Comedy lovers’ prayers have been answered – The Vicar Of Dibley is returning to TV. Dawn French, 62, will be back as Geraldine Kennedy for the first time in five years.
And fans don’t have to wait long to see it because the new sketch is airing on Thursday. A TV insider said: “Millions of people will be thrilled.
It seems to prove there really is a God!” The sitcom is being revived for charity telethon The Big Night In. Its organisers reckon an instalment of The Vicar Of Dibley is just what people need to make them smile.
Dawn said: “I’m back in the dog collar, back in the vicarage, and back on your telly as part of The Big Night In. “Be there, or go to hell.