CLASSIC COMES TO LIFE
What time is Vanity Fair on ITV, who else is in the cast alongside Olivia Cooke and what’s William Makepeace Thackeray’s book about?
VANITY Fair is one of the flagship programes for ITV in 2018.
The latest adaptation of the William Makepeace Thackeray novel sees actress Olivia Cooke take on the lead role. Here is everything we know about the show...
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When is Vanity Fair on ITV?
The seven-part series began on Sunday, September 2.
The sixth episode will air tonight (Sunday, September 30) at 9pm on ITV.
Filming took place in the idyllic seaside town of Deal, Kent.
Cast and crew were also seen shooting in London and Budapest.
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What is Vanity Fair about?
The William Makepeace Thackeray classic was first released in 1847-48 as a 19-volume monthly serial.
It follows the lives of Becky Sharp and Emmy Sedley, their friends, and families during and after the Napoleonic Wars.
Becky attempts to claw her way out of poverty and scale the heights of English Society, taking her all the way to the court of King George IV, via the Battle of Waterloo, breaking hearts and losing fortunes as she goes.
Head of drama, Polly Hill, said of the series: "Vanity Fair feels like the perfect classic to adapt for ITV, and Gwyneth Hughes' stunning scripts bring the novel to life in a way that will really connect with a modern audience."
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Who is in the cast with Olivia Cooke?
Oldham-born actress Olivia Cooke has been cast in the lead role of timeless heroine Becky Sharp, and she is joined by an all-star cast:
- Suranne Jones plays Miss Pinkerton
- Martin Clunes plays Sir Pitt Crawley
- Michael Palin plays Thackeray
- Johnny Flynn plays Dobbin
- Frances de La Tour plays Miss Matilda Crawley
- Tom Bateman plays Captain Rawdon Crawley
- Charlie Rowe plays George Osborne
- Claudia Jessie plays Amelia Sedley
- Simon Russell Beale plays Amelia's father
- Claire Skinner plays Amelia's mother
- David Fynn plays Joss Sedley
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