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The Casual Vacancy

The Casual Vacancy

20156.11 Season3 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The citizens of the small British town of Pagford fight for the spot on the parish council after Barry Fairbrother dies.

Created by J.K. Rowling
Produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Howard Mollison

Keeley Hawes

Keeley Hawes

Samantha Mollison

Rufus Jones

Rufus Jones

Miles Mollison

Rory Kinnear

Rory Kinnear

Barry Fairbrother

Julia McKenzie

Julia McKenzie

Shirley Mollison

Joe Hurst

Joe Hurst

Arf Price

Sonny Ashbourne Serkis

Sonny Ashbourne Serkis

Paul Price

Richard Glover

Richard Glover

Simon Price

R

Ria Choony

Sukhvinder Jawanda

Silas Carson

Silas Carson

Vikram Jawanda

Themes & Keywords

englandbased on novel or booksmall townminiseries

About The Casual Vacancy

The Casual Vacancy is a drama series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of england, based on novel or book, small town, miniseries. Created by J.K. Rowling, it stars Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, Rufus Jones. The citizens of the small British town of Pagford fight for the spot on the parish council after Barry Fairbrother dies.

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