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IMDb rating 6.5
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Critic rating 6.5

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Critic Season 1 Brian Tallerico
rated 5

There's something thematically engaging about how the death of a good man makes other people either try to find the goodness within themselves or reveals the lack thereof.

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Season 1 William Thomas
rated 8

...a socially conscious story of greed and alienation that is depressingly believable.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Brian Tallerico
rated 5

There's something thematically engaging about how the death of a good man makes other people either try to find the goodness within themselves or reveals the lack thereof.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Cast & Crew

Jonny Campbell
Director
Michael Gambon
As Howard Mollison
Rory Kinnear
As Barry Fairbrother
Simon McBurney
As Colin Wall
Monica Dolan
As Tess Wall
Julia McKenzie
As Shirley Mollison
Keeley Hawes
As Samantha Mollison

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The Casual Vacancy is a miniseries based on J.K. Rowling's novel of the same name. Set in the picturesque English town of Pagford, the story follows the residents as they vie for a spot on the parish council after a unexpected death. Behind the town's idyllic facade, tensions between the rich and poor, teenagers and their parents, wives and their husbands, teachers and their students, and others threaten to tear the community apart. The show features an all-star cast, including Rory Kinnear, Emily Bevan, Michael Gambon, and Keeley Hawes.

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