Vanity Fair (1967 TV serial)
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]
Plot summary
For a full length summary of the book, see: Vanity Fair plot summary.
Episodes
| Episode | Title | Run Time | BBC Air Date | US Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cast
- Susan Hampshire as Becky Sharp
- Dyson Lovell as Rawdon Crawley
- Bryan Marshall as Captain Dobbin
- Marilyn Taylerson as Amelia Osborne
- Roy Marsden as George Osborne
- John Moffatt as Jos Sedley
- Barbara Couper as Miss Matilda Crawley
- Barbara Leake as Mrs. Sedley
- Michael Rothwell as Pitt Crawley
- Deddie Davies as Lady Crawley
- Howard Taylor as Horrocks
- John Welsh as Sir Pitt Crawley
- Mark Allington as Ensign Stubble
- Thelma Barlow as Miss Briggs
- Richard Caldicot as Mr. Osborne
- Robert Flemyng as Lord Steyne
Awards
- 1973: Emmy Award - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama/Comedy - Limited Episodes) - Susan Hampshire.[4]
DVD
This adaptation is now available on DVD, distributed by Acorn Media UK.[6]
References
- ^ "Vanity Fair: Part 1: The Famous Little Becky Puppet". 2 December 1967. p. 9 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: TV Literary Adaptation". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Vanity Fair Part 4 The Wicked Nobleman (1967)". BFI. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Susan Hampshire". Television Academy.
- ^ "William Makepeace Thackeray". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Vanity Fair (1967) · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk.
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