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Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

20187.31 Season7 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by William Makepeace Thackeray
Written by William Makepeace Thackeray
Produced by Julia Stannard, Tom Mullens
NetworksITV1

Top Cast

Olivia Cooke

Olivia Cooke

Becky Sharp

Tom Bateman

Tom Bateman

Rawdon Crawley

Claudia Jessie

Claudia Jessie

Amelia Sedley

Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn

William Dobbin

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

William Makepeace Thackeray

Frances de la Tour

Frances de la Tour

Lady Matilda Crawley

Sian Clifford

Sian Clifford

Martha Crawley

Martin Clunes

Martin Clunes

Sir Pitt Crawley

Charlie Rowe

Charlie Rowe

George Osborne

Ellie Kendrick

Ellie Kendrick

Jane Osborne

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookperiod dramanapoleonic wars19th centuryhigh classupstartdramaticamused

About Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of based on novel or book, period drama, napoleonic wars, 19th century, high class, upstart. Created by William Makepeace Thackeray, it stars Olivia Cooke, Tom Bateman, Claudia Jessie. 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.

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