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Vanity Fair is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of the same name broadcast in 1967. It was the first drama serial in colour produced by the BBC. Vanity Fair starred Susan Hampshire as Becky Sharp. The serial was also broadcast in 1972 in the US on PBS television as part of Masterpiece Theatre, and Hampshire received an Emmy Award for her portrayal in 1973.
Original Release
12/02/1967 on BBC
US Release
10/01/1972
Cast
Name | Character |
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Susan Hampshire | Becky Sharp |
Marilyn Taylerson | Amelia Osborne |
Dyson Lovell | Rawdon Crawley |
Bryan Marshall | Captain Dobbin |
John Moffatt | Jos Sedley |
Roy Marsden | George Osborne |
Barbara Leake | Mrs. Sedley |
Barbara Couper | Miss Matilda Crawley |
Michael Rothwell | Pitt Crawley |
John Welsh | Sir Pitt Crawley |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Famous Little Becky Puppet | Saturday, 02 December 1967 |
2 | The Dragoon | Saturday, 09 December 1967 |
3 | The Celebrated Battle Scene | Saturday, 16 December 1967 |
4 | The Wicked Nobleman | Saturday, 23 December 1967 |
5 | Vanitas Vanitatum | Saturday, 30 December 1967 |
Directors
Writers
Rex Tucker, William Makepeace Thackeray
Cast
Name | Character |
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Susan Hampshire | Becky Sharp |
Marilyn Taylerson | Amelia Osborne |
Dyson Lovell | Rawdon Crawley |
Bryan Marshall | Captain Dobbin |
John Moffatt | Jos Sedley |
Roy Marsden | George Osborne |
Barbara Leake | Mrs. Sedley |
Barbara Couper | Miss Matilda Crawley |
Michael Rothwell | Pitt Crawley |
John Welsh | Sir Pitt Crawley |
Howard Taylor | Horrocks |
Tom Criddle | Wenham |
Thelma Barlow | Miss Briggs |
Sarah Harter | Lady Jane Crawley |
Fanny Rowe | Martha 'Mrs. Bute' Crawley |
A.J. Brown | The Rev. Bute Crawley |
Richard Caldicot | Mr. Osborne |
Philip Ray | Raggles |
Ailsa Grahame | Miss Pinkerton |
Deddie Davies | Lady Crawley |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David Conroy | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama/Comedy - Limited Episodes) | Won |