Vanity Fair is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name broadcast in 1998.[1] The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies.[2]
| Vanity Fair | |
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| Based on | Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray |
| Screenplay by | Andrew Davies |
| Directed by | Marc Munden |
| Starring | Natasha Little Frances Grey Philip Glenister Tom Ward |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Gillian Mcneill |
| Cinematography | Oliver Curtis |
| Running time | 300 min. (6 episodes) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 1 November – 6 December 1998 |
The BBC had adapted the novel as a serial three times previously, in 1956, in 1967 and in 1987.[3]
Plot summary
editFor a full-length summary of the book see: Vanity Fair plot summary.
Cast
edit- Natasha Little as Becky Sharp
- Frances Grey as Amelia Sedley
- David Ross as Mr. Sedley
- Philip Glenister as William Dobbin
- Michele Dotrice as Mrs. Sedley
- Janine Duvitski as Mrs. Bute Crawley
- Anton Lesser as Mr. Pitt Crawley
- Nathaniel Parker as Rawdon Crawley
- Jeremy Swift as Jos Sedley
- Tom Ward as George Osborne
- Stephen Frost as Bute Crawley
- Tim Woodward as Mr. John Osborne
- Janet Dale as Miss Briggs
- Frances Tomelty as Mrs. O'Dowd
- Mark Lambert as Major O'Dowd
- David Bradley as Sir Pitt Crawley
- John Surman as Horrocks
- Miriam Margolyes as Miss Crawley
- Daniel Hart as Ensign Stubble
- Abigail Thaw as Jane Osborne
- Bryan Pringle as Raggles
- Linal Haft as Moss
- Eleanor Bron as Lady Bareacres
- Sarah Crowden as Lady Blanche
- Graham Crowden as Lord Bareacres
- Sylvestra Le Touzel as Lady Jane Crawley
- Gerard Murphy as Lord Steyne
- Robert Cole as Little Rawdon
- Zohren Weiss as Little Georgey
Awards
editWon:
- 1999: Television and Radio Industries Club Awards - BBC Programme of the Year
- 1999: Banff Television Festival - Special Jury Prize
- 1999: Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming - Best TV Series and Serials, Best Actress (Natasha Little), Screenplay
Nominated:
- 1999: British Academy Television Awards - Best Drama Serial, Best Actress, Best Costume Design, Best Editing, Best Original Music, Best Photography[4][5]
- 1999: Royal Television Society Programme Awards - Actor: Female (Natasha Little)
- 1999: Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards - Music - Original Score (Murray Gold)
References
edit- ^ "Vanity Fair". 1 November 1998. p. 82 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Vanity Fair Part 6 (1998)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023.
- ^ "William Makepeace Thackeray". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Television Craft in 1999 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
- ^ "Television in 1999 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
External links
edit- Review - New York Times
- Review - BBC
- Vanity Fair at BBC Online
- Vanity Fair at IMDb
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