	Geraldine Kennedy (née Granger) is a fictional female vicar, the central character to the successful British BBC sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley". She is portrayed by Dawn French (who is 8 years older than Granger), described by the British Comedy Guide as "the jolly, down-to-earth female vicar of Dibley, a small country village inhabited by oddballs. After overcoming the town's initial shock at her gender Geraldine helps to improve the village."