Vanity Fair
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.
Cast
Olivia Cooke
Becky Sharp
Tom Bateman
Rawdon Crawley
Claudia Jessie
Amelia Sedley
Johnny Flynn
William Dobbin
Michael Palin
William Makepeace Thackeray
Frances de la Tour
Lady Matilda Crawley
Sian Clifford
Martha Crawley
Martin Clunes
Sir Pitt Crawley
Charlie Rowe
George Osborne
Ellie Kendrick
Jane Osborne
Robert Pugh
John Osborne
Simon Russell Beale
John Sedley
David Fynn
Jos Sedley
Claire Skinner
Louise Sedley
Mathew Baynton
Bute Crawley
Seasons
E1Miss Sharp in the Presence of the Enemy
Sep 2, 2018
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.
E2Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends
Sep 3, 2018
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.
E3A Quarrel About an Heiress
Sep 9, 2018
Becky lives with rich Aunt Matilda, and her future is looking bright. But as war clouds gather, everyone's fortunes take a tumble.
E4In Which Becky Joins Her Regiment
Sep 16, 2018
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.
E5In Which Battles Are Won and Lost
Sep 23, 2018
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.
E6In Which a Painter's Daughter Meets a King
Sep 30, 2018
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.
E7Endings and Beginnings
Oct 7, 2018
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.
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Storyline
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.
