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The Casual Vacancy, BBC, TV review: JK Rowling's story is a far better drama than it is a book. Harry Potter author's so-so novel comes to life with a star cast and some magical direction.
Blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. When Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the ...
Sep 27, 2012 · Instead, "The Casual Vacancy" is a generally well-written book whose central theme is responsibility for those less fortunate, all the time imbued with ever-present British themes of class and notions of propriety. English small-town life is quite literally parochial. As a great deal of British literature has it, from Austen to McEwan, it is ...
Apr 22, 2015 · That’s the question this adaptation of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling’s 2012 novel, The Casual Vacancy, raises…and then answers with a resolute “No.”. The three-part drama is set in ...
The Casual Vacancy: With Silas Carson, Joe Hurst, Michael Gambon, Rory Kinnear. 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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Feb 15, 2015 · Despite its quaint picturesque town backdrop, The Casual Vacancy is an ugly little piece of work, filled with bitterness, sniping, selfishness, and cruelty. Full Review | Apr 29, 2015
Sep 27, 2012 · What Do The Reviews Say? Sep 27, 2012, 12:44 PM EDT. "The Casual Vacancy" reviews are in, and the general consensus seems to be "meh". A few hate it, at least one thinks it a triumph, and the majority seemed to feel that it was flawed but not terrible. Here's a roundup of what the critics are saying on day one:
