The Vicar of Dibley - The Complete Series 2 & the Specials
It's hard to believe, but the second series of British sitcomThe Vicar  of Dibleyis even more charming and delightful than the first. As the  vicar of a small town in the English countryside, Gerry (the sharp yet  adorable Dawn French, of the comedy duo French & Saunders) pretends to be  the Easter Bunny, plays Cupid with her two utterly dimwitted friends Alice  (Emma Chambers) and Hugo (James Fleet), fends off the advances of lonely  and hygienically challenged shepherd Owen (Roger Lloyd Pack), achieves 15  minutes of celebrity fame, and more. It's not just French's engaging  charisma and the sly writing (headed by Richard Curtis, screenwriter ofFour Weddings and a Funeral) that makeThe Vicar of Dibleysuch a treat; it's the superb ensemble of character actors who bring this  village of eccentrics to full, vibrant life, skewering their parochial  obsessions without a hint of condescension.--Bret Fetzer