A boisterous female minister comes to serve in an eccentricly conservative small town's church.
Cast: Dawn French, Gary Waldhorn, James Fleet, Emma Chambers, Trevor Peacock, Roger Lloyd-Pack, John Bluthal, Victoria Wyndham, Robin Christopher
During a blisteringly hot summer a drought is declared in Dibley but soon afterwards Water Board officials arrive,announcing that the village is to be evacuated in order to make way for the site of a new reservoir.
It's Spring and time for Alice and Hugo's baby to be christened. As Geraldine is one of the godparents the Bishop arrives to perform the ceremony. Somewhat surprisingly David proposes marriage to Geraldine,who says that she will consider it.
For Christmas Geraldine plans to stage a Nativity play in front of the church. David will play Herod,showing his kinder side, and Owen wants to be the King - cue his Elvis Presley impression. Alice and Hugo play Joseph and Mary and, amazingly, learn to speak Hebrew.
Alice and Hugo return from honeymoon, having been imprisoned for accidentally helping a drug smuggler. Alice is pregnant. Simon Horton has come to see Geraldine and they have great difficulty in spending time alone at the vicarage as different council members keep dropping by.