| Vanity Fair | |
|---|---|
| Written by | William Makepeace Thackeray (novel) Constance Cox Ian Dallas |
| Starring | Joyce Redman Petra Davies Derek Blomfield |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (5 missing) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Campbell Logan |
| Running time | 30 minutes (per episode) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 28 December 1956 – 1 February 1957 |
Vanity Fair was a 1956–57 six-part BBC TV serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name.[1] The cast included Joyce Redman, Petra Davies, Derek Blomfield, Alan Badel, David Peel, Graham Stuart, Marian Spencer, Jack May.[2] Telerecorded during its live broadcast, only the first episode is known to survive, with the others being junked following a repeat of the telerecordings in 1957.[3]
Cast
- Joyce Redman as Becky Sharp
- Petra Davies as Amelia Sedley
- Derek Blomfield as Captain Dobbin
- Alan Badel as Rawdon Crawley
- Graham Stuart as John Sedley
- Marian Spencer as Mrs. John Sedley
- Jack May as Joseph Sedley
- David Peel as George Osborne
- Barbara Leake as Miss Briggs
- Lloyd Pearson as Sir Pitt Crawley
- Graham Leaman as Gentleman at Stock Exchange
- Henry Oscar as Osborne Senior
- Marda Vanne as Miss Crawley
- Michael Caridia as George Osborne
- Dorothy Black as Miss Barbara Pinkerton
- George Curzon as Lord Steyne
- Christopher Steele as Mr. Moss
- Katharine Page as Mrs. Bute Crawley
- Lockwood West as Pitt Crawley
References
- ↑ "Vanity Fair: Episode 1". 28 December 1956. p. 44 – via BBC Genome.
- ↑ "Vanity Fair Episode 6 (1957)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023.
- ↑ "Lost UK TV Shows Search Engine". lostshows.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
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