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The Casual Vacancy S1E1 — Episode 1

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The Casual Vacancy•Season 1•Episode 1

Episode 1

7.0/10 · 217 votesFeb 15, 201560 min

Ranked #3 of 3 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

The village of Pagford is left in shock when a local resident dies suddenly. Pagford is seemingly an English idyll, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a community at war. The empty seat left on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for

Directed byJonny Campbell

Written bySarah Phelps

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Cast18

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

Emily Bevan

Emily Bevan

Mary Fairbrother

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

Tess Wall

Crew7

Sarah Phelps

Sarah Phelps

Writer

Jonny Campbell

Jonny Campbell

Director

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Tony Slater Ling

Director of Photography

T

Tom Hemmings

Editor

C

Curtis Rivers

Stunt Coordinator

G

Gary Connery

Stunt Coordinator

J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling

Novel

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Episode Summary

"Episode 1" is episode 1 of The Casual Vacancy season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 217 votes, ranking #3 of 3 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Jonny Campbell and written by Sarah Phelps, it aired on February 15, 2015.

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