Vanity Fair S1, E1

An adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's classic story of parvenue Becky Sharp's rise from obscure and humble origins to her subsequent ignominious fall from Society; set against the backdrop of Regency England and continental Europe during the Napoleonic War.

Cast:Natasha Little , Frances Grey , Philip Glenister , David Ross , Nathaniel Parker , Anton Lesser , Janine Duvitski , Michele Dotrice , Jeremy Swift , Tom Ward , Frances Tomelty , Stephen Frost , Mark Lambert , Tim Woodward , Janet Dale , Sylvestra Le Touzel , Miriam Margolyes , Abigail Thaw