SimilarScreen
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

19987.61 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

In early 19th-century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.

Created by William Makepeace Thackeray
Written by William Makepeace Thackeray
Produced by Gillian McNeill
NetworksBBC One

Where to Watch

Stream

Britbox Apple TV Channel

Buy

Apple TV StoreFandango At Home

Streaming data via JustWatch

Top Cast

Natasha Little

Natasha Little

Becky Sharp

Frances Grey

Frances Grey

Amelia Sedley

Philip Glenister

Philip Glenister

William Dobbin

David Ross

David Ross

Mr Sedley

Trailer

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookrags to richesunrequited loveminiseriessocial satireperiod dramanapoleonic warsgovernesscostume dramasocial climbing19th centuryromantic dramaregency era

About Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair is a drama series that first aired in 1998 exploring themes of based on novel or book, rags to riches, unrequited love, miniseries, social satire, period drama. Created by William Makepeace Thackeray, it stars Natasha Little, Frances Grey, Philip Glenister. In early 19th-century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.

Shows Similar to Vanity Fair

Discover shows like Vanity Fair — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 shows similar to Vanity Fair

If you enjoyed Vanity Fair, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, creator filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Vanity Fair.

Sense and Sensibility
37% Match

Sense and Sensibility is a 2008 British television drama, based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies, who said that the aim of the series was to make viewers forget Ang Lee's 1995 film version. As such, this series was more overtly sexual than previous Austen adaptations, and Davies included scenes featuring a seduction and a duel that are suggested in Austen's novel but absent from the feature film. A story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 18th century England. Elinor, disciplined, restrained and very conscious of the manners of the day, represents sense. Outspoken, impetuous, emotional Marianne represents sensibility.

Jane Eyre
35% Match

Jane Eyre(2006)

TV Show7.7/10

Charlotte Bronte's classic about an orphan girl who grows up to become a governess in a gloomy manor in Yorkshire, where she falls in love with the mysterious Edward Rochester.

Pride and Prejudice
34% Match

Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.

Wuthering Heights
31% Match

Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.

War and Peace
31% Match

War and Peace(2007)

TV Show6.2/10

War and Peace is a 2007 television miniseries broadcast in Belgium and in France in four episodes during October and November 2007. An international co-production of France, Italy and Russia, the ensemble cast are of various nationalities. The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.

Great Expectations
31% Match

Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

Death Comes to Pemberley
30% Match

A British television drama based on P. D. James' novel of the same name, a murder mystery sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Six years after the union of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, Lydia Wickham barges into Pemberley screaming that her husband has been murdered.

Daniel Deronda
29% Match

In 1870s England, idealist Daniel Deronda seeks his mysterious origins and becomes entangled in the lives of the self-centered Gwendolen Harleth, who is trapped in a loveless marriage, and Jewish singer Mirah Lapidoth.

Emma
29% Match

Emma(2009)

TV Show7.6/10

Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightley.

Lark Rise to Candleford
28% Match

Set in the small hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier neighbouring market town, Candleford, the series chronicles the daily lives of farm-workers, craftsmen and gentry at the end of the 19th Century. Lark Rise to Candleford is a love letter to a vanished corner of rural England and a heart-warming drama series teeming with wit, wisdom and romance.

The Pillars of the Earth
28% Match

A sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty, a sensuous, spirited story set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles in 12th Century England.

North & South
26% Match

North & South(2004)

TV Show8.1/10

Margaret Hale is a southerner from a country vicarage newly settled in the industrial northern town of Milton. In the shock of her move, she misjudges charismatic cotton mill-owner John Thornton, whose strength of purpose and passion are a match for her own pride and willfulness. When the workers of Milton call a strike, Margaret takes their side, and the two are brought into deeper conflict. As events spiral out of control, Margaret - to her surprise - begins to fall in love with Thornton...

Downton Abbey
25% Match

Downton Abbey(2010)

TV Show8.1/10

A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.

Vanity Fair
25% Match

Vanity Fair(2018)

TV Show7.3/10

In a world where everyone is striving for what is not worth having, no one is more determined to climb to the heights of English society than Becky Sharp.