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Vanity Fair (1987)

Season 1
Thackeray's plucky adventuress Becky Sharp claws her way up through society in this lavish period production which boasts the Battle of Waterloo as one of its set pieces.
19878 episodes
13+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Episode 1
    September 10, 1987
    59min
    TV-PG
    Everything lies ahead of Becky and Amelia as they bid farewell to Miss Pinkerton's Academy. But will everything be enough for Becky Sharp?
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  2. S1 E2 - Episode 2
    November 12, 1987
    58min
    TV-PG
    Becky has failed to ensnare Amelia's wealthy brother Jos. Undaunted, she now sets her sights on new targets.
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  3. S1 E3 - Episode 3
    September 19, 1987
    58min
    TV-PG
    Becky has refused Sir Pitt's hand in marriage because she has already married in secret. But to whom?
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  4. S1 E4 - Episode 4
    September 26, 1987
    58min
    TV-PG
    The newly-wed Amelia has accompanied her husband to war. Becky is there too, but for her the Duchess of Richmond's ball is a far more important battleground than the field of Waterloo.
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  5. S1 E5 - Episode 5
    October 3, 1987
    57min
    TV-PG
    Widow and Mother Amelia's life is in tatters after the Battle of Waterloo, but Becky Sharp is already planning a new campaign.
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  6. S1 E6 - Episode 6
    October 10, 1987
    57min
    TV-PG
    Sharp practice is needed when Becky pits her wits against the wiles of the landed gentry and the might of the aristocracy.
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  7. S1 E7 - Episode 7
    October 17, 1987
    57min
    TV-PG
    Becky reaches the pinnacle of her ruthless social climbing - but pride comes before a fall.
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  8. S1 E8 - Episode 8
    October 24, 1987
    59min
    TV-PG
    Fortunes are reversed and Becky flees to the Continent to avoid a scandal. But for Amelia it seems to be the dawn of happiness at last.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Diarmuid LawrenceMichael Owen Morris
Producers
Terrance Dicks
Starring
Eve MathesonBenedict TaylorFreddie Jones
Studio
BBC
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