The Casual Vacancy
Directed by:
Jonny CampbellScreenplay:
Sarah PhelpsCinematography:
Tony Slater LingCast:
Rory Kinnear, Emily Bevan, Michael Gambon, Julia McKenzie, Elizabeth Rider, Keeley Forsyth, Abigail Lawrie, Monica Dolan, Menna Trussler, Vass Anderson, Julian Wadham, Emilia Fox, Keeley Hawes (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
With the parish council election imminent, tensions rise in Pagford as each side steps up their campaign. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations? The battle lines are drawn, and the fate of Sweetlove House hangs in the balance. (BBC)
Cast
![Rory Kinnear](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/049/165049846_52bd3c.jpg)
Rory Kinnear
UK
Best series:
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Ashes to Ashes (2008) (series)
Emily Bevan
UK
Best series:
The Thick of It (2005) (series)
In the Flesh (2013) (series)
The Full Monty (2023) (series)
![Michael Gambon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/089/168089247_xr2eyl.jpg)
Michael Gambon
Ireland
Best series:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Emma (2009) (series)
![Julia McKenzie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/755/163755529_74c6a5.jpg)
Julia McKenzie
UK
Best series:
Cranford (2007) (series)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
The Town (2012) (series)
Elizabeth Rider
Best series:
Hustle (2004) (series)
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![Keeley Forsyth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/628/162628978_a860cc.jpg)
Keeley Forsyth
UK
Best series:
Luther (2010) (series)
Happy Valley (2014) (series)
Criminal Justice (2008) (series)
![Abigail Lawrie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/587/159587621_735fa2.jpg)
Abigail Lawrie
Best series:
Good Omens (2019) (series)
C.B. Strike (2017) (series)
Tin Star (2017) (series)
![Monica Dolan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/864/160864289_2284bf.jpg)
Monica Dolan
UK
Best series:
Mr Bates vs. The Post Office (2024) (series)
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
![Menna Trussler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/140/161140634_2c4da1.jpg)
Menna Trussler
UK
Best series:
Little Britain (2003) (series)
Torchwood (2006) (series)
Come Fly with Me (2010) (series)
![Vass Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/360/161360341_3bd4b3.jpg)
Vass Anderson
UK
Best series:
Father Ted (1995) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Julian Wadham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/477/477241_a34452.jpg)
Julian Wadham
UK
Best series:
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
Outlander (2014) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Emilia Fox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342992_bb5b0a.jpg)
Emilia Fox
UK
Best series:
Pride and Prejudice (1995) (series)
Inside No. 9 (2014) (series)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
![Keeley Hawes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/002/164002517_56f31f.jpg)
Keeley Hawes
UK
Best series:
It's a Sin (2021) (series)
Line of Duty (2012) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Michele Austin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/587/159587592_dd20ec.jpg)
Michele Austin
Best series:
Peep Show (2003) (series)
This Is Going to Hurt (2022) (series)
Outnumbered (2007) (series)
![Simona Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/226/165226566_3dff22.jpg)
Simona Brown
UK
Best series:
The Night Manager (2016) (series)
Roots (2016) (series)
Outlander (2014) (series)
![Brian Vernel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/526/162526508_bf51a3.png)
Brian Vernel
UK
Best series:
The Last Kingdom (2015) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Gangs of London (2020) (series)
![Simon McBurney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/755/163755601_b02c48.jpg)
Simon McBurney
UK
Best series:
The Vicar of Dibley (1994) (series)
The Loudest Voice (2019) (series)
Utopia (2013) (series)
![Teresa Churcher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272628_3822b1.jpg)
Teresa Churcher
Best series:
Garrow's Law (2009) (series)
Derek (2013) (series)
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
![Silas Carson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/356/160356920_aaf46b.jpg)
Silas Carson
UK
Best series:
IT Crowd (2006) (series)
Hustle (2004) (series)
How Not to Live Your Life (2007) (series)
![Richard Glover](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/755/163755581_32e0e0.jpg)
Richard Glover
Best series:
My Life in Film (2004) (series)
Red Dwarf (1988) (series)
Fur TV (2008) (series)