Editing British sitcom (section)

===''The Vicar of Dibley''===
In terms of ratings, ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]'' (1994–2007) starring [[Dawn French]], is among the most successful British programmes of the digital era. The main character, [[Geraldine Granger]], was invented by [[Richard Curtis]], but he and French extensively consulted [[Joy Carroll]], one of the first female Anglican priests.<ref>{{cite book|title=Beneath the Cassock: The Real-life Vicar of Dibley|first=Joy|last=Carroll|author-link=Joy Carroll|isbn= 0-00-712207-1<!-- 978-0007122073 -->|publisher= HarperCollins|date=September 2002}}</ref>
The series exploited the 1992 [[Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993|changes in the Church of England]] that permitted the ordination of women. The show included [[Cameo appearance|cameos]] from many actors and celebrities, many appearing as themselves, and including [[Sarah, Duchess of York]], [[Hugh Bonneville]], [[Mel Giedroyc]], [[Richard Griffiths]], [[Miranda Hart]], [[Alistair McGowan]], [[Geraldine McNulty]], [[Philip Whitchurch]], [[Nicholas Le Prevost]], [[Brian Perkins]] and [[Roger Sloman]], [[Pam Rhodes]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Rachel Hunter]], [[Terry Wogan]], [[Jeremy Paxman]], [[Martyn Lewis]], [[Darcey Bussell]], [[Sean Bean]], [[Richard Ayoade]], [[Orla Brady]], [[Fiona Bruce]], [[Annette Crosbie]], [[Johnny Depp]], [[Ruth Jones (actress)|Ruth Jones]], [[Hilary Kay]], [[Damian Lewis]], [[Maureen Lipman]], [[Jennifer Saunders]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] and his wife [[Trudie Styler]], [[Stephen Tompkinson]], [[Dervla Kirwan]], and [[Emma Watson]]. Dibley received multiple [[British Comedy Awards]], two [[List of International Emmy Award winners|International Emmys]], and was a multiple [[British Academy Television Awards]] nominee. In 2004, it was placed third in a BBC poll to find ''Britain's Best Sitcom''. In addition to the twenty main episodes between 1994 and 2007, the series included numerous shorter charity specials, as well as 'lockdown' episodes produced during the 2020-2021 [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bbc-big-night-in-vicar-of-dibley-dawn-french-nhs-a9481056.html
|title=BBC Big Night In: Vicar of Dibley urges viewers to 'praise the lord and praise the NHS' as Dawn French reprises iconic role
|last=White
|first=Adam
|date=23 April 2020
|work=The Independent
|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref> The theme music was a setting of [[Psalm 23]] composed by [[Howard Goodall]] as a serious piece of church choral music, and performed by the choir of [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford]], with George Humphreys singing the solo.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/classic/daily/stories/s631456.htm |title=ABC Classic FM Music Details: Saturday 10 June 2000 |publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=27 April 2011}}</ref> The conductor was [[Stephen Darlington]].