Eventlist

Dawn French makes a welcome return for a two-part Christmas special, although the bad news is it's said to be the last time she'll be donning the vicar's cassock and collar. Geraldine decides to bring a bit of culture to the parish by forming a book club - the only downside being, it means the likes of foul-mouthed farmer Owen actually reading a book. Remarkably though, dippy Alice manages to decipher the clues in The Da Vinci Code, and concludes that she's the last living relative of Christ. However, Geraldine soon has more pressing matters on her mind - namely the number of fashionable 'townies' buying weekend cottages in the village. But her thoughts turn from revolt to romance when her head is turned by a particularly charming newcomer - played by Robin Hood hunk Richard Armitage - and it soon becomes clear he feels the same. Keeley Hawes guest stars, with Emma Chambers, Roger Lloyd Pack, James Fleet, Gary Waldhorn, Trevor Peacock and John Bluthal.