Series
Vanity Fair
ComedyDrama
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.
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Seasons & episodes
1Miss Sharp in the Presence of the Enemy2 Sept 2018 · 48mLowly 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.
2Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends3 Sept 2018 · 48m · ★ 8.0In 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.
3A Quarrel About an Heiress9 Sept 2018 · 48m · ★ 8.0Becky lives with rich Aunt Matilda, and her future is looking bright. But as war clouds gather, everyone's fortunes take a tumble.
4In Which Becky Joins Her Regiment16 Sept 2018 · 48m · ★ 5.5When 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.
5In Which Battles Are Won and Lost23 Sept 2018 · 48m · ★ 9.0The 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.
6In Which a Painter's Daughter Meets a King30 Sept 2018 · 48m · ★ 9.0Becky 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.
7Endings and Beginnings7 Oct 2018 · 48m · ★ 8.0Becky 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.
Details
- Created by
- Gwyneth Hughes
- First aired
- 2 Sept 2018
- Last aired
- 7 Oct 2018
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- ITV1
- Episodes
- 7
- Votes
- 62 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
Olivia CookeBecky Sharp
Tom BatemanRawdon Crawley
Claudia JessieAmelia Sedley
Johnny FlynnWilliam Dobbin
Michael PalinWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
Frances de la TourLady Matilda Crawley
Sian CliffordMartha Crawley
Martin ClunesSir Pitt Crawley
Charlie RoweGeorge Osborne
Ellie KendrickJane Osborne
Robert PughJohn Osborne
Simon Russell BealeJohn Sedley
David FynnJos Sedley
Claire SkinnerLouise Sedley
