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The Vicar of Dibley - Episode Guide

Season 1

The Arrival

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 10, 1994

The Arrival

Dibley is a perfect village somewhere in England, full of some of the strangest people. They've always been happy with their aged vicar, Reverend Pottle, but suddenly he dies. But none of the villagers are quite ready forthe new vicar when she does turn up.

Songs of Praise

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 17, 1994

Songs of Praise

Songs of Praise is coming to film in Dibley and its new woman vicar. Unfortunately, Dibley hasn't actually got a choir - a bit of a drawback in a programme full of hymns.

Community Spirit

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 24, 1994

Community Spirit

It's time for the autumn fayre, and Vicar Geraldine sets out to quadruple last year's tiny takings by finding huge star to open it.

The Window and the Weather

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Dec 1, 1994

The Window and the Weather

After an unfortunate accident with a big tree in the greatest storm since the great storm, St Bamabus' church finds itself in need of a new stained glass window. The problem is, no one can remember what was in the old window.

Election

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Dec 8, 1994

Election

It's time for the local elections and David is as confident as ever of total victory. He plans to twin-town Dibley with every single country in Europe except, of course, for Belgium. But he hasn't accounted for Geraldine. She may prove a formidable opponent.

Animals

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Dec 15, 1994

Animals

Geraldine has a radical idea for an off-beat Sunday service and parish council chairman David is far from impressed.

The Christmas Lunch Incident

Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Dec 25, 1996 (45 min)

The Christmas Lunch Incident

To avoid hurting anyone, vicar Geraldine agrees to attend three Christmas lunches.

Season 2

The Easter Bunny

Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Apr 8, 1996 (40 min)

The Easter Bunny

Everyone is giving up things for Lent. Meanwhile, controversy rages over the Dibley bunny.

Engagement

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Dec 26, 1997 (40 min)

Engagement

Geraldine encourages Alice and Hugo to further their relationship and receives an unexpected proposal herself.

Dibley Live

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jan 8, 1998

Dibley Live

Radio Dibley goes on air. Geraldine presents the brain of Dibley and there's an astonishing on-air revelation.

Celebrity Vicar

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jan 15, 1998

Celebrity Vicar

Geraldine achieves fame through an appearance on Radio 2's Pause for Thought, but at what cost? Meanwhile the villagers prepare to launch the Dibley gala upon an unsuspecting public.

Love and Marriage

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jan 22, 1998

Love and Marriage

Busy preparing for Alice and Hugo's wedding, Geraldine is unprepared for her first meeting with David's dashing brother.

Season 3

Autumn

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Dec 24, 1999 (40 min)

Autumn

David's brother Simon returns to Dibley. But is he back to light up Geraldine's life - or break her heart?

Winter

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Dec 25, 1999 (40 min)

Winter

Alice solves the problem of the Christmas show by proposing that she and Hugo play Mary and Joseph in a Nativity play.

Spring

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Dec 27, 1999 (40 min)

Spring

The Bishop of Mulberry is to christen Alice and Hugo's baby, and David is amazed to find that he is in agreement with Geraldine.

Summer

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2000 (40 min)

Summer

A scorchingly hot summer leads to a severe water shortage in Dibley. When the water company announces plans to put a reservoir in the village, Geraldine decides it's time to take drastic action.

Merry Christmas

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Dec 25, 2004 (55 min)

Merry Christmas

The villagers mark ten years since Geraldine's arrival. Model Rachel Hunter guests.

Happy New Year

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Jan 1, 2005 (40 min)

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The villagers want to celebrate Geraldine's 40th birthday, so they buy her a ticket to a speed dating evening. However, when she goes it turns out that most of the dates are the other villagers. When the Vicar goes home without a man, Hugo offers to sleep with her and impregnate her so she can have a baby. Meanwhile, Geraldine is trying to get the villagers enthusiastic about the 20th anniversary of Live Aid and encourages them to write to the Prime Minister about the Make Poverty History campaign. However, when they show no interest, she shows them a short video depicting two poverty-stricken children. Guest starring Miranda Hart and Cristian Solimeno.

The Handsome Stranger

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Dec 25, 2006 (60 min)

The Handsome Stranger

Alice thinks she is the last living descendant of Christ after working out the clues in The Da Vinci Code.

The Vicar in White

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Jan 1, 2007 (60 min)

The Vicar in White

After a whirlwind romance with the handsome Harry, the chocaholic vicar swaps her dog collar for a wedding dress in the last-ever episode of the popular sitcom. But as usual, things don't go according to plan.

Specials

The Big Night In

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Apr 23, 2020 (4 min)

The Big Night In

Dawn French returns as 'The Vicar of Dibley' to deliver an update on life in the parish.

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