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Vanity Fair   1998     2 and a half stars    TV, 300 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marc Munden  
Cast: Natasha Little, Nathaniel Parker, Frances Grey, Philip Glenister, Miriam Margolyes, Tim Woodward, Tom Ward, Jeremy Swift, Eleanor Bron, Bryan Pringle, David Ross, Michele Dotrice, Janine Duvitski, Anton Lesser, Janet Dale

  This TV miniseries adaptation of William Makepease Thackeray's novel stars Natasha Little as the scheming country girl Becky Sharp who leaves a trail of victims in her climb up the social ladder. Becky was born into a poor family but does get an education and jobs as a governess. She works for the Crowley family and wins over the children and their wealthy aunt (Miriam Margolyes). She even marries one of the children: the dashing Rawden (Nathaniel Parker). Becky is pregnant when Napoleon invades Europe, and Rawden leaves to fight in the war. Rawden survives the war, but troubles follow, and Becky continues to look for a man of a higher station to support her.



Cast
Natasha Little Becky Sharp
Nathaniel Parker Rawdon Crawley
Frances Grey Amelia Sedley
Philip Glenister William Dobbin
Miriam Margolyes Miss Crawley
Tim Woodward Mr. John Osborne
Tom Ward George Osborne
Jeremy Swift Jos Sedley
Eleanor Bron Lady Bareacres
Bryan Pringle Raggles
David Ross Mr. Sedley
Michele Dotrice Mrs. Sedley
Janine Duvitski Mrs. Bute Crawley
Anton Lesser Mr. Pitt Crawley
Janet Dale Miss Briggs

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