A Sudden Death (TV Series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | A sudden death |
| Original title | The casual vacancy |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| year | 2015 |
| Episodes | 3 in 1 season ( list ) |
| Director | Jonny Campbell |
| script | Sarah Phelps , Joanne K. Rowling |
| music | Solomon Gray |
| camera | Tony Slater Ling |
| occupation | |
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A Sudden Death is a three-part English miniseries based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Joanne K. Rowling and will be available on BBC One in the UK on February 15, 2015 and on HBO in the US from April 30, 2015 on Original language and from August 4, 2015 in a German dubbed version on Sky Atlantic HD in Germany .
action
The tranquil English town of Pagford gets into turmoil after the unexpected death of council member Barry Fairbrother. Fairbrother leaves his widow Mary and a place on the parish council. The question arises whether the respected fellow citizen was killed in his early 40s and this could possibly have something to do with his commitment to the socially disadvantaged in the village.
Gradually, intrigue and corruption show up on the spot and how much the residents are shaped by family disputes, wickedness and greed for money. Howard Mollison, the chairman of the local council and owner of a delicatessen shop, sees an opportunity to sell the stately Sweetlove property to investors. Tess Wall, the teacher at a nearby school that works for young people from disadvantaged families, opposes these plans. She sees the community center, where an aid project for drug addicts has been set up, in danger. Those cared for here include Krystal Weedon and her drug-addicted mother Terri.
Together with them and the doctor Parminder Jawanda and the social worker Kaye Bawden, she fights for the preservation of the facility and against the plans to sell the Sweetlove property.
characters
Howard Mollison
The deeply self-satisfied Howard is 70 years old and married to Shirley. The two have a son named Miles, who is the father of the twins Lexi and Libby. As chairman of the Pagford parish council, Howard feels almost like the king of the tranquil place. Howard also runs a delicatessen store, the window of which is adorned with a logo that reads Purveyor of fine Foods and shows a portrait of Howard. Howard and his business partner Mo are planning to open a café next door.
Shirley Mollison
Howard's wife is a petite but extremely ambitious woman and would love to live the lives of Aubrey and Julia Sweetlove, who own the Sweetlove estate. On the other hand, she hates Barry Fairbrother and everything he stands for, and she doesn't really get along with her son Miles' wife either. Shirley works as the local council secretary and is also responsible for its website.
Barry Fairbrother
The 40-year-old Barry is married to Mary; the two have no children. Barry is the half-brother of Simon Price and has made something of his life differently, because he is a lawyer and partner in a company with Miles Mollison. Barry also has a seat on the local council and is a passionate supporter of the Sweetlove project, the local drug clinic. His involvement ends with his sudden death, which shakes the whole village community.
Tess Wall
Tess is in her forties and married to the local school's assistant principal Colin Wall. The two adopted Fats Stuart. Tess works at the same school as her husband, acts as a trust teacher, advises students on social matters and also takes care of disadvantaged families who live in the socially disadvantaged district of The Fields , especially Krystal Weedon and her mother. She sits on the local council with Barry and is one of his most loyal allies in the fight against Howard until he dies.
Miles Mollison
Miles is the 43-year-old son of Howard and Shirley and is married to Samantha. The two have twins Lexie and Libby. He and Barry Fairbrother founded a law firm in the city. It is often difficult for him to reconcile his work with Barry and his parents.
Samantha Mollison
Miles' wife attended the same university as her husband, but dropped out when he became pregnant and had to move with him to Pagford. After the twins were born, Samantha suffered severe postnatal depression. Samantha is the owner of a lingerie boutique in Pagford.
Colin Wall
The assistant principal at Pagford was a good friend of Barry. Since he wants to continue his legacy, he defends the drug clinic before the local council.
Stuart Wall
Colin and Tess' adopted son, named Fats , is in a relationship with Krystal.
Terri Weedon
Krystal and Robbie's drug addict mother actually lives in an apartment in The Fields but is mostly at the local drug clinic.
Krystal Weedon
Terri's 16-year-old daughter is in a relationship with Stuart Wall.
production
Production history
On December 3, 2012, it was announced that a series adaptation of Rowling's novel The Casual Vacancy is being planned. BBC ( BBC One ) produced the series in cooperation with HBO . Sarah Phelps reworked the underlying material and Jonny Campbell directed it. The cast was announced in June 2014.
Cast and dubbing
British actor Rory Kinnear , who previously appeared in several James Bond films, slipped into the role of Barry Fairbrother, who died in the series at the beginning. The actor Michael Gambon , known as the school principal Dumbledore from the Harry Potter films, took on the role of the council chairman Howard Mollison, the role of his wife Shirley was cast with Julia McKenzie , who is known from the film adaptations of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. The role of Samantha Mollison was played by Keeley Hawes , who was simultaneously in front of the camera for the filming of the film High-Rise . Silas Carson , known for his roles in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, played Vikram Jawanda.
Silas Carson (2008)
Michael Gambon
Julia McKenzie
Rory Kinnear (2012)
Keeley Hawes (2014)
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The German dubbing was based on a dubbing book by Inez Günther and Philip Krauss and directed by Inez Günther on behalf of Bavaria Synchron GmbH , Munich.
Filming
A Sudden Death was filmed mainly in 2014 in the English town of Painswick . Additional recordings took place in Northleach, Minchinhampton, Stroud , Stonehouse and Bisley, all of which are also in Gloucestershire . The design of the fictional town of Pagford, in which the plot is located, is often associated with Rowling's birthplace, the South Gloucestershire town of Yate , the gateway to the wooded area that leads into the Forest of Dean .
Soundtrack
The British band Solomon Gray composed the soundtrack for the series, which also includes songs from the album Selected Works (2015).
Radiance and exploitation
The series first aired on BBC One in the UK and on HBO in the US on February 15, 2015. According to the BBC, 7.3 million viewers followed the first episode. From April 30, 2015, Sky Atlantic HD showed the series for the first time in the original language in Germany. The series was released on DVD in June 2015. From August 4, 2015, Sky Atlantic HD broadcast the series for the first time in a German dubbed version.
Awards
Michael Gambon was for his role in The Casual Vacancy as Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for the Satellite Awards 2015 and as Best Actor in a movie or miniseries for the Critics' Choice Television Awards 2015 nominated.
Episodes
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in UK ( BBC One ) and USA ( HBO ) | German language first broadcast ( Sky Atlantic HD ) | Director | script | UK quotas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The good soul of Pagford | Episode 1 | Feb 15, 2015 | Aug 4, 2015 | Jonny Campbell | Sarah Phelps | - |
| The village of Pagford is in shock when parishioner Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly. The mourning for the former council member quickly gives way to concern about what will happen to the free space that Fairbrother will leave behind in the council. | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | The race | Episode 2 | Feb 22, 2015 | Aug 11, 2015 | Jonny Campbell | Sarah Phelps | - |
| The local council elections are approaching and Pagford gasps in fear of what the next news from the afterlife from Barry Fairbrother will bring to light. | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | A pile of broken glass | Episode 3 | 1st Mar 2015 | Aug 18, 2015 | Jonny Campbell | Sarah Phelps | - |
| The closer the elections, the greater the tensions in Pagford. The two political camps are intensifying their efforts to discredit the other through lies and unexpected revelations. After all, the future of the Sweetlove estate is at stake. | ||||||||
Trivia
- The original title of the book and the series refers to the Casual Vacancy ( vacancy ), a situation that results from the death or the resignation or expulsion of a member of a deliberative assembly.
- When filming began in 2014, residents of Painswick complained about a supposedly newly opened lingerie boutique in town. In fact, it was just a film set.
Web links
- The Casual Vacancy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- A sudden death in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ The cast and characters of The Casual Vacancy. Character description Howard Mollison In: bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ The cast and characters of The Casual Vacancy. Character description Shirley Mollison In: bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ The cast and characters of The Casual Vacancy. Character description Berry Fairbrother In: bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ The cast and characters of The Casual Vacancy. Character description Tess Wall In: bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ The cast and characters of The Casual Vacancy. Character description Miles Mollison In: bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ The cast and characters of The Casual Vacancy. Character description Samantha Mollison In: bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ↑ Rowling's Casual Vacancy to become BBC TV drama series In: bbc.com, December 3, 2012.
- ↑ Keith Uhlich: 'The Casual Vacancy': TV Review In: The Hollywood Reporter, April 28, 2015.
- ↑ Sam Creighton: The underwear shop that left Cotswold villagers' knickers in a twist: Residents complain over risqué boudoir but it was just TV set for JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy In: The Daily Mail, January 28, 2015.
- ^ Robert McCrum: JK Rowling puts Pagford on the literary map In: The Guardian Online, September 24, 2012.
- ^ Carving out the music for The Casual Vacancy In: bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ↑ Casual Vacancy beats Indian Summers in TV drama ratings In: bbc.com, February 16, 2015.
- ^ Satellite Awards 2015. Nominations In: International Press Academy. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ The Casual Vacancy. Episode 1 In: bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ The Casual Vacancy. Episode 2 In: bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ The Casual Vacancy. Episode 3 In: bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ↑ Sam Creighton: The underwear shop that left Cotswold villagers' knickers in a twist: Residents complain over risqué boudoir but it was just TV set for JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy In: The Daily Mail, January 28, 2015.