Vanity Fair (1956 TV series)
| Vanity Fair | |
|---|---|
| Written by | William Makepeace Thackeray (novel) Constance Cox Ian Dallas |
| Starring | Joyce Redman Petra Davies Derek Blomfield |
| Country of origin | UK |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Campbell Logan |
| Running time | 30 minutes (per episode) |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC |
| Original 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] Only the first episode is known to survive, with the others being wiped.[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". December 28, 1956. p. 44 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Vanity Fair Episode 6 (1957)". BFI.
- ^ "Lost UK TV Shows Search Engine". lostshows.com. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1956 British television series debuts
- 1957 British television series endings
- Lost BBC episodes
- English-language television shows
- 1950s British drama television series
- 1950s British television miniseries
- Black-and-white British television shows