Vanity Fair is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name broadcast in 1998.[1] The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies.[2]
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Written by | William Makepeace Thackeray (novel) Andrew Davies |
Directed by | Marc Munden |
Starring | Natasha Little Frances Grey Philip Glenister Tom Ward |
Original language | English |
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Producer | Gillian Mcneill |
Cinematography | Oliver Curtis |
Running time | 300 min. (6 episodes) |
Distributor | BBC |
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Original release | 1 November (1998-11-01) – 6 December 1998 (1998-12-06) |
The BBC had adapted the novel as a serial three times previously, in 1956, in 1967 and in 1987.[3]
For a full-length summary of the book see: Vanity Fair plot summary.
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