Vanity Fair (2018 TV series)

Vanity Fair
GenreHistorical period drama
Created byGwyneth Hughes
Based onVanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray
Written byGwyneth Hughes
Directed byJames Strong
Starring
Theme music composerBob Dylan
Opening theme"All Along the Watchtower" by Afterhere
ComposerIsobel Waller-Bridge
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
CinematographyEd Rutherford
Editors
  • Jamie Pearson
  • Steven Worsley
  • Danielle Palmer
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time45—47 minutes
Production companiesMammoth Screen
ITV Studios
Amazon Prime Video
Original release
NetworkITV
Release2 September (2018-09-02) –
7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)
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Vanity Fair is a 2018 historical drama miniseries based on the 1848 novel of the same name by William Makepeace Thackeray. It was produced by Mammoth Screen and distributed by ITV and Amazon Studios.

The series stars Olivia Cooke as Becky Sharp, Tom Bateman as Captain Rawdon Crawley, Claudia Jessie as Amelia Sedley, and Michael Palin as the author William Makepeace Thackeray.[1][2]

  1. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (25 September 2017). "'Vanity Fair': Suranne Jones, Michael Palin Join Olivia Cooke In ITV/Amazon Drama". Deadline. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ^ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (2 September 2018). "Meet the cast of Vanity Fair". The Radio Times. Retrieved 2 September 2018.