Vanity Fair (2018 TV series)
| Vanity Fair | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Historical period drama |
| Created by | Gwyneth Hughes |
| Based on | Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray |
| Written by | Gwyneth Hughes |
| Starring | |
| Composer(s) | Isobel Waller-Bridge |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Camera setup | Ed Rutherford |
| Production company(s) | Mammoth Screen |
| Distributor | |
| Release | |
| Original network | |
| Picture format | 2:1 1080p |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 2 September – 7 October 2018 |
Vanity Fair is a 2018 ITV and Amazon Studios 7-part television series period drama based on the 1848 novel Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray. It was produced by Mammoth Screen.
Actors include Olivia Cooke as Becky Sharp, Tom Bateman as Captain Rawdon Crawley and Michael Palin as the author Thackeray.[1][2]
Cast
Main
- Olivia Cooke as Becky Sharp
- Claudia Jessie as Amelia Sedley
- Tom Bateman as Rawdon Crawley
- Johnny Flynn as William Dobbin
- Charlie Rowe as George Osborne
- Simon Russell Beale as Mr. John Sedley
- Anthony Head as Lord Steyne
- Martin Clunes as Sir Pitt Crawley
- Frances de la Tour as Lady Matilda Crawley
- Michael Palin as William Makepeace Thackery
- Robert Pugh as Mr. John Osborne
- Suranne Jones as Miss Pinkerton
- David Fynn as Jos Sedley
- Claire Skinner as Mrs. Louisa Sedley
- Mathew Baynton as Bute Crawley
- Sian Clifford as Martha Crawley
- Felicity Montagu as Arabella Briggs
- Monica Dolan as Mrs. Peggy O'Dowd
Recurring
- Ellie Kendrick as Jane Osbourne
- Elizabeth Berrington as Lady Bareacres
- Sally Philips as Lady Steyne
- Richard Dixon as General Tuffo
- Peter Wight as Mr Raggles
- Michael FitzSymons as Major Michael O'Dowd
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Miss Sharp In The Presence Of The Enemy" | James Strong | Gwyneth Hughes | 2 September 2018 | 4.96 |
| After losing her teaching job, orphan Becky Sharp convinces kindly school-friend Amelia to take her in - and promptly sets about ensnaring Amelia's wealthy but oafish brother.[4] | |||||
| 2 | "Miss Sharp Begins To Make Friends" | James Strong | Gwyneth Hughes | 3 September 2018 | 4.32[5] |
| Becky is in Hampshire as governess to Sir Pitt Crawley's neglected daughters. Determined to get into his good books she quickly lands a promotion to secretary. The arrival of Crawley's sister prompts a new plan. [6] | |||||
| 3 | "A Quarrel About An Heiress" | James Strong | Gwyneth Hughes | 9 September 2018 | 4.22[7] |
| Becky has moved in with Matilda Crawley and seems to have a bright future ahead of her. However, war is brewing which threatens the fortunes of the scheming social climber and everyone she knows.[8] | |||||
| 4 | "In Which Becky Joins Her Regiment" | James Strong | Gwyneth Hughes | 16 September 2018 | 4.04[9] |
| George refuses to apologise for his marriage to Amelia and his father cuts him off from the family and his inheritance. All the friends set sail for Belgium, where Becky makes use of every opportunity to advance in society. | |||||
| 5 | "In Which Battles Are Won and Lost" | James Strong | Gwyneth Hughes | 23 September 2018 | N/A |
| The Battle of Waterloo gets underway with George in the thick of it. Becky spies an opportunity to profit from the war by selling Rawdon's horses to the cowardly Jos.[10] | |||||
| 6 | "In Which a Painter's Daughter Meets a King" | Jonathan Entwistle | Gwyneth Hughes | 30 September 2018 | TBD |
| 7 | "Endings and Beginnings" | James Strong | Gwyneth Hughes | 7 October 2018 | TBD |
Critical reception
The series was met with a positive response from critics for its sets and Olivia Cooke's performance. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 93% with an average rating of 7.11 out of 10 based on 15 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Olivia Cooke's brilliant portrayal of the feisty and scheming Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair makes this adaptation of Thackeray's classic novel more relatable for a 21st century audience."[11]
See also
References
- ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (25 September 2017). "'Vanity Fair': Suranne Jones, Michael Palin Join Olivia Cooke In ITV/Amazon Drama". deadline.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ↑ "Meet the cast of Vanity Fair". The Radio Times. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ↑ "Weekly top 30 programmes - BARB". www.barb.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ↑ "Miss Sharp In The Presence Of The Enemy". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/weekly-top-30/
- ↑ "Miss Sharp Begins To Make Friends". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/weekly-top-30/
- ↑ "A Quarrel about an Heiress". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/weekly-top-30/
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7298676/?ref_=ttep_ep5
- ↑ Vanity Fair: Miniseries - Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 2018-09-21
External links
- Vanity Fair on IMDb
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