Vanity Fair (1956)
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How it feels
This is a 1950s BBC adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel. It follows the rise of Becky Sharp, a clever and ambitious woman, in 19th century English society.
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What happens
Vanity Fair was a 1956–57 six-part BBC TV serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name. The cast included Joyce Redman, Petra Davies, Derek Blomfield, Alan Badel, David Peel, Graham Stuart, Marian Spencer, Jack May. Telerecorded during its live broadcast, only the first episode is known to survive, with the others being junked following a repeat of the telerecordings in 1957. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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