton's manor is in the village of [[Little Missenden]], Buckinghamshire.

The opening titles show aerial shots of the [[M40 motorway]]'s [[Stokenchurch Gap]], the [[Chiltern Hills]] of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, and the village of [[Turville]].

===Theme music===
The theme music was a setting of [[Psalm 23]] composed by [[Howard Goodall]], and was performed by the choir of [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford]], with George Humphreys<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/classic/daily/stories/s631456.htm |title=ABC Classic FM Music Details: Saturday 10 June 2000 |publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=27 April 2011}}</ref> singing the solo. The conductor was [[Stephen Darlington]]. Two versions are used over the opening credits: one with full choir, and one with a solo. Goodall originally wrote it as a serious piece of church choral music. It has been released as a [[charity record|charity single]], with proceeds going to Comic Relief.{{fact|date=July 2022}} It also appears on Goodall's CD ''Choral Works'', which additionally includes his theme for ''[[Mr. Bean]]'', another popular comedy co-created by Richard Curtis. A snippet of ''The Vicar of Dibley'''s theme music was used in the ''Mr. Bean'' episode "[[Tee Off, Mr. Bean]]” and the music from ''Mr Bean'' plays during Sean Bean’s scene in ''The Vicar of Dibley'' episode "Spring".

==Awards and accolades==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
|-
| 1997
|rowspan="3"| [[British Comedy Awards]]
|rowspan="3"| Best TV Comedy Actress
|rowspan="2"| Dawn French
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="8"| 1998
| {{nom}}
|-
| Emma Chambers
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA Awards]]
| Best Comedy (Programme or Series)
| ''The Vicar of Dibley''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Comedy Performance
|rowspan="2"| Dawn French
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[National Television Awards]]
| Most Popular Comedy Performer
| {{nom}}
|-
| Most Popular Comedy Programme
|rowspan="4"| ''The Vicar of Dibley''
| {{won}}
|-
| RTS Television Award
| Best Situation Comedy or Comedy Drama
| {{won}}
|-
| [[List of International Emmy Award winners|International Emmy]]
| Popular Arts<ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/220992.stm |title=Entertainment | Emmy success for Vicar of Dibley |work= BBC News |date= 24 November 1998 |access-date=27 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/499480/ |title=French, Dawn (1957–) Biography |publisher= [[British Film Institute|BFI]] Screenonline |access-date=27 April 2011}}</ref>
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999
| BAFTA Awards
| Best Comedy (Programme or Series)
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"| National Television Awards
|rowspan="2"| Most Popular Comedy Performer
|rowspan="2"| Dawn French
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2000
| {{nom}}
|-
| Most Popular Comedy Programme
| ''The Vicar of Dibley''
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="6"| BAFTA Awards
| Best Comedy Performance
| Dawn French
| {{nom}}
|-
| Suitation Comedy Awards
|rowspan="3"| ''The Vicar of Dibley''
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| Lew Grade Award
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2001
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Comedy Performance
| Dawn French
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005
| Situation Comedy Award
|rowspan="2"| ''The Vicar of Dibley''
| {{nom}}
|-
| TV Quick Awards
| Best Comedy Show
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2007
| BAFTA Awards
| Best Comedy Performer
| Dawn French
| {{nom}}
|-
| Banff Rockie Award
| Best Comedy Program
|rowspan="2"| ''The Vicar of Dibley''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival
| Golden Rose Award for Comedy
| {{won}}
|-
|}

The series also won TV Choice Award for Best Comedy in 2005 and again in 2021 for the Lockdown Specials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://awards.tvchoicemagazine.co.uk/2021-winners|title = 2021 Winners}}</ref>

In May 2007, [[Richard Curtis]] received a [[BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award]] for his humanitarian pursuits, as well as his creative work, including ''The Vicar of Dibley''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas| first= Archie| title= British acad to honor Curtis – Scribe wrote 'Vicar of Dibley, ' 'Girl in the Cafe'|url= https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117965325.html?categoryid=13&cs=1| work=Variety| access-date= 21 May 2007 | date=18 May 2007}}</ref>

==Home media==
''The Vicar of Dibley'' was released in DVD in Region 2 (UK) from 2001. In 2002, a DVD entitled ''The Best of The Vicar of Dibley'' was released featuring a 90-minute film of Dawn French talking to the producer, [[Jon Plowman]], with clips from the series. A 2002 documentary narrated by [[Jo Brand]], entitled ''The Real Vicars of Dibley'', was also on the DVD. In 2005, a boxset of the "complete collection" was released. This included all the then aired episodes. The final two episodes and 6-disc "ultimate" box set were released on 26 November 2007.

In Australia (Region 4), all episodes have been released on DVD.

In the United States and Canada (Region 1), all episodes have been released on DVD.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%; text-align: center; "
|-
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|DVD Title
!rowspan="2"|Discs
!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Ep #
!colspan="3"|DVD release
! rowspan="2" style="width:37%;"|Special episodes
|-
![[DVD region code#1|Region 1]]
![[DVD region code#2|Region 2]]
![[DVD region code#4|Region 4]]
|-
| style="background: darkBlue; height:10px; "|
| '''[[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#Series One (1994)|Complete Series 1]]'''
| 1
| 1994
| 6
| 21 October 2003
| 26 November 2001
| 1 October 2003
| The [[The Christmas Lunch Incident|1996 Christmas special]] (R2)
|-
| style="background:#ae2029; height:10px; "|
| '''The Specials'''
| 1
| 1996
| 2
| —
| 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Vicar-Dibley-Specials-DVD/dp/B0014QZBNA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1Y3ZOVPITMSAU&coliid=I1C5LNZU08R9NQ |title=The Vicar of Dibley – The Specials |website=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=2016-11-27}}</ref>
|
| —
|-
| style="background:#ae2029; height:10px; "|
| '''[[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#Series Two (1997–1998)|Complete Series 2]]'''
| 1
| 1997–1998
| 6
| 21 October 2003
| 2002
| 8 April 2004
| The 1996 Easter [[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#Easter Special (1996)|special]] & [[The Christmas Lunch Incident|Christmas special]] (R1 & R4)
|-
| style="background: green; height:10px; "|
| '''[[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#Series Three (1999–2000)|Complete Series 3]]'''
| 1
| 1999–2000
| 4
| 21 October 2003
| 2002
| 2 March 2005
| The [[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#Comic Relief Special (1997)|1997]] & [[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#Comic Relief Special (1999)|1999]] [[Comic Relief]] shorts (R1 & R4)
|-
| style="background:#d2691e; height:10px; "|
| '''[[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#Christmas Specials (2004–05)|A Very Dibley Christmas]]'''
| 1
| 2004–2005
| 2
| 27 September 2005
| 14 November 2005
| 3 November 2005
| The [[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#Red Nose Day Special (1999)|1999]] & [[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#Comic Relief Special (2005)|2005]] [[Comic Relief]] short (All)
|-
| style="background:red; height:10px; "|
| '''[[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#A Wholly Holy Happy Ending (2006–07)|A Holy Wholly Happy Ending]]'''
| 1
| 2006–2007
| 2
| 9 October 2007
| 26 November 2007
| 16 January 2008
| ''The Story Of The Vicar Of Dibley'' (1 hour BBC documentary, 31 December 2007)
|-
| style="background: ivory; height:10px; "|
| '''[[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#Series One (1994)|Complete Series 1]] & [[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#Series Two (1997–1998)|2]]'''
| 2
| 1994–1998
| 10
| —
| 7 May 2007
| —
| The 1996 Christmas [[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#Christmas Special (1996)|special]] (R2)
|-
| style="background: maroon; height:10px; "|
| '''[[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#Series One (1994)|Complete Series 1]]–[[List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes#Series Three (1999–2000)|3]]'''
| 3
| 1994–2000
| 16
| 21 October 2003
| 14 October 2019
| —
| —
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| 9 October 2007
| 26 November 2007
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| 25 November 2002
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| Dawn French in conversation with producer John Plowman
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==Adaptations and possible return==
On 6 February 2007, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] announced plans to adapt ''The Vicar of Dibley'' into an American sitcom, titled ''The Minister of Divine''. The series starred [[Kirstie Alley]] as a former "wild child" who returned to her hometown as its first female minister.<ref name="fox">[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/us-version-of-vicar-of-dibley-to-star-kirstie-alley-435337.html US version of 'Vicar of Dibley' to star Kirstie Alley], [[The Independent]], 7 February 2007</ref> The pilot was broadcast on Fox, but the series was not made.<ref>[https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/03/how-not-adapt-british-sitcom-america How not to adapt a British sitcom in America], Lea Donovan, [[New Statesman]], 16 March 2015</ref>

The series has also been adapted into two stage plays by Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter, both incorporating plots from the TV episodes.<ref>[https://www.noda.org.uk/show-reports/the-vicar-of-dibley-christmas-special The Vicar of Dibley Christmas Special], NODA, 28 November 2016</ref> The first, ''The Vicar of Dibley'', and is largely concerned with Alice and Hugo's engagement and wedding. The second, ''A Vicar of Dibley Christmas – The Second Coming'', is based on the episodes "Dibley Live" and "Winter", in which the villagers set up a radio station and put on a nativity play at Owen's farm.

In February 2016 it was reported that Dawn French was interested in returning to the role in a new series ''The Bishop of Dibley'', to follow on from the 2015 Red Nose Day Special.<ref>{{cite web|author=Simon Cable |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/vicar-dibley-set-tv-comeback-7371605 |title=Vicar of Dibley set for TV comeback – but with one very big change – Mirror Online |website=Mirror.co.uk |date= 2016-02-14|access-date=2016-11-27}}</ref> In December 2020 Dawn French opened up about the prospect of ''The Vicar of Dibley'' returning for a new series in 2021.<ref>[https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20201221103146/vicar-of-dibley-dawn-french-talks-new-series-for-2021/ Dawn French hints at The Vicar of Dibley returning for new series] ''www.hellomagazine.com'', accessed 14 February 2021</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0108981|title=The Vicar of Dibley}}
*{{BBC Online|comedy/vicarofdibley|''The Vicar of Dibley''}}
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|the_vicar_of_dibley}}

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