Vanity Fair
1998 · BBC One · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Part 6
Sun, 6 Dec, 11:00 pm
Becky faces her toughest challenge yet and Amelia discovers the truth about George.
About
"I am poor and put upon", concedes Becky Sharp during the first episode of Vanity Fair, but it rapidly becomes clear that she intends to change this situation, scrambling up the social ladder by exploiting her guile, good looks and the gullibility of doting males. In the light of her selfish, single-minded resolve to achieve success, Sharp may be viewed as an optimistic dreamer, pragmatic schemer, proto-feminist or a coquettish combination of all three.
Episodes
- E01
Part 1
Sun, 1 Nov· 60 minDestitute orphan Becky Sharp moves to London to stay with her firm friend Amelia Sedley. She soon finds employment and opportunity as a governess for Sir Pitt Crawley.
- E02
Part 2
Sun, 8 Nov· 60 minBecky secretly marries Rawdon Crawley. George Osborne doesn't want to rush into marriage.
- E03
Part 3
Sun, 15 Nov· 60 minBecky and Rawdon are short of money, but are being ignored by polite society.
- E04
Part 4
Sun, 22 Nov· 60 minThe Battle of Waterloo is about to begin. Brussels is in chaos and life is about to change for everyone.
- E05
Part 5
Sun, 29 Nov· 60 minBecky's friendship with Lord Steyne causes serious problems and Amelia finds herself faced with an impossible choice.
- E06
Part 6
Sun, 6 Dec· 60 minBecky faces her toughest challenge yet and Amelia discovers the truth about George.
Cast
Natasha Little
Becky Sharp
Anton Lesser
Mr. Pitt Crawley
Nathaniel Parker
Rawdon Crawley
Nick Dunning
Wenham
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Lady Jane Crawley
Frances Grey
Amelia Sedley
Philip Glenister
William Dobbin
