Vanity Fair

2018 - 2018

Miss Sharp in the Presence of the Enemy

2nd September 2018

Episode 1

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.

Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends

3rd September 2018

Episode 2

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.

A Quarrel About an Heiress

9th September 2018

Episode 3

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

In Which Becky Joins Her Regiment

16th September 2018

Episode 4

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.

In Which Battles Are Won and Lost

23rd September 2018

Episode 5

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.

In Which a Painter's Daughter Meets a King

30th September 2018

Episode 6

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.

Endings and Beginnings

7th October 2018

Episode 7

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.

Top Cast

Olivia Cooke•Tom Bateman•Claudia Jessie

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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Olivia Cooke Image

Olivia Cooke

Becky Sharp

Tom Bateman Image

Tom Bateman

Rawdon Crawley

Claudia Jessie Image

Claudia Jessie

Amelia Sedley

Johnny Flynn Image

Johnny Flynn

William Dobbin

Michael Palin Image

Michael Palin

William Makepeace Thackeray

Frances de la Tour Image

Frances de la Tour

Lady Matilda Crawley

Sian Clifford Image

Sian Clifford

Martha Crawley

Martin Clunes Image

Martin Clunes

Sir Pitt Crawley

Charlie Rowe Image

Charlie Rowe

George Osborne

Ellie Kendrick Image

Ellie Kendrick

Jane Osborne

Robert Pugh Image

Robert Pugh

John Osborne

Simon Russell Beale Image

Simon Russell Beale

John Sedley

David Fynn Image

David Fynn

Jos Sedley

Claire Skinner Image

Claire Skinner

Louise Sedley

Mathew Baynton Image

Mathew Baynton

Bute Crawley

Full Crew

Julia Stannard

Producer

Anna Pritchard

Production Design

Theo Park

Casting

Danielle Palmer

Editor

Steven Worsley

Editor

Dylan Voigt

Sound Mixer

Jamie Pearson

Editor

William Makepeace Thackeray Image

William Makepeace Thackeray

Novel

Ed Rutherford

Director of Photography

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Isobel Waller-Bridge

Original Music Composer

Darren J. Perry

Location Assistant

Paul Biddiss

Military Consultant

Tom Mullens

Producer

Cser Kinga

Art Department Assistant

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