Residents of Painswick, Gloucestershire, which doubled as the fictional Pagford, were shocked and angered to discover that a shop selling sexy lingerie had just opened in their high street. Some wandered in to examine the goods while others complained about it at the local parish council meeting, not realizing that it was just a movie set.
Sir Michael Gambon appeared in another J.K. Rowling work as Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film franchise.
J.K. Rowling was the Executive Producer for this mini-series, as well as being the author of the novel.