Laughter lines delivered with charm and comic wit

EMMA Chambers was famous for her comic timing and on-screen charm and wit. Here are some of our favourite lines:

Alice Tinker to Vicar of Dibley Geraldine Granger: “Well the pregnancy test said I’m not pregnant. The hamster didn’t turn blue. Oh yes, it’s very common in Dibley. You go out, you buy a hamster and you wee on it. And if it turns blue, you’re pregnant.”

Alice to Geraldine: “You can call me Alice. Because that’s my name.”

Alice’s response when Geraldine asks to speak in private: “Okay, as long as it’s not about tampons because I don’t understand them.”

Alice to Geraldine: “I’m totally excited about your first Christmas sermon; it’s just going to be an experience I’ll never forget.” Geraldine: “Alice, my first Christmas sermon was last Christmas.” Alice: “Oh I forgot.”

Alice discussing the nativity: “My mum told me Jesus was born in Dunstable.”

Alice to Geraldine: “I’m reading that fantastic new book from the Bible... The Da Vinci Code!”

Honey to Martin in the 1999 movie Notting Hill: “Hi Marty. Ooh, sexy cardi!”