Vanity Fair (1967 TV serial)

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Vanity Fair
Directed by David Giles
Written by William Makepeace Thackeray (novel)
Rex Tucker
Starring Susan Hampshire
Distributed by BBC
Language English
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William Makepeace Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair (1847 - 1848) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. This BBC television drama serial adaptation was broadcast in 1973. It starred Susan Hampshire as Becky Sharp, for which she received an Emmy Award in 1973. This version was also broadcast in 1972 in the US on PBS television as part of Masterpiece Theatre.

[edit] Plot summary

For a full length summary of the book see: Vanity Fair plot summary.

[edit] Awards

  • 1973: Emmy Award - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama/Comedy - Limited Episodes) - Susan Hampshire

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