Vanity Fair (1967 TV serial)
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Vanity Fair is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name broadcast in 1967.[1] It was the first drama serial in colour produced by the BBC.[2] Vanity Fair starred Susan Hampshire as Becky Sharp.[3] The serial was also broadcast in 1972 in the US on PBS television as part of Masterpiece Theatre, and Hampshire received an Emmy Award for her portrayal in 1973.[4]
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Vanity Fair | |
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Written by | William Makepeace Thackeray (novel) Rex Tucker |
Directed by | David Giles |
Starring | Susan Hampshire |
Music by | Douglas Gamley (unknown episodes) |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | David Conroy |
Running time | 5x1 hour |
Original release | |
Release | 2 December (1967-12-02) ā 30 December 1967 (1967-12-30) |
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This was the second of four television adaptations of Vanity Fair produced by the BBC; other serials had been transmitted in 1956/57, in 1987, and in 1998.[5]