She is portrayed by Dawn French, described by the British Comedy Guide as "the jolly, down-to-earth female vicar of Dibley, a small country village inhabited by oddballs.

"[4] She is a bonne vivante and a liberal woman who enjoys nothing more than a good laugh, much to the consternation of her primary antagonist David Horton (Gary Waldhorn).

A self-confessed chocoholic,[3] her favourites being Crunchie, Smarties and Curly Wurlys, she has innumerable chocolate bars hidden throughout her house (even in hollowed-out Bibles).

In the final episode she marries him in a bizarre wedding with touches of Doctor Who, including the two bridesmaids being dressed as Daleks and with parts of the church decorated with vegetables.

She ends up getting married in her pyjamas because her wedding dress has been accidentally covered with mud by Owen Newitt (Roger Lloyd-Pack) driving a car through a puddle.