Product Description

The sleepy village of Dibley has a new vicar, but it's not your standard order bloke with beard, bible and bad breath - it's Dawn French, of the hilarious comedy duo French and Saunders. Armed with a sharp wit, a double dose of double entendre and healthy supply of chocolate, she brings the town's lovable - though rather eccentric - inhabitants a hysterical new outlook on life, love and the Church of England that will leave audiences in stitches!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6004 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2003-10-21
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 160 minutes

Amazon.com
The adorable Dawn French returns as the female vicar of a small English village in cherished Britcom The Vicar of Dibley. These four extended episodes center around love: Hugo (James Fleet) and Alice (Emma Chambers), the most dimwitted newlyweds of all time, get pregnant, while Gerry (French) falls in love with the prodigal brother of the wealthy landowner David--only to have David (Gary Waldhorn) himself propose to her later. In the final episode, a new reservoir threatens the entire village. While there's always been a taste of the absurd in The Vicar of Dibley (Kylie Minogue popping up in the first series, for example), the third series stretches reality a bit too much at times--but even the most improbable ideas are rescued by one of the best comic ensembles in television comedy, wonderfully anchored by French. From the writer of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

more laughs from the BBC's divine comedy hit
Return to the loopy English village of Dibley, with this DVD containing the complete third series of THE VICAR OF DIBLEY, Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer's divine comedy hit from the BBC.

"Autumn" - Alice and Hugo return from their honeymoon with some unexpected news, meanwhile Geraldine's romance with David's roguish brother Simon heats up.

"Winter" - A very pregnant Alice wins the role of Mary in the annual Nativity play by default and causes a furore when she actually goes into labour during the performance!

"Spring" - Gerry makes plans to establish a creche at St. Barnabus.

"Summer" - When water shortages threaten the village, Gerry stages a protest against a proposed new reservoir. Meanwhile, the council members discuss the subject for a possible millennium commemoration statue.

Lots of fun with all your favourite characters. Starring Dawn French, Emma Chambers, James Fleet, Gary Waldhorn, John Bluthal, Roger Lloyd Pack and Trevor Peacock.

The DVD includes a couple of great bonuses: "Ballykissdibley", which features Father Clifford from BALLYKISSANGEL vistiting the town of Dibley. The 1999 Red Nose Day Special features Gerry mingling with Johnny Depp, Fergie and more when a film company sets up shop in Dibley. There's also a fascinating doco called "The Real Vicars of Dibley" which charts the lives of similar real-life vicars who lead unconventional lives. Includes interviews with the cast and writers of the series.

Better than Fawlty Towers
I'm crazy about Britcoms, but never quite understood the whole Fawlty Towers thing; it's good, but not all that and a bag of chips. *This* series, though, is all that, a bag of chips and a chocolate-dipped ice cream cone.

Dawn French is perfect as a woman vicar. At the time the series was first being made, there were only a handful of women vicars in Britain, and her role was meant to get the idea out to everyone in a humorous way. The series was co-written by Richard Curtis specifically for Dawn, and he did a wonderful, wonderful job in bringing out equal rights, religious controversy, village living and jousting among friends and neighbors.

Although I own many TV series on DVD, I go back to this one time and again for fun and relaxation; I never get bored with it. My only regret is that, like so many other good shows, all you get is these three seasons and a few specials. Be sure to check out other DVDs on this show, too.

Loads of Fun!
Get ready for rolling in the aisle laughs. The Vicar and her Dibley Parish are up to their usual wacky ways, while simultaneously worming their way into your heart.