Michael Gambon
Howard Mollison
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2015
The Casual Vacancy
Season 1
Pagford is a charming English idyll, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 160 min2015-02-15
Episode 1
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 the biggest battle the village has yet seen.
Episode 260 min2015-02-22
Episode 2
The parish council election approaches and Pagford is on tenterhooks awaiting the next post from 'the Ghost of Barry Fairbrother'. Who is the Ghost, and what will they say? Is anyone in the village safe from humiliation? As tensions rise, the finger of suspicion points in many directions.
Episode 360 min2015-03-01
Episode 3
The parish council election is imminent and tensions rise in Pagford and each side steps up their campaign.