The Casual Vacancy
Directed by:
Jonny CampbellScreenplay:
Sarah PhelpsCinematography:
Tony Slater LingCast:
Abigail Lawrie, Silas Carson, Richard Glover, Keeley Hawes, Rory Kinnear, Emily Bevan, Joe Hurst, Michael Gambon, Julia McKenzie, Simon McBurney, Monica Dolan, Brian Vernel, Sonny Ashbourne Serkis (more)Plots(1)
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. (BBC)
Cast
![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)
Strike (2017) (series)
Tin Star (2017) (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)
![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)
Enquêtes internes (2012) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![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)
![Joe Hurst](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/587/159587591_b2f9f5.jpg)
Joe Hurst
Best series:
Wanderlust (2018) (series)
The Terror (2018) (series)
The Casual Vacancy (2015) (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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
Sonny Ashbourne Serkis
Best series:
Masters of the Air (2024) (series)
Star vs. The Forces of Evil (2015) (series)
The White Queen (2013) (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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
Lolita Chakrabarti
UK
Best series:
Hustle (2004) (series)
Journal d'une ado hors norme (2013) (series)
Extras (2005) (series)
Anthony Farrelly
Best series:
Broadchurch (2013) (series)
24: Live Another Day (2014) (series)
Unforgotten (2015) (series)