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** [[spoiler: "I first discovered I was gay... when I was 18, and I fell in love with a young farmhand called Justin. He was beautiful. I've been trying to tell you, dear friends, for twenty years, but it's tricky."]]
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** When Frank Pickle gets an hour to himself on the radio: [[spoiler: "I first discovered I was gay... when I was 18, and I fell in love with a young farmhand called Justin. He was beautiful. I've been trying to tell you, dear friends, for twenty years, but it's tricky."]]
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** [[spoiler: "I first discovered I was gay when I was 18. I've been trying to tell you for twenty years."]]
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** [[spoiler: "I first discovered I was gay gay... when I was 18. 18, and I fell in love with a young farmhand called Justin. He was beautiful. I've been trying to tell you you, dear friends, for twenty years.years, but it's tricky."]]
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* ShoutOut: Alice's first plan to repair Geraldine's reputation with the village is to have her [[Film/SupermanTheMovie fly into the upper atmosphere and reverse time to the day before.]]
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* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"The groom [Hugo] is already married!"]]
** A line that follows is equally hard hitting... [[spoiler:"Sorry... Wrong church."]]
** A line that follows is equally hard hitting... [[spoiler:"Sorry... Wrong church."]]
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* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"The WhamLine:
** [[spoiler: "I first discovered I was gay when I was 18. I've been trying to tell you for twenty years."]]
** [[spoiler: "The groom [Hugo] is already married!"]]
** *** A line that follows is equally hard hitting... [[spoiler:"Sorry...[[spoiler: "Sorry... Wrong church."]]
** [[spoiler: "I first discovered I was gay when I was 18. I've been trying to tell you for twenty years."]]
** [[spoiler: "The groom [Hugo] is already married!"]]
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* RightOnQueue: In the episode where the church tries to recruit people to take part in the TV show Songs of Praise, they add to the advert "the chance to be on TV", and then there is a long queue of people waiting to take part.
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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Alice's Bible reading from "Songs Of Praise"[[labelnote:*]] "Ye are the ſalt of the earth and ſainted. God shall ſeal your endeavours until ye ſit on his right hand. Therefore fight the good fight, for his ſake, and he shall be thy ſuccour"[[/labelnote]] was made up for the show, basically by stringing bits and pieces of biblical lines together. In fact, it doesn't bear any relation to the subject of the book it's supposedly from (the Song of [=Solomon/Song of Songs=]), which is essentially a collection of erotic poetry.
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* CloudCuckooLand. Regarding the council meetings, Geraldine at one point says: "We're getting a little close to the outskirts of Looney Land here, approaching city centre." Later... "Ding ding, everybody off, Looney Land city centre." For context, that's in response to Hugo saying that a stained-glass window broken in a recent storm depicted Jesus giving the Sermon on the Mount... from a boat. Or, he says, perhaps just a huge boat-shaped cigar.[[note]]The window depicted Noah's Ark.[[/note]]
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* CloudCuckooLand.CloudCuckooLand: Dibley is positively full of people who are more than a little cracked, but harmlessly so, with [[OnlySaneMan Geraldine and David the only more-or-less normal ones]]. Regarding the council meetings, Geraldine at one point says: "We're getting a little close to the outskirts of Looney Land here, approaching city centre." Later... "Ding ding, everybody off, Looney Land city centre." For context, that's in response to Hugo saying that a stained-glass window broken in a recent storm depicted Jesus giving the Sermon on the Mount... from a boat. Or, he says, perhaps just a huge boat-shaped cigar.[[note]]The window depicted Noah's Ark.[[/note]]
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--> '''Jim:''' [on the topic of his radio show, "The Moral Maze] Is sex with poodles ''always'' wrong?
--> '''Geraldine:''' And have you found someone to argue ''both'' sides of that issue?
--> '''Owen:''' He certainly has!
--> '''Geraldine:''' And have you found someone to argue ''both'' sides of that issue?
--> '''Owen:''' He certainly has!
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--> '''Jim:''' [on the topic of his radio show, "The Moral Maze] Is Maze'] "Is sex with poodles ''always'' wrong?
-->wrong?"\\
'''Geraldine:''' And have you found someone to argue ''both'' sides of thatissue?
-->issue?\\
'''Owen:''' He certainly has!
-->
'''Geraldine:''' And have you found someone to argue ''both'' sides of that
-->
'''Owen:''' He certainly has!
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** See CurseCutShort below -- the joke is set up subtly earlier on when the parish council receives an anonymous donation of an original King James Version. It is then enhanced when David discusses the writing style with Ruth when they see it on the gravestones. [[spoiler:Then Alice steps up to the pulpit...]]
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** See CurseCutShort below -- the One joke in "Songs of Praise" is set up subtly earlier early on when the parish council receives an anonymous a donation of an original King James Version. Version (initially said to be anonymous, but it was from Geraldine). It is then enhanced when David discusses the "f=s" writing style with Ruth when they see it on the gravestones. an old gravestone. [[spoiler:Then Alice steps up to the pulpit...]]pulpit and, not knowing any better, pronounces them all as 'f', leading to her nearly pronouncing "succour" as, [[CurseCutShort well. Thankfully Geraldine rescued her in time.]]]]
* CloudCuckooLand. Regarding the council meetings, Geraldine at one point says: "We're getting a little close to the outskirts of Looney Land here, approaching city centre." Later... "Ding ding, everybody off, Looney Land city centre." For context, that's in response to Hugo saying that a stained-glass window broken in a recent storm depicted Jesus giving the Sermon on the Mount... from a boat. Or, he says, perhaps just a huge boat-shaped cigar.[[note]]The window depicted Noah's Ark.[[/note]]
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-->'''Alice''': You know that stuff they're selling now at the local shop?
-->'''Geraldine''': Which stuff?
-->'''Alice''': I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.
-->'''Geraldine''': Oh, yes.
--> '''Alice''': Well, I can't believe it's not butter.
--> '''Geraldine''': Yeah, well I believe that is the idea, yeah.
--> '''Alice''': Then yesterday, I went to Crookenden and I bought this other stuff, like a sort of home-brand, you know?
--> '''Geraldine''': Yes...
--> '''Alice''': And you know, I can't believe it's not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
--> '''Geraldine''': Mmm. I'm losing you now.
--> '''Alice''': Well, you know I Can't Believe It's Not Butter?
--> '''Geraldine''': Yeah, you think it is butter.
--> '''Alice''': No no, I mean you know the stuff that I can't believe is not butter is called I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.
--> '''Geraldine''': Probably, yeah, yeah.
--> '''Alice''': Well I can't believe the stuff that is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and I can't believe that both I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and the stuff that I can't believe is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter are both, in fact, not butter. And I believe they both might be butter, in a cunning disguise. And in fact there's a lot more butter around than we all thought there was.
--> '''Geraldine''': Yeah. You see, I don't know what you're talking about.
** In fact Dibley itself qualifies as a CloudCuckooLand. Regarding the council meetings, Geraldine at one point says: "We're getting a little close to the outskirts of Looney Land here." Later... "Ding ding, everybody off, Looney Land city centre."
*** Some context: That last quote is in response to Hugo saying that the old (broken) church window depicted Jesus giving the Sermon on the Mount... from a boat. Or, he says, perhaps just a huge boat-shaped cigar[[note]]The window depicted Noah's Ark[[/note]].
-->'''Geraldine''': Which stuff?
-->'''Alice''': I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.
-->'''Geraldine''': Oh, yes.
--> '''Alice''': Well, I can't believe it's not butter.
--> '''Geraldine''': Yeah, well I believe that is the idea, yeah.
--> '''Alice''': Then yesterday, I went to Crookenden and I bought this other stuff, like a sort of home-brand, you know?
--> '''Geraldine''': Yes...
--> '''Alice''': And you know, I can't believe it's not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
--> '''Geraldine''': Mmm. I'm losing you now.
--> '''Alice''': Well, you know I Can't Believe It's Not Butter?
--> '''Geraldine''': Yeah, you think it is butter.
--> '''Alice''': No no, I mean you know the stuff that I can't believe is not butter is called I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.
--> '''Geraldine''': Probably, yeah, yeah.
--> '''Alice''': Well I can't believe the stuff that is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and I can't believe that both I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and the stuff that I can't believe is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter are both, in fact, not butter. And I believe they both might be butter, in a cunning disguise. And in fact there's a lot more butter around than we all thought there was.
--> '''Geraldine''': Yeah. You see, I don't know what you're talking about.
** In fact Dibley itself qualifies as a CloudCuckooLand. Regarding the council meetings, Geraldine at one point says: "We're getting a little close to the outskirts of Looney Land here." Later... "Ding ding, everybody off, Looney Land city centre."
*** Some context: That last quote is in response to Hugo saying that the old (broken) church window depicted Jesus giving the Sermon on the Mount... from a boat. Or, he says, perhaps just a huge boat-shaped cigar[[note]]The window depicted Noah's Ark[[/note]].
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-->'''Alice''': You know that stuff they're selling now at the local shop?
-->'''Geraldine''':shop?\\
'''Geraldine''': Whichstuff?
-->'''Alice''':stuff?\\
'''Alice''': I Can't Believe It's NotButter.
-->'''Geraldine''':Butter.\\
'''Geraldine''': Oh,yes.
-->yes.\\
'''Alice''': Well, I can't believe it's notbutter.
-->butter.\\
'''Geraldine''': Yeah, well I believe that is the idea,yeah.
-->yeah.\\
'''Alice''': Then yesterday, I went to Crookenden and I bought this other stuff, like a sort of home-brand, youknow?
-->know?\\
'''Geraldine''':Yes...
-->Yes...\\
'''Alice''': And you know, I can't believe it's not I Can't Believe It's NotButter
-->Butter.\\
'''Geraldine''': Mmm. I'm losing younow.
-->now.\\
'''Alice''': Well, you know I Can't Believe It's NotButter?
-->Butter?\\
'''Geraldine''': Yeah, you think it isbutter.
-->butter.\\
'''Alice''': No no, I mean you know the stuff that I can't believe is not butter is called I Can't Believe It's NotButter.
-->Butter.\\
'''Geraldine''': Probably, yeah,yeah.
-->yeah.\\
'''Alice''': Well I can't believe the stuff that is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and I can't believe that both I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and the stuff that I can't believe is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter are both, in fact, not butter. And I believe they both might be butter, in a cunning disguise. And in fact there's a lot more butter around than we all thought therewas.
-->was.\\
'''Geraldine''': Yeah. You see, I don't know what you're talkingabout.
** In fact Dibley itself qualifies as a CloudCuckooLand. Regarding the council meetings, Geraldine at one point says: "We're getting a little close to the outskirts of Looney Land here." Later... "Ding ding, everybody off, Looney Land city centre."
*** Some context: That last quote is in response to Hugo saying that the old (broken) church window depicted Jesus giving the Sermon on the Mount... from a boat. Or, he says, perhaps just a huge boat-shaped cigar[[note]]The window depicted Noah's Ark[[/note]].about.
-->'''Geraldine''':
'''Geraldine''': Which
-->'''Alice''':
'''Alice''': I Can't Believe It's Not
-->'''Geraldine''':
'''Geraldine''': Oh,
-->
'''Alice''': Well, I can't believe it's not
-->
'''Geraldine''': Yeah, well I believe that is the idea,
-->
'''Alice''': Then yesterday, I went to Crookenden and I bought this other stuff, like a sort of home-brand, you
-->
'''Geraldine''':
-->
'''Alice''': And you know, I can't believe it's not I Can't Believe It's Not
-->
'''Geraldine''': Mmm. I'm losing you
-->
'''Alice''': Well, you know I Can't Believe It's Not
-->
'''Geraldine''': Yeah, you think it is
-->
'''Alice''': No no, I mean you know the stuff that I can't believe is not butter is called I Can't Believe It's Not
-->
'''Geraldine''': Probably, yeah,
-->
'''Alice''': Well I can't believe the stuff that is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and I can't believe that both I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and the stuff that I can't believe is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter are both, in fact, not butter. And I believe they both might be butter, in a cunning disguise. And in fact there's a lot more butter around than we all thought there
-->
'''Geraldine''': Yeah. You see, I don't know what you're talking
** In fact Dibley itself qualifies as a CloudCuckooLand. Regarding the council meetings, Geraldine at one point says: "We're getting a little close to the outskirts of Looney Land here." Later... "Ding ding, everybody off, Looney Land city centre."
*** Some context: That last quote is in response to Hugo saying that the old (broken) church window depicted Jesus giving the Sermon on the Mount... from a boat. Or, he says, perhaps just a huge boat-shaped cigar[[note]]The window depicted Noah's Ark[[/note]].
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'''Hugo:''' Well, I can't tell you what he actually said because, because you're the vicar. But let's say a certain word is represented by another word that, that sounds a little like that word, like, uh... like... "duck," for instance. ''({{beat}})'' He asked me what the duck I was playing at. He said he didn't give a flying duck if I ducking loved Alice ducking Tinker, and if I ducking kissed her again, he'd make sure that I was well and truly ducked.\\
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'''Hugo:''' Well, I can't tell you what he actually said because, because you're the vicar. [[NarrativeProfanityFilter But let's say a certain word is represented by another word that, that sounds a little like that word, like, uh... like... "duck," for instance. ]] ''({{beat}})'' He asked me what the duck I was playing at. He said he didn't give a flying duck if I ducking loved Alice ducking Tinker, and if I ducking kissed her again, he'd make sure that I was well and truly ducked.\\
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* CurseCutShort: ''And He shall be thy [[spoiler: fuccour]]'', due to the whole [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_s S=F thing]].
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* CurseCutShort: CurseCutShort:
** ''And He shall be thy[[spoiler: fuccour]]'', fuccour'', due to the whole [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_s S=F thing]].thing]] (a BrickJoke from earlier in the episode). Geraldine cuts Alice off and says "succour" before she can say the last word.
** ''And He shall be thy
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--->'''Children''':(singing) While shepherds watched their flocks by night all sitting on a bank...
--->'''Geraldine''': Oh, ''God''...
--->'''Children''': An angel who was bored came down and taught them how to w--
--->'''Geraldine''': MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!
--->'''Geraldine''': Oh, ''God''...
--->'''Children''': An angel who was bored came down and taught them how to w--
--->'''Geraldine''': MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!
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--->'''Children''':(singing) While shepherds watched their flocks by night all sitting on a bank...
--->'''Geraldine''':bank...\\
'''Geraldine''': Oh,''God''...
--->'''Children''':''God''...\\
'''Children''': An angel who was bored came down and taught them how tow--
--->'''Geraldine''':w--\\
'''Geraldine''': MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!
--->'''Geraldine''':
'''Geraldine''': Oh,
--->'''Children''':
'''Children''': An angel who was bored came down and taught them how to
--->'''Geraldine''':
'''Geraldine''': MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!
* EndangeredPest: In "Summer", the local water company plans to turn the Dibley valley into a new reservoir to alleviate a drought. Owen hatches a plan to [[InvokedTrope invoke the trope]] to stop the town being destroyed for the reservoir by making his farm the sole home of a rare breed of livestock: a three-legged cow. To wit, "I've got a four-legged cow... and a sharp axe." [[spoiler:[[RuleOfFunny Inexplicably, this actually works]]: rather than bowing to the demonstrations led by Geraldine, the project is cancelled on grounds of [[BrickJoke the "discovery" of a one-legged chicken on Owen's farm]].]]
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** A line that follows is equally hard hitting… [[spoiler:“Sorry… Wrong church.”]]
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** A line that follows is equally hard hitting… [[spoiler:“Sorry… [[spoiler:“Sorry… Wrong church.”]]
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* CastingGag: The 2015 Comic Relief Special revolves around Geraldine trying to stand out as a candidate to become a female bishop, only to be repeatedly upstaged. The final candidate is played by Creator/JenniferSaunders, complete with addressing the other candidates as, "[[Series/AbsolutelyFabulous my darlings!]]" and calling Geraldine a '[[Series/FrenchAndSaunders L-L-L-Loser]]'.
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** Two other episodes have her left feeling desperately sad for characters in the joke.
