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19 February 2015

From Pagford to the Punjab: Sunday night rivals The Casual Vacancy and Indian Summers both fall short

J K Rowling adaptation The Casual Vacancy and Channel 4's Indian Summers lack something for our critic.

By Rachel Cooke

(Photo By Village people: Michael Gambon in The Casual Vacancy. )

The Casual Vacancy
BBC1

Indian Summers
Channel 4
 

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