The Vicar of Dibley

- Season 1

(1994)

When the Vicar of Dibley dies, David Horton sends for a replacement but is horrified when he finds out the replacement is a woman.

Both Geraldine and David find possible love interests when Songs of Praise decide to do an episode in Dibley.

When finding someone to open the Annual Village Festival Geraldine thinks she's got one over David when Alice mentions that her cousin is Reg Dwight.

After the "Quite Great Storm" of Dibley, Geraldine discovers that a tree has smashed the church window. Everyone agrees they want the same window design - trouble is no one can remember what it looked like.

Geraldine clashes with David in the Dibley district councilor elections over the issue of local bus service, and finds herself an opposing candidate

Geraldine is struck at how upset people are when their pets die and resolves to hold a special day when everybody brings an animal to church. David is appalled and tries to get the bishop to prevent it but he allows it, provided Geraldine takes the blame if it fails. A gutter press journalist turns up and tries to belittle the event with a stupid banner headline, but the day turns out to be a huge success with the furry and feathered congregation on their best behaviour.

With Lent approaching Geraldine suggests that everybody give something up and contribute a pound to charity if they fail - in her case chocolate, which is difficult, though she succeeds. Mrs. Cropley, who has agreed to give up making strange food combinations dies, but on her death-bed, charges Geraldine to dress as the Easter Bunny and dole out goodies, a job Mrs. Cropley had always done. Geraldine agrees but in fact finds that everybody else has also dressed up as the Easter Bunny.

Geraldine is so popular that everybody wants her round for Christmas dinner so she won't be alone - Jim and Frank, Alice and her family, who are even more bizarre than Alice herself and the Hortons. Geraldine is protective of Hugo when David bullies him and indulges in a sprout-eating contest. And then Owen turns up wanting company since he has spent every Christmas alone since 1971. As a consequence she has to be taken home on a bulldozer to sleep it off.