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Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
24 October 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Awards:
5 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
No one does Victorian like the Brits more

Cast

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Natasha Little ... Becky Sharp (6 episodes, 1998)

Frances Grey ... Amelia Sedley (6 episodes, 1998)
David Ross ... Mr. Sedley / ... (6 episodes, 1998)
Philip Glenister ... William Dobbin (6 episodes, 1998)
Michele Dotrice ... Mrs. Sedley (5 episodes, 1998)
Janine Duvitski ... Mrs. Bute Crawley (5 episodes, 1998)
Anton Lesser ... Mr. Pitt Crawley (5 episodes, 1998)

Nathaniel Parker ... Rawdon Crawley (5 episodes, 1998)
Jeremy Swift ... Jos Sedley (4 episodes, 1998)
Tom Ward ... George Osborne (4 episodes, 1998)
Stephen Frost ... Bute Crawley (4 episodes, 1998)
Tim Woodward ... Mr. John Osborne (4 episodes, 1998)
Janet Dale ... Miss Briggs (4 episodes, 1998)
Frances Tomelty ... Mrs. O'Dowd (4 episodes, 1998)
Mark Lambert ... Major O'Dowd (4 episodes, 1998)
David Bradley ... Sir Pitt Crawley (3 episodes, 1998)
John Surman ... Horrocks (3 episodes, 1998)

Miriam Margolyes ... Miss Crawley (3 episodes, 1998)
Daniel Hart ... Ensign Stubble (3 episodes, 1998)
Abigail Thaw ... Jane Osborne (3 episodes, 1998)
Bryan Pringle ... Raggles (3 episodes, 1998)
Linal Haft ... Moss (3 episodes, 1998)
Eleanor Bron ... Lady Bareacres (3 episodes, 1998)
Sarah Crowden ... Lady Blanche (3 episodes, 1998)
Graham Crowden ... Lord Bareacres (3 episodes, 1998)
Sylvestra Le Touzel ... Lady Jane Crawley (3 episodes, 1998)
Gerard Murphy ... Lord Steyne (3 episodes, 1998)
Robert Cole ... Little Rawdon (3 episodes, 1998)
Zohren Weiss ... Little Georgey (3 episodes, 1998)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
50 min (6 episodes)
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The dark velvet vest with four buttons down the front worn by a guest at the Duchess of Richmond's Ball (over the ivory silk evening gown) is the same costume worn by Kate Beckinsale (Emma Woodhouse) at the Hartfield party in Emma (1996) (TV), and by Julie Cox (Annabella Milbanke) during Christmas dinner in Byron (2003) (TV). more
Quotes:
Becky Sharp: I'm afraid I will have to charge you rather a lot. My horses are all I own in the world, you know.
Joss Sedley: Money is no object to me, ma'am.
Becky Sharp: That's good. Six hundred pounds.
[Jos is taken aback, but promptly reaches for his pocketbook.]
Becky Sharp: Each.
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Movie Connections:
Version of Vanity Fair (1932/I) more
Soundtrack:
Rule, Britannia! more

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7 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
No one does Victorian like the Brits, 3 January 2005
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Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

A six hour miniseries by the BBC and A&E, "Vanity Fair" (1998) has sufficient time to present the classic tale of the socially adroit, cunning, and beguiling Becky Sharp's rise from lowly governess to lofty aristocrat with depth, detail, and attention to the many characters and side stories swirling around her. Given it's British pedigree, the film recreates the period with fidelity from beautiful country vistas to dank squalor; from stately manors to Gothic mansions; from handsome gentlemen to grotesque lechers; from elegant gowns to threadbare cloaks; etc. Natasha Little makes a superb centerpiece though her fellow actors are equally well cast and competent in their roles. The downside to the series is a somewhat uneven screenplay which spends time while women sing parlor songs only to rush through some of the moments in which we would most like to linger. The musical score is annoyingly heavy handed, poorly nuanced, and often too much like a poor Salvation Army brass street ensemble. "Vanity Fair" (1998) should be time well spent for anyone into Victorian period fare, especially comedy/dramas, the works of W.M. Thackeray, or fans of the players. Subtitling is excellent. (B+)

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