Masterpiece Episode: "Vanity Fair"

Season 2, Episode 1
Episode Synopsis: "Vanity Fair," a five-part BBC satire, stars Susan Hampshire as William Thackeray's irreverent heroine. Chapter 1: Becky makes a play for her best friend's brother. Amelia: Marilyn Taylerson. Jos: John Moffatt. George: Roy Marsden. Original Air Date: Oct 1, 1972
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Premiered: January 10, 1971, on PBS
Rating: TV-PG
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Premise: PBS's longest running (and most honored) dramatic series is an Anglophile's delight, featuring British adaptations of literary classics and original works. The first `Masterpiece' was `The First Churchills,' and since then it has won nine Peabodys and 29 Emmys (beginning with Susan Hampshire's Best Actress award for `Churchills'). Its many memorable productions include `Upstairs, Downstairs,' `I, Claudius,' 'The Jewel in the Crown,' `House of Cards,' `Poldark' and `Prime Suspect.'

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