Vanity Fair | |
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Written by |
William Makepeace Thackeray (novel) Rex Tucker |
Directed by | David Giles |
Starring | Susan Hampshire |
Music by | Douglas Gamley (unknown episodes) |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | David Conroy |
Running time | 5x1 hour |
Original release | |
Release | 2 December 30 December 1967 | –
Vanity Fair is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name broadcast in 1967. [1] It was the first drama serial in colour produced by the BBC. [2] Vanity Fair starred Susan Hampshire as Becky Sharp. [3] 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. [4]
This was the second of four television adaptations of Vanity Fair produced by the BBC; other serials had been transmitted in 1956/57, in 1987, and in 1998. [5]
For a full length summary of the book, see: Vanity Fair plot summary.
Episode | Title | Run Time | BBC Air Date | US Air Date |
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Part One | The Famous Little Becky Puppet | 41:11 | 2 Dec 1967 | 1 Oct 1972 |
Part Two | The Dragoon | 44:05 | 9 Dec 1967 | 8 Oct 1972 |
Part Three | The Celebrated Battle Scene | 44:15 | 16 Dec 1967 | 15 Oct 1972 |
Part Four | The Wicked Nobleman | 44:31 | 23 Dec 1967 | 22 Oct 1972 |
Part Five | Vanitas Vanitatum | 44:19 | 30 Dec 1967 | 29 Oct 1972 |
This adaptation is now available on DVD, distributed by Acorn Media UK. [6]