Was ich gestern nicht mitbekommen hatte: Richards Tweet bezog sich auf eine Flut von Social-Media-Hass, die Dawn French entgegen geschlagen war, nachdem bekannt geworden war, dass sie in einer Szene Position für die Black Lives Matter-Bewegung bezieht... Da wollen einige sich ihre Weihnachts-Comedy nicht durch politische Statements "verderben" lassen.
Dazu heute dieser Artikel mit Hervorhebung der "ehelichen" Unterstützung und einem großen Foto Richards:
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertain ... 129589.ampZitat:
Dawn French backed by Vicar of Dibley co-star after criticism over Black Lives Matter scene
Dawn, 63, recently announced she's back to record three special 10-minute episodes of the iconic TV comedy, returning to her role as Reverend Geraldine Kennedy.
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BY KIRSTEN MCSTAY, NIKA SHAKHNAZAROVA
18:25, 7 DEC 2020
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Dawn has been hit with criticism over the scene
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Dawn French has received the backing of her Vicar of Dibley co-star and on-screen husband Richard Armitage following backlash over a Black Lives Matter scene.
The 63-year-old recently announced she's back to record three special 10-minute episodes of the iconic TV comedy, returning to her role as Reverend Geraldine Kennedy.
And in one of the sketches, which is set to begin tonight, viewers will see the vicar take the knee to pay tribute to black lives and to address the death of George Floyd at the hands of American police - an act that sparked anger and demonstrations around the world in May.
Instantly after viewers discovered the Black Lives Matter movement will be mentioned in the series, thousands of angry viewers took to social media to slam the series.
But Dawn's on-screen husband Richard - who plays Harry Kennedy in the BBC series - was quick to defend the series, writing: "More love coming to you than you'll ever know."
The sketch is said to see Geraldine emerge from lockdown to take in some fresh air in the fictional village of Dibley in Oxfordshire.
A BBC spokesperson told The Mirror: "The Vicar of Dibley Christmas Sermons reflects on the events of 2020 including clapping for the NHS, Black Lives Matter and school exams being cancelled amongst others.
"Geraldine is a well-established fictional character of a much loved comedy who gives her take on the key moments of the year.
"Audiences understand the difference between news and comedy content, and the sermons do not breach the BBC's impartiality guidelines."
Geraldine says: "I don't think it matters where you're from.
"I think it matters that you do something about it because Jesus would, wouldn't he?
The Mail on Sunday claims the scene will see the vicar address "this Black Lives Matter thing", saying: "I don't think it matters where you're from. I think it matters that you do something about it because Jesus would, wouldn't he?
"Until all lives matter the same, we are doing something very wrong."
"We need to focus on justice for a huge chunk of our countrymen and women who seem to have a very bad, weird deal from the day they're born," she adds.
She is then seen taking down two old posters, and replacing them with a home made "Black Lives Matter" poster.
The character is said to say: "I think that in Dibley perhaps we should think about taking down some of these old notices like this and that and perhaps we should put up one like this instead."
Three special 10-minute episodes of the Vicar of Dibley have been filmed to be tagged on to the end of old episodes that are set to be repeated on the BBC in the run up to Christmas.
The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown airs tonight at 8.20pm on BBC One.
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Kein Harry... 
gemeinsam mit den anderen bekannten Haudegen (Parishioners/Parish Council), sofern sie noch leben. Gestört hat mich da nur, dass als Zoom-Name "Geraldine Granger" verwendet wurde. 
