| Geraldine Granger | |
|---|---|
| The Vicar of Dibley character | |
 Dawn French as Geraldine Granger | |
| First appearance | "The Arrival" 10 November 1994 |
| Last appearance | "The Vicar of Dibley in Lockdown" 23 December 2020 |
| Portrayed by | Dawn French |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Vicar |
| Spouse | Harry Kennedy (from 2006) |
| Significant other | Simon Horton (1998–99) |
Geraldine Granger is a fictional female vicar, the central character of the successful British BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley. She is portrayed by Dawn French, described by the British Comedy Guide as "the jolly, down-to-earth female vicar of Dibley, a small country village inhabited by oddballs. After overcoming the town's initial shock at her gender Geraldine helps to improve the village."[1] Much of the source of comedy comes from the way French plays the female vicar with her extroverted and fun-loving nature,[2] frequent colourful language, and behaviour as a vicar which would usually be frowned on by the church.
The character made her debut in 1994 and has been reprised several times after the conclusion of the series in 2007.[3] Several of these appearances have been in sketches for Comic Relief, most recently as part of the Comic Relief/Children in Need Big Night In fundraising event during the COVID-19 epidemic. French also reprised the character on 15 March 2013 for a French and Saunders marathon on BBC Radio 2, 29 March 2014 for Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4, and in December 2020 for three Vicar of Dibley in Lockdown shorts aired on BBC One.
- ^ "The Vicar Of Dibley". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Berman, Garry (2011). Best of the Britcoms: From Fawlty Towers to The Office. Taylor Trade Publications. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-58979-566-2. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Ross, Harold Wallace; White, Katharine Sergeant Angell (February 2010). The New Yorker. p. 40. Retrieved 29 March 2013.