The Vicar of Dibley - Characters - Letitia Cropley

Letitia Cropley was a Parish Council member and the Dibley church organist. Geraldine once referred to her as "The Queen of Cordon Bleurgh" and David Horton called her "The Dibley Poisoner". She was the creator of such revolting "delicacies" as "Bread and butter pudding surprise" (a recipe for which she was breeding snails), Marmite cake (which she served for Frank's birthday), orange cake with Branston Pickle icing (which she served at the cake stall at the Dibley autumn fayre), chocolate mixed with cod roe, parsnip brownies, plain pancakes- with just a "hint" of liver, and chocolate spread sandwiches (with some taramosalata). Letitia only appeared in the first series and the special "The Easter Bunny", in which the character died. Her dying request to Geraldine was that she take over from her as the Easter Bunny, taking chocolate eggs around the village each Easter. However, when Geraldine saw every member of the parish council doing the same, it became clear that she had made the same request to all of them, owing to her forgetful nature. Earlier in the episode she said she had a "memory like an elephant that's lost its memory". Jim and Frank have also referred to her as a 'hot young red head' along with Owen's father having talked of her often, with various nicknames such as 'Luscious Letitia' 'Titillatin' Tish' and 'always lets you dock your boat in her jetty Letty'. It has also been suggested that she has a crush on Frank and thinks he has 'nice thighs', as she admitted on her death bed.