Vanity Fair (1987)

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  • Premiered: Sep 1987
  • Episodes: 16
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • BBC One
  • Unknown
  • Drama Mini-series Romance

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Season 1
1x1
Miss Sharp and Miss Sedley Open the Campaign
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 06, 1987
Everything lies ahead for Becky and Amelia as they bid farewell to Miss Pinkerton's Academy. But will everything be enough for Becky Sharp?
1x2
Vauxhall Gardens
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 13, 1987
Becky is determined to make her way in society. First she needs a rich husband - and she has already set her trap.
1x3
Crawley of Queen's Crawley
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Air date
Sep 20, 1987
Becky has failed to ensnare Amelia's wealthy brother, Jos. Undaunted, she now sets her sights on new targets.
1x4
Arcadian Simplicity
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 27, 1987
Becky meets her match in the redoubtable Miss Crawley, but it is Sir Pitt who finally brings her to her knees.
1x5
Who Played on the Piano?
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Air date
Oct 04, 1987
Becky has refused Sir Pitt's hand in marriage because she is secretly married already. But to whom?
1x6
A Marriage and Part of a Honeymoon
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 11, 1987
Amelia and George are reunited, but Mr Osborne is still determined to prevent the match. Meanwhile Becky and Rawdon are having problems of their own with Rawdon's aunt, the rich and powerful Miss Crawley.
1x7
Amelia Invades the Low Countries
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 18, 1987
The newly-wed Amelia has accompanied her husband to war. Becky is there too, but for her the Duchess of Richmond's ball is a far more important battleground than the field of Waterloo.
1x8
The Girl I Left Behind Me
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 25, 1987
The men go off to battle and the women are left to wait. While Amelia worries about the safety of her beloved George, Becky Sharp has plans to make and scores to settle.
1x9
Widow and Mother
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 01, 1987
Amelia 's life is in tatters after the Battle of Waterloo, but Becky Sharp is already planning a new campaign.
1x10
How to Live Well on Nothing a Year
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Air date
Nov 08, 1987
Six years have passed since Becky and Amelia both gave birth to sons - but Becky Sharp doesn't let motherhood cramp her style.
1x11
Struggles and Trials
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 15, 1987
Sharp practice is needed when Becky pits her wits against the wiles of the landed gentry and the might of the aristocracy.
1x12
The Very Best of Company
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Air date
Nov 22, 1987
Christmas means hardship for Amelia and her family. Becky, meanwhile, is pursuing her brilliant career.
1x13
A Vulgar Incident
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Air date
Nov 29, 1987
Becky reaches the pinnacle of her ruthless social climbing - but pride comes before a fall.
1x14
After the Battle
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Air date
Dec 06, 1987
Becky has survived many battles in her stormy life - but now she meets her very own Waterloo ...
1x15
Our Friend the Major
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Air date
Dec 13, 1987
Fortunes are reversed and Becky flees to the Continent to avoid a scandal. But for Amelia it seems to be the dawn of happiness at last.
1x16 Show finale
Old Acquaintance
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 20, 1987
Becky's wits need to be at their sharpest as she prepares for her final gamble. The stakes are everything she has always wanted - wealth, position and power....

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