
Many people are mourning the early death of the actress Emma Chambers who played the zany Alice in the hit BBC TV series The Vicar of Dibley.
Apparently, Emma was a bit open and vulnerable herself, but likeable and nowhere near as daft as the screen Alice.
It is curious how this series which lampooned the Church of England was so loved by the population at large, though happily it did have some of its own reverent moments.