If
you’re a fan of British productions like Black Adder, Mr. Bean, Love
Actually, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones, and loads more, you’re totally
missing out by not watching The Vicar of Dibley. The
same writer (Richard Curtis) made them all. The Vicar of Dibley was
a long-running show about a free-wheeling female vicar in a quiet English
village. The Anglican priest (Geraldine Granger) is played by Dawn
French--one of the founders of Absolutely Fabulous--and she is a
riot. If you’re worried this show might be preachy (being about a
priest and all), fear not. Just trust me on this.
Anyway,
one Christmas (season
1 episode 8) Geraldine accidentally agrees to go to way too many lunches on
the same day, and the result is …well, you should see for yourself.
How
to Commemorate
- Plan a progressive lunch or dinner where you go to friends’ homes in sequence.
- Compete to see who can eat the most Brussels sprouts. Or pudding. Or turkey. Really, just eat a ton.
- Buy Christmas poppers, and be sure to wear the crowns and tell the jokes inside.
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Cited
Vicar
of Dibley
