Vanity Fair: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"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.

Series details

• Title: Vanity Fair
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 1998-11-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1998-12-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18805
• IMDb ID: tt0159090
• TVDB ID: 84704

Cast and credited roles

• 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
• Abigail Thaw — Jane Osborne
• David Bradley — Sir Pitt Crawley
• Graham Crowden — Lord Bareacres
• Jeremy Swift — Jos Sedley
• Joanna Scanlan — Lady Crawley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-11-01; final listed air date 1998-12-06; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Vanity Fair on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.