![]() ![]() Their snubbing is a deft reminder of where the power really lies. When, for instance, the snobby Mollisons arrived at the manor house, they are ushered from room to room by Lord Sweetlove before being deposited out the backdoor once more. The structure was already there in Rowling’s book, but director Jonny Campbell deserve credit for scenes that cleverly established character with a wordless economy. The Casual Vacancy does better than either Broadchurch or Fortitude at wrangling a large ensemble into a coherent story. ![]() Kinnear, Gambon and Keeley Hawes are all as good as ever, but The Casual Vacancy’s teenagers are also impressive, particularly Abigail Lawrie as worldly-wise Krystal Weedon, a sort of sink-estate Hermione. When it was over, though, I wanted to stick a fork in my face. On screen, however, these characters are too well rounded to be dismissed as mere mouthpieces. Season 1 Review: The Casual Vacancy was riveting while it lasted. J K Rowlings skills as a storyteller are on a par with R L Stevenson, Conan Doyle. ![]() In book form, The Casual Vacancy’s lefty politics irritated some – the Daily Mail’s Jan Moir called it “500 pages of relentless socialist manifesto”. It is the work of a storyteller like no other. ![]()
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