Post by Grumpytoad on Apr 4, 2024 3:55:01 GMT
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"The Vicar of Dibley" was an English tv comedy that began in the mid 90's. Saw the original run, have just finished rewatching it.
The show takes place in a rural village. The local anglican priest has just died, and a replacement has been assigned. When the new vicar arrives, the parish council is shocked by how different the the new priest is compared to their old one.
The new vicar is in a bit of a shock too. The vicar finds out that the council members vary in personality from being very odd to just plain irritating. Most of the shows humor comes from all the personalities clashing. There is also a little physical comedy thrown in once in a while, but the interactions between characters is far funnier.
I don't want to mention the names of the actors and who they portray, because it would hurt the surprise of seeing how the story begins. I can promise all the leads are excellent, with the actor portraying the churches verger even more funny than the rest. Two of the actors won major awards for their performances on the show.
There is NO subject or language that is taboo when the characters are interacting. This is definitely a show for adults. Insults fly, but love and respect make their presence known once in a while too.
On second thought, there is one thing not allowed on the show-the F word almost appears once, but is cut off by another character before it blooms to its full effect. Any and all other swear words are fair game.
Now for a couple of possible caveats.
First, if one is uncomfortable with the occasional satirizing of religion, then maybe skip the show.
Second, when the characters are having conversations, there are many references to real world people from that time from Britain. Most of them would be unfamiliar to audiences from other countries. It was at first a little distracting, but personally I got over it because I was too busy laughing.
Started watching the reruns on TUBI, but noticed some episodes were edited significantly. BritBox also has it-since the show was originally a BBC production, I assume everything is intact there. I don't get BritBox, but found a beautiful DVD box set from my local library.
Give the show a shot if you have the time, because you will know in the first five minutes if you want more.
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"The Vicar of Dibley" was an English tv comedy that began in the mid 90's. Saw the original run, have just finished rewatching it.
The show takes place in a rural village. The local anglican priest has just died, and a replacement has been assigned. When the new vicar arrives, the parish council is shocked by how different the the new priest is compared to their old one.
The new vicar is in a bit of a shock too. The vicar finds out that the council members vary in personality from being very odd to just plain irritating. Most of the shows humor comes from all the personalities clashing. There is also a little physical comedy thrown in once in a while, but the interactions between characters is far funnier.
I don't want to mention the names of the actors and who they portray, because it would hurt the surprise of seeing how the story begins. I can promise all the leads are excellent, with the actor portraying the churches verger even more funny than the rest. Two of the actors won major awards for their performances on the show.
There is NO subject or language that is taboo when the characters are interacting. This is definitely a show for adults. Insults fly, but love and respect make their presence known once in a while too.
On second thought, there is one thing not allowed on the show-the F word almost appears once, but is cut off by another character before it blooms to its full effect. Any and all other swear words are fair game.
Now for a couple of possible caveats.
First, if one is uncomfortable with the occasional satirizing of religion, then maybe skip the show.
Second, when the characters are having conversations, there are many references to real world people from that time from Britain. Most of them would be unfamiliar to audiences from other countries. It was at first a little distracting, but personally I got over it because I was too busy laughing.
Started watching the reruns on TUBI, but noticed some episodes were edited significantly. BritBox also has it-since the show was originally a BBC production, I assume everything is intact there. I don't get BritBox, but found a beautiful DVD box set from my local library.
Give the show a shot if you have the time, because you will know in the first five minutes if you want more.
