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"BBC One has commissioned an adaptation of JK Rowling&amp;#039;s novel The Casual Vacancy. Rowling will &amp;quot;collaborate closely&amp;quot; with the project, with the number of episodes yet to be determined. The Casual Vacancy was released in September to mixed reviews, but became a global best-seller - topping one million copies sold in English in all formats across all territories.  The BBC&amp;#039;s adaptation of the dark comedy will air in 2014, with Harry Potter author Rowling insisting that she is &amp;quot;thrilled&amp;quot; with the commission. &amp;quot;I always felt that, if it were to be adapted, this novel was best suited to television and I think the BBC is the perfect home,&amp;quot; she said. BBC One controller Danny Cohen added: &amp;quot;It is thrilling to be bringing the work of JK Rowling to BBC One audiences. JK Rowling&amp;#039;s story-telling is of course peerless in its popularity, and I am looking forward to collaborating with her. &amp;quot;This project highlights the ambition and scale of BBC One Drama, as well as the ability of modern television to attract the world&amp;#039;s biggest talent and most exciting creative ideas.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; JK Rowling&amp;#039;s The Casual Vacancy tops fiction chart &amp;gt; JK Rowling: &amp;#039;Next book will be for kids&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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