Vanity Fair by Thackeray

First broadcast from 20040913 to 20050918 Amelia Sedley.... Katy Cavanagh Auctioneer.... Jon Glover Becky Sharp.... Emma Fielding Captain MacMurdo.... Mark Bonnar directed by.... Claire Grove directed by.... Marc Beeby Ensign Stubble.... Stephen Hogan Fifine.... Helen Longworth George Osborne.... Nicholas Boulton Jos Sedley.... Toby Jones Lady Jane.... Jemma Churchill Lord Steyne.... David Calder Miss Briggs....Kate Buffery Miss Crawley.... Margaret Tyzack Miss Jemima.... Joanna McCallum Miss Pinkerton.... Sandy Walsh Mr Moss.... Ian Masters Mr Osborne.... Geoffrey Whitehead Mr Sedley.... Ian Masters Mr Wenham....Philip Fox Narrator.... Stephen Fry Peggy O'Dowd.... Monica Dolan Pit Crawley.... Jon Glover Polly the maid.... Joanna McCallum and others Dramatised by.... Stephen Wyatt

Episode 01 - Orphaned wilful Becky Sharp and her wealthy sweet-natured friend Amelia Sedley leave school in Chiswick. Episode 02 - Ambitious Becky Sharp awaits a proposal of marriage, while Amelia meets her old friend Dobbin who is still captivated by her.

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  • Episode 03 - Becky enters the service of the lascivious lawyer Sir Pitt Crawley and meets his dashing son.

    Episode 04 - Attracted by the possibility of romance and an inheritance, Becky Sharp charms the wealthy Miss Crawley and her nephew Rawdon.

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    • Episode 05 - An unexpected offer of marriage finally comes her way when Becky Sharp is in London with the ailing spinster Miss Crawley.

      Episode 06 - Becky Sharp has gained a husband but lost the chance of a title and Amelia's father has lost all his money.

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    • Episode 07 - The Sedleys have been ruined and Osborne breaks his engagement with Amelia Sedley, but for how long?

      Episode 08 - George and Amelia honeymoon in Brighton, where Becky and Rawdon are trying to win the affections of his rich aunt Miss Crawley.

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    • Episode 09 - Amelia follows George and the regiment to Brussels, and Becky Sharp attracts an army of admirers.

      Episode 10 - 1815 - The Battle of Waterloo. George and Rawdon go to fight while Becky and Amelia wait for news.

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