1967 TV series or program
| Vanity Fair | |
|---|---|
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| Based on | Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray |
| Screenplay by | 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 | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 2 December (1967-12-02) – 30 December 1967 (1967-12-30) |
Vanity Fair is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name broadcast in 1967. It was the first drama serial in colour produced by the BBC. Vanity Fair starred Susan Hampshire as Becky Sharp. 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.
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.
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.
DVD
This adaptation is now available on DVD, distributed by Acorn Media UK.
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.
- ^ "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.
External links
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