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The Arrival
Episode 1 of 6
When Reverend Pottle, the 102-year-old vicar of St Barnabas' Dibley, dies suddenly, the villagers eagerly await his replacement. To their shock, it turns out to be a woman. However, all the villagers grow to love their new vicar - except David Horton.
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Mon 23 Nov 2020
22:45
±«Óãtv One Wales HD & Wales only
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Geraldine Granger | Dawn French |
David Horton | Gary Waldhorn |
Hugo Horton | James Fleet |
Alice Tinker | Emma Chambers |
Letitia Cropley | Liz Smith |
Frank Pickle | John Bluthal |
Jim Trott | Trevor Peacock |
Owen Newitt | Roger Lloyd Pack |
Vicar Pottle | Preston Lockwood |
Director | Dewi Humphreys |
Writer | Richard Curtis |
Producer | Jon Plowman |
Broadcasts
- Thu 10 Nov 1994 20:30±«Óãtv One London
- Wed 9 Aug 2006 21:30±«Óãtv One Wales
- Sat 20 Oct 2007 21:40
- Fri 30 May 2008 21:30±«Óãtv One except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Sat 31 May 2008 00:00±«Óãtv One Northern Ireland
- Sat 31 May 2008 21:35±«Óãtv One Scotland
- Sat 21 Feb 2009 21:35
- Fri 8 Mar 2013 20:30
- Fri 15 May 2015 20:30
- Mon 23 Nov 2020 20:30±«Óãtv One except Northern Ireland, North East & Cumbria, Scotland & Wales
- Mon 23 Nov 2020 22:45±«Óãtv One Wales HD & Wales only
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