He also appeared in comedies such as The Vicar Of Dibley, Ted And Ralph and Lovejoy.

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This scenario was famously satirised by the BBC comedy series The Vicar of Dibley.

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And have you seen the Vicar of Dibley, does that help do you think?

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French is best known for her comedy collaboration with Jennifer Saunders and for her popular sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.

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"Some of my favourite actors are in the Vicar of Dibley and I grew up watching them on the TV, " the actor went on.

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Apart from The Vicar of Dibley, French is best known for her comedy collaboration with Jennifer Saunders, the French and Saunders sketch show, which began in 1987.

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Reunited for the first time in seven years, the cast of The Vicar of Dibley return to television screens this week for a 10-minute Comic Relief special.

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She even guest starred in the popular BBC One comedy The Vicar of Dibley, in a memorable scene where she danced on the village hall stage with Dawn French.

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Among Griffiths' many other TV credits were the dramas Jeffrey Archer: The Truth, playing Willie Whitelaw, Hope and Glory, as well as appearing in comedies such as The Vicar Of Dibley, Ted And Ralph and Lovejoy.

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I, I know the character on which the Vicar of Dibley was based, yes, I mean it's a programme, it's highly entertainment, entertaining, I think actually it's done a lot of good for the church in many ways.

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