《临时空白》(The Casual Vacancy)
这部三集迷你剧之所以会受到广泛关注,无法因为它是根据J.K. Rowling的同名小说改编的。故事发生在充满诗情画意的英国乡村Pagford——这里有卵石铺就的市集广场,还有古老的修道院。然而在漂亮的外表之下,一场又一场战争每天都要爆发:穷人和富人之间的战争,青少年和家长之间的战争,妻子与丈夫之间的战争,教师与学生之间的战争。J.K. Rowling是《哈利波特》系列小说的作者,你应该对这个名字非常熟悉。《临时空白》是《哈利波特》系列结束后J.K. Rowling用写实风格创作的首部作品,至今已卖出600万册。J.K. Rowling将通过自己的影视制片公司亲自担任该剧的执行制片人,实际编剧为《伟大前程》(Great Expectations)的编剧Sarah Phelps。剧名《临时空白》在某种意义上指的是该剧的核心剧情:当一名教区委员会成员突然死亡之后,三名候选人围绕空缺的职位展开竞争。该剧每周日播出,3月1日结束(共3集)。
The Parish Council holds a meeting and the topic of Sweetlove House and its legacy arises. Howard Mollison want to see an end to the legacy whilst Barry Fairbrother makes an impassioned speech outlining the importance of the legacy. After Barry dies suddenly, Pagford is left in shock, and his seat on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the village has witnessed.
EP01
When Barry dies suddenly, Pagford is left in shock, and the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the village has yet seen. Three candidates are soon lined up: Miles Mollison, Howard’s son; Colin Wall, Barry’s friend; and Simon Price, Barry’s half-brother. Rory Kinnear, Simon McBurney and Michael Gambon star in the mini-series adaptation, which Jonny Campbell directed from a script by Sarah Phelps.
EP02
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.
EP03
The parish council election is imminent and tensions rise in Pagford and each side steps up their campaign.