Dawn French repeatedly broke down in tears while filming her Vicar Of Dibley comeback as she paid tribute to her late cast mate Emma Chambers as Alice Tinker.
In the show, her character Geraldine Granger speaks movingly of her friend Alice, who has died leaving her husband Hugo (James Fleet) heartbroken.
French, 63, said the scenes were incredibly tough to complete. “Along with all the silly, funny stuff, there is a moment where we pay tribute to Alice and that was not easy to film. “Honestly, I had to do it seven times.
I didn’t get through it once without tears but it’s really important to remember this is where real life and Dibley come together.” Thanking the writers she added: “Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer have got this skill
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