In the show, her character Geraldine Granger speaks movingly of her friend Alice, who has died leaving her husband Hugo (James Fleet) heartbroken. “Along with all the silly, funny stuff, there is a moment where we pay tribute to Alice and that was not easy to film. Chambers, much-loved by fans as dippy blonde Alice who famously never understood Geraldine’s jokes, died in 2018 from a heart attack aged 53. In tonight’s first of three new mini-episodes, the vicar returns to help rally the spirits of both the nation and the residents of Dibley in the pandemic. French said she had loved filming as Geraldine again.

Source: Daily Mirror December 06, 2020 17:51 UTC