Saturday & Sunday November 2004 from 8pm
UKTV Gold

The classic Britcom, The Vicar Of Dibley celebrates its 10th anniversary in November 2004. Unbelievable isn’t it? To mark this anniversary UKTV Gold has commissioned Free@Last TV to make a special weekend of Dibley programming.

Starring Dawn French in one of her most loved roles; The Vicar Of Dibley is a creation of Richard Curtis whose credits include Blackadder, Four Weddings & A Funeral, Notting Hill and the two Bridget Jones movies and is centred on the small English village of Dibley and their idiosyncratic and unique Vicar.

BENEATH THE CASSOCKS
Although, on paper, this may seem like yet another entry in the canon of religious-themed sitcoms, The Vicar Of Dibley, like Father Ted had a decidedly 1990s feel. The ordination of female vicars was still a controversial and topical issue when the series first launched, and the debate was a timely addition to the Britcom canon.

Dibley was inspired by real-life Reverend Joy Carroll of Streatham who has since relocated to the US. Over the last ten years The Vicar Of Dibley has been a mainstay of the UKTV Gold schedule and a constant high rating show.

In this weekend we will be showing the best episodes from across the ten year history alongside a series of short films celebrating the stars and the characters including a guided tour of the real Dibley and a look at where the series came from and will celebrate the Dibley experience as a central part of the UKTV Gold nation.