Vanity Fair (1998 TV serial)
Vanity Fair is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name broadcast in 1998. The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies.
| Vanity Fair | |
|---|---|
| Written by | William Makepeace Thackeray (novel) Andrew Davies |
| Directed by | Marc Munden |
| Starring | Natasha Little Frances Grey Philip Glenister Tom Ward |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 300 min. (6 episodes) |
| Distributor | BBC |
| Release | |
| Original release | 1 November 1998 |
The BBC previously adapted the novel as a serial twice before, in 1967 and in 1987.
Plot summary
For a full length summary of the book see: Vanity Fair plot summary.
Cast
- Natasha Little as Becky Sharp
- Frances Grey as Amelia Sedley
- David Ross as Mr. Sedley
- Philip Glenister as William Dobbin
- Michele Dotrice as Mrs. Sedley
- Janine Duvitski as Mrs. Bute Crawley
- Anton Lesser as Mr. Pitt Crawley
- Nathaniel Parker as Rawdon Crawley
- Jeremy Swift as Jos Sedley
- Tom Ward as George Osborne
- Stephen Frost as Bute Crawley
- Tim Woodward as Mr. John Osborne
- Janet Dale as Miss Briggs
- Frances Tomelty as Mrs. O'Dowd
- Mark Lambert as Major O'Dowd
- David Bradley as Sir Pitt Crawley
- John Surman as Horrocks
- Miriam Margolyes as Miss Crawley
- Daniel Hart as Ensign Stubble
- Abigail Thaw as Jane Osborne
- Bryan Pringle as Raggles
- Linal Haft as Moss
- Eleanor Bron as Lady Bareacres
- Sarah Crowden as Lady Blanche
- Graham Crowden as Lord Bareacres
- Sylvestra Le Touzel as Lady Jane Crawley
- Gerard Murphy as Lord Steyne
- Robert Cole as Little Rawdon
- Zohren Weiss as Little Georgey
Awards
Winner:
- 1999: Television and Radio Industries Club Awards - BBC Programme of the Year
- 1999: Banff Television Festival - Special Jury Prize
- 1999: Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming - Best TV Series and Serials, Best Actress (Natasha Little), Screenplay
Nominated:
- 1999: British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Drama Serial, Best Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Editing, Best Original Music, Best Photography
External links
- Review - New York Times
- Review - BBC
- Vanity Fair at BBC Programmes
- Vanity Fair on IMDb
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