"I am poor and put upon", concedes Becky Sharp during the first episode of Vanity Fair, but it rapidly becomes clear that she intends to change this situation, scrambling up the social ladder by exploiting her guile, good looks and the gullibility of doting males. In the light of her selfish, single-minded resolve to achieve success, Sharp may be viewed as an optimistic dreamer, pragmatic schemer, proto-feminist or a coquettish combination of all three. |
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Ratings: | TVMaze: No Rating | |
Released: | November 1, 1998 | |
Runtime: | 60 min | |
Genres: | Drama Romance | |
Countries: | United Kingdom | |
Companies: | BBC One | |
Cast: | David Bradley Miriam Margolyes Philip Glenister Joanna Scanlan Nathaniel Parker Anton Lesser Graham Crowden Tim Woodward Natasha Little Jeremy Swift Nick Dunning 4 more Sylvestra Le Touzel Michele Dotrice Frances Grey Abigail Thaw | |
Crew: | William Makepeace Thackeray | |
prism : very confusing episode.