Vicar Of Dibley | Tellyspotting

Posted October 25, 2020 - No Comment

Let us pray as Dibley’s Vicar teases something special for Christmas.

Since everything you read on the Internet is true, I’m taking Dawn French’s teasing of something special from the creators of The Vicar of Dibley this season to the bank. Ok, fine, I can only find one mention of the absolutely brilliant news reportedly dropped recently by French, who plays Dibley’s vicar, Geraldine Granger, but I’m taking that as meaning ‘there is a chance’ that this possibility could be worth the paper it was printed on.

Posted April 20, 2020 - No Comment

BBC’s ‘The Big Night In’ will see the return of Dawn French’s ‘The Vicar of Dibley’

Dawn French has confirmed she will reprise the role of Reverend Geraldine Granger in a much anticipated/long overdue revival of The Vicar of Dibley for next week’s The Big Night In on BBC1. This marks the first time in five years that French has portrayed the character as she last played Reverend Geraldine in a sketch for […]

Posted February 2, 2019 - No Comment

R.I.P. Clive Swift, aka Richard Bucket (pronounced Bouquet)

Clive Swift, known to millions as Hyacinth Bucket’s long-suffering husband Richard in the BBC One 90s sitcom, Keeping Up Appearances, died Friday after a short illness at the age of 82. Swift, who spent 10 years at the Royal Shakespeare Company before breaking into television, also acted in such series as Peak Practice, Born and […]

Posted November 27, 2018 - 1 Comment

R.I.P. — John Bluthal, aka Dibley Town Council’s Frank Pickle, dies at 89

Known for portraying “The Most Boring Man in Britain,” his six-decade career was actually quite varied.

Posted November 22, 2018 - No Comment

Rowan Atkinson on his ‘vicious turkey prop injury’ from ‘Mr. Bean’

Unfortunately, the actual filming of a very large turkey on your head isn’t as funny as watching the finished product.

Posted October 12, 2018 - No Comment

From the Vault: Red Nose Day 2015 — Will Geraldine finally become the Bishop of Dibley?

Revisiting the institutional, cultural phenomenon of Comic Relief is a perfect way to kick off our new weekly feature on Fridays, From the Vault.

Posted August 5, 2018 - No Comment

Fancy a romantic getaway in … Dibley?

Vicar of Dibley fans can now stay in the village where the show was filmed right opposite the church which served as St Barnabus in the hit series starring Dawn French as the Reverend Geraldine Granger. Set in the fictional Oxfordshire village of Dibley, the series was filmed near Henley-on-Thames in the Buckinghamshire village of […]

Posted May 9, 2018 - No Comment

Hey DS Khan, What’s in your rucksack?

Fans have but one question, which is something of a cold case itself — What does DS Khan carry around in his rucksack?

Posted February 25, 2018 - No Comment

R.I.P. Emma Chambers, a.k.a. Alice Horton (née Tinker) in ‘Vicar of Dibley’

When Dibley lost its verger on Wednesday, the world lost the talents of the brilliant Emma Chambers. Best known for her role as Alice Horton (née Tinker) in Vicar of Dibley and Honey Thacker in the Richard Curtis film, Notting Hill, Chambers died of natural causes on Wednesday at the far too young age of 53. Chambers, who […]

Posted May 20, 2017 - No Comment

Dawn French lends talents to Kelly’s ‘School of Cornish’ advert

Cornish. It’s a way of life that’s quite unlike any other. While there are those that say it’s a laid back attitude, some say it’s simply not taking life too seriously. Others say it’s just plain quirky. Beginning Monday, whatever it may be, Kelly’s School of Cornish aims to give you a delicious taste of it […]