The Casual Vacancy (TV series)
| The Casual Vacancy | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on |
The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling |
| Written by | Sarah Phelps |
| Directed by | Jonny Campbell |
| Starring |
Rory Kinnear Michael Gambon Julia McKenzie Keeley Hawes Simon McBurney Richard Glover Marie Critchley |
| Composer(s) | Solomon Grey |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | J. K. Rowling Neil Blair Paul Trijbits Rick Senat |
| Producer(s) | Ruth Kenley-Letts |
| Cinematography | Tony Slater-Ling |
| Editor(s) | Tom Hemmings |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Brontë Film and Television |
| Distributor |
BBC (UK) Warner Bros. Television Distribution (Worldwide) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC One HBO |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 15 February – 1 March 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Casual Vacancy is a 2015 British television serial based on the novel of the same title by J. K. Rowling. Directed by Jonny Campbell from a screenplay by Sarah Phelps, the series premiered on 15 February 2015 in the United Kingdom and on 29 April 2015 in the United States.
The miniseries is a joint production of the BBC and HBO.
The plot centres on Pagford, a typical English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind its pretty façade, however, the village has deep divisions: rich at war with the poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, and teachers at war with their students.
The miniseries was announced on 3 December 2012. It was commissioned from The Blair Partnership who represent J. K. Rowling. The series was produced through an independent production company operated by Neil Blair and Rick Senat (who were executive producers of the series), on behalf of The Blair Partnership. The deal was struck following discussions between Blair and BBC One Controller Danny Cohen. J. K. Rowling was to collaborate closely with the project, with the number and length of the episodes then still to be decided.
On 12 September 2013, Warner Bros. announced that it will serve as the worldwide TV distributor of the series, except in the United Kingdom.
After a year and a half without news on the production itself, casting was announced in June 2014. Filming began in August 2014 in the Gloucestershire towns of Painswick, Bisley, Northleach and Minchinhampton, Dauntsey, and in the city of Bristol.
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