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Vanity Fair
★ 7.2/10•2018•48m•TV-14•Comedy•Drama
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In a world where everyone is striving for what is not worth having, no one is more determined to climb to the heights of English society than Becky Sharp.

StatusEnded
Runtime48m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 2, 2018

Episodes

Episode 1 - Miss Sharp in the Presence of the EnemyE148m

Miss Sharp in the Presence of the Enemy

Lowly teaching assistant Becky issues headmistress Miss Pinkerton with an ultimatum – pay her properly to teach at her Academy for Young Ladies or find her a station elsewhere. Miss Pinkerton calls Becky's bluff, and Becky is forced to pack away her meagre possessions. Kindly stockbroker's daughter Amelia Sedley takes pity on the poor orphan and offers to take her home for the week.

Sep 2, 2018

Episode 2 - Miss Sharp Begins to Make FriendsE248m

Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends

In darkest Hampshire, Becky spends her days as governess to Sir Pitt Crawley’s neglected daughters. Her employer's handsome youngest son, Rawdon, does his best to interest Becky in a flirtation. But Becky's ambition is to get into her employer's good books, and soon she is promoted to the position of Sir Pitt's indispensable secretary.

Sep 3, 2018

Episode 3 - A Quarrel About an HeiressE348m

A Quarrel About an Heiress

Becky lives with rich Aunt Matilda, and her future is looking bright. But as war clouds gather, everyone's fortunes take a tumble.

Sep 9, 2018

Episode 4 - In Which Becky Joins Her RegimentE448m

In Which Becky Joins Her Regiment

When George refuses to apologise for his marriage to Amelia, his father sends him a letter, cutting him off from the family and denying him his inheritance. All the friends set sail for Belgium, where Becky makes use of every opportunity to advance in society.

Sep 16, 2018

Episode 5 - In Which Battles Are Won and LostE548m

In Which Battles Are Won and Lost

The Napoleonic Wars enter their decisive moment as the battle of Waterloo gets underway, with George fighting on the front line. Becky has come to the conclusion that war is not such a bad thing, since it presents plenty of opportunities for money to be made.

Sep 23, 2018

Episode 6 - In Which a Painter's Daughter Meets a KingE648m

In Which a Painter's Daughter Meets a King

Becky works out how to live well on nothing a year, but flies too high as she joins the dizzy ranks of lords, ladies and kings.

Sep 30, 2018

Episode 7 - Endings and BeginningsE748m

Endings and Beginnings

Becky is left alone in the world and living in greatly reduced circumstances when Steyne arranges for Rawdon to be shipped overseas. Dobbin discovers that Amelia plans to remarry, a revelation that inspires him to finally confess his feelings for her - but he is not prepared for her reaction. The Sedley family takes a holiday in Germany, where they are unexpectedly reunited with Becky - who gets the chance to perform a single good deed. Last in the series.

Oct 7, 2018

Actors

Olivia Cooke

Olivia Cooke

Becky Sharp

Tom Bateman

Tom Bateman

Rawdon Crawley

Claudia Jessie

Claudia Jessie

Amelia Sedley

Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn

William Dobbin

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

William Makepeace Thackeray

Frances de la Tour

Frances de la Tour

Lady Matilda Crawley

Sian Clifford

Sian Clifford

Martha Crawley

Martin Clunes

Martin Clunes

Sir Pitt Crawley

Charlie Rowe

Charlie Rowe

George Osborne

Ellie Kendrick

Ellie Kendrick

Jane Osborne

Robert Pugh

Robert Pugh

John Osborne

Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

John Sedley

David Fynn

David Fynn

Jos Sedley

Claire Skinner

Claire Skinner

Louise Sedley

Mathew Baynton

Mathew Baynton

Bute Crawley

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