TV veterans Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman talk to the writers, producers and performers behind Britain’s biggest TV comedy hits, and hear the inside story of how they brought their programmes to the screen.

In this episode, Dawn French and Richard Curtis discuss their much-loved sitcom 'The Vicar of Dibley'.

They explain how to make a fundamentally nice character funny, ponder Richard’s curious appetite for writing quite so many weddings, and Dawn’s strangest ever Vicar of Dibley gig.

With Peter and Jon as our guides, discover how the Dawn and Richard went about making a great bit of TV comedy.

Who came up with it?

How did it get written?

Plus, backstage secrets straight from the horse’s mouth, with the unvarnished truth from the people who were there, and who put these iconic shows on the telly.

Producer: Owen Braben

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Expectation Productions, and first broadcast in May 2020. Show less