The Casual Vacancy

As Barry Fairbrother falls to his death from a cold and snowy hillside, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but behind the pretty facades lie many secrets. After Barry dies, a seat on the parish council suddenly becomes available and there are many candidates vying for it. When one of theirnumbersr drops out, vicar Howard Mollison suggests his wife Shirley should stand in asa replacement.