Behind the scenes + interview about The Casual Vacancy

Today is Mother's Day in America as well in 35 other countries! Paying tribute to all the fictitious Mother's we've had the pleasure of witnessing over the years. Yes, even the ones who are flawed. No mother is perfect.

As portrayed by the utterly fabulous, Keeley Hawes!

30 DAYS WITH KEELEY HAWES

28. Most Underrated Character

Sam doesn’t get even half of the attention she deserves. Some of the scenes in the last episode with her mother in law are some of my favorites. Keels nailed it! Samantha Mollison has a special place in my heart. Come at me. I dare you.

you’re a drowning pirate and i’m a horny mermaid

That smile... Irresistible! 💛

wait did i spell it right? Lol aaaww so pretty 😍

The Champion: Keeley Hawes, being the bad ass that she is.

An icon. A legend. An inspiration. An artist true to her craft but most importantly herself. For years she conquers the small screen and has played a huge variety of roles, every single one with immense care.

It can be an MI5 agent. It can be a DI shot and sent to the past. It can be a high class aristocrat in the 40s. It can be a fearful director that clones herself. It can be a posh lady in the suburbs suffering from alcoholism and her family’s disdain. It can be a police woman dedicated to her work till the very end. It can be a mother that fights without losing hope. It can be a lovely survivor that takes her family to a foreign land. It can be the Home Secretary. It can be an actress betrayed. It can be a traitor.

But it will always be the magnificent Keeley Hawes behind them all.

So I have been rewatching dramas that Keeley Hawes has been in and firstly she is so talented as her characters are so different! Secondly, in the Durrells she is so tender towards the kids and I can imagine this is how she is in real life! Finally keeping with the Durrells, every single series ends with Louisa looking proudly at her kids and reflecting on what has happened and that makes me emotional! Going to miss the Durrells

#mood

Cheers!

A Never-ending List of Keeley’s Characters that Deserved Better:

Priscilla Garrick

Dorothy Wick

Julia Montague

Gemma Webster

Ann Royal

Samantha Mollison

Lindsay Denton

Catherine Mundi

Suze Beaumont

Lady Agnes Holland

Martha Lawson

Alex Drake

Wendy Leather

Ella Macbeth

Zoe Reynolds

Kitty Butler

Dessie Brabant

Angela Harper

casual vacancy

I wish I was Barry fairbrother or shirely mollison, but I'm most like krystal weedon and Samantha mollison

Happy birthday to this legend only [Keeley Hawes, born February 10, 1976]

We head to the seaside with Brighton’s Josie Millard for an intimate look inside the growing female skater scene. With filmmaker Ophelia Wynne we step into the 17-year-old Brightonian’s world as she recounts her journey from stealing her brother’s unused skateboard from the garage, to falling in love with the subculture, breaking into schools after dark to skate, and hitting the streets in search of adventure. Director Ophelia Wynne Director of Photography Alex Forsey Sound Recordist Marco Curico Editor Maxim Young Music Jingle Punks Featuring Josie Millard, Rianne Evans, Danielle Gallagher, Jenna Selby, Lucy Adams, Samantha Bruce, Helena Long, Michael Biddulph, Amy Ram, Girlsskate UK, Candice Bailey, Claire Thompson, Zane Crowther, Josh Wells, Joey Terroni, Al Hodgson, Sirus Gahan, Harris Wollgar, Zak G, Josh Manderson, Anita Arvelo Almonte, Chyrise Bobby, Stefani Nurding, Natasher Beecher, Hannah Bailey, Tracy Hibbit, Ellie Ford, Beta Pritchards, Justine Gibson, Hannah Bettany, Carla Von Marx and boy, Harriet Ashworth, Chloe Mollison, Jade Roberts, Wings Chan, Georgie Winter, Rachel Grant, Sarah Solanke, Noriko, Sophie Allen, Melka Orury, Iva Moutelikova, Henrietta Bishop, Lottie Price, Lilly Hartmann, Jocelyn Lawless, Lovenskate. Global Executive Producer Eloise King Commercial Creative Director Bunny Kinney Head of Production Bree Horn Talent Producer Declan Higgins Associate Producer Tom Ivin Associate Producer Kate Villevoye Production Manager Lauran Clark Production Coordinator Laura Carter Researcher Stephen Isaac-Wilson Junior Researcher Lily Rose Thomas Head of Post Production Daniel Elias Post Production Manager Tom Lynch Post Production Administrator Laura Davidson Post Production Coordinator Regina Lemaire-Costa Music Supervisor Alex Benge Rights & Clearances Cristina Lombardo Studio Manager Polly Williams Motion Graphics Director Steve Gurr Junior Designer Rebecca Hopkins

𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚆𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙲𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚑 𝚆𝚎𝚍𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚍𝚊𝚢 🧡

𝙺𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚢 𝙷𝚊𝚠𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚜 𝓢𝓪𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓱𝓪 𝓜𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓷

For clear skin and perfection 👸🏼