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Season 1

  • S01E01 Part 1

    • November 1, 1998
    • BBC One

    Adaptation of Thackeray's satirical novel. 1 of 6: During the Napoleonic Wars, Becky Sharp, an impoverished orphan, and her young friend Amelia Sedley, leave Miss Pinkerton's Academy. Amelia is to take her place in the family home and Becky is going for a short stay with the family, before being sent out to earn her living as a governess. But Becky's attentions are drawn to Jos, Amelia's brother

  • S01E02 Part 2

    • November 8, 1998
    • BBC One

    Adaptation of Thackeray's satirical novel. 2 of 6: Becky may have failed to extract a proposal from Jos Sedley but she fares much better after her arrival at Queen's Crawley.

  • S01E03 Part 3

    • November 15, 1998
    • BBC One

    Adaptation of Thackeray's satirical novel. 3 of 6: Becky, now married to Rawdon Crawley, renews her friendship with Jos Sedley, and shows George Osborne just how charming she can be. Amelia finds her heart's desire and comes face to face with her greatest fear. Meanwhile, there are battles to be fought.

  • S01E04 Part 4

    • November 22, 1998
    • BBC One

    Adaptation of Thackeray's satirical novel. 4 of 6: The Battle of Waterloo is about to begin. Brussels is in chaos, Amelia is distraught, Becky is thriving, and life is about to change for all of them.

  • S01E05 Part 5

    • November 29, 1998
    • BBC One

    Dramatisation of Thackeray's satire. 5 of 6: Becky's friendship with Lord Steyne becomes a serious problem and Amelia finds herself faced with an impossible choice.

  • S01E06 Part 6

    • December 6, 1998
    • BBC One

    Dramatisation of Thackeray's satire. 6 of 6: Becky faces her toughest challenge so far, and Amelia finally discovers the truth about George. Will either of them ever recover?