The Vicar of Dibley: Difference between revisions

A'''''The Vicar of Dibley''''' is a British [[Sitcom]], starring Dawn French as Geraldine Granger. Following the Ordination of Women into the Church of England, Geraldine replaces the old archetypal [[The Vicar|vicar]] in the sleepy and quirky country village of Dibley. The village has to get used to the laid back "babe with a [[Bob Haircut|bob cut]] and [[Buxom Is Better|a magnificent bosom]]" being their new vicar, while Geraldine herself has to cope with a village full of lunatics and inbreds, as well as the corrupt machinations of councillor David Horton. [[Hilarity Ensues|Hilarity]], as they say, ensues.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: See [[Curse Cut Short]] below -- thebelow—the joke is set up subtly earlier on when the parish council receives an anonymous donation of an original King James Version. It is then enhanced when David discusses the writing style with Ruth when they see it on the gravestones. {{spoiler|Then Alice steps up to the pulpit...}}

** This quite often bordered on having Geraldine become a [[Mary Sue]]. She was already on her way there with the first episode, with the whole setup essentially being her swooping in to save these simple, backwater people from themselves (picture [[White Man's Burden]] except everyone's the same race). Since she was one of only two people in the entire town with a lick of intelligence and common sense, and the other one was a [[Jerkass]], the show sometimes seemed like [[The Simpsons (animation)|Lisa Simpson]] grew up, got fat, and (re)found religion.

* [[Hidden Depths]]: In the episode "Songs of Praise", Owen applies for the church choir -- andchoir—and everybody is absolutely stunned when he shows that he has an amazing singing voice.

* [[Suddenly Sexuality]]: Frank showed multiple signs of interest in the opposite sex in the early episodes -- indeedepisodes—indeed, it is hinted that he may have even had an illegitimate child -- butchild—but then he became a lifelong homosexual/bisexual (which isn't specified) for the remainder of the series after a gag in which he comes out on the air with no one listening.