Fiona Bruce's forgotten cameo in Only Fools and Horses spin-off and The Vicar of Dibley
BBC News presenter Fiona Bruce is also known for fronting popular shows such as Antiques Roadshow and Question Time.
BBC news journalist Fiona Bruce has had her many share of TV appearances, leading the likes of Antiques Roadshow and Question Time as a regular host. However, she has also starred in numerous spin-offs and sketches over the years.
In 2015, the newsreader featured in a The Vicar of Dibley sketch for Red Nose Day. During the spin-off, Dawn French left her village to become a bishop but on her return she was horrified to find out she'd been replaced.
Fiona played the role as the replacement Vicar of Dibley and Dawn's character Geraldine Granger punched the newsreader. She later revealed that it was Dawn French's idea to hit her during the sketch.
Speaking to Radio Times, she previously admitted: "The punch wasn't in the script, but when we rehearsed it, Dawn said, 'Surely at this point I'd be so cross I would punch her.'
"Richard Curtis [who created the show] told her to go for it. But every time she did, it made me laugh. I couldn't keep a straight face."
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This isn't the first time that Fiona has appeared in a special one-off episode. The 59-year-old starred in the Only Fools and Horses spinoff The Green Green Grass in 2009.
During the episode, the BBC show Antiques Roadshow arrives in Oakham where the long-running spin-off is set. Fiona plays herself in the show as she meets Boycie and his wife Marlene.
Marlene attempts to find an item of significant value to take to Fiona, however Boycie immediately knows that she just wants to appear on television. The farm staff also try to appear on the BBC show, although their attempts are a little more over the top.
Fiona has been in the television business for some time now, becoming the secondary presenter of the BBC six o'clock news in 1999. She later made the switch to presenting the BBC News at 10pm in 2003.
Due to her popularity, she has fronted numerous historical documentaries and joined Antiques Roadshow in 2007. In 2009, she succeeded long-time host David Dimbleby on the BBC's debate programme Question Time.
