Vanity Fair Episode #1.5 (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 53 min | Drama, Romance

Vanity Fair

Episode #1.5 (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 53 min | Drama, Romance

Amelia cannot afford to refuse Mr. Osborne's proposal to raise her son in exchange for an allowance to her. Rawdon is thrown in jail for his debts, and leaves Becky when he realizes she hid money that could've been used for his bail.

Director

Marc Munden

Writers

William Makepeace Thackeray (novel) | Andrew Davies

Producer

Gillian McNeill

Casting Directors

Kris De Meester (background casting) | Jill Trevellick

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 29, 1998

Release date

Nov 29, 1998 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

5 wins & 9 nominations

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
Nathaniel Parker Rawdon Crawley Rawdon Crawley See fewer	The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001)
Sylvestra Le Touzel Lady Jane Crawley Lady Jane Crawley See fewer	Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Stephen Frost Bute Crawley Bute Crawley See fewer	Vanity Fair (1998)
Janine Duvitski Mrs. Bute Crawley Mrs. Bute Crawley See fewer	The New World (2005)
Robert Cole Little Rawdon Little Rawdon See fewer	Vanity Fair (1998)
Natasha Little Becky Sharp Becky Sharp See fewer	Mr. Nobody (2009)
Anton Lesser Mr. Pitt Crawley Mr. Pitt Crawley See fewer	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Nick Dunning Wenham Wenham See fewer	Alexander (2004)
Gerard Murphy Lord Steyne Lord Steyne See fewer	Waterworld (1995)
Abigail Thaw Jane Osborne Jane Osborne See fewer	Caring for the Recently Deceased (2015)
Vicki Pepperdine Ann Dobbin Ann Dobbin See fewer	Poor Things (2023)
Frances Grey Amelia Sedley Amelia Sedley See fewer	Messiah (2001)
Zohren Weiss Little Georgy Little Georgy See fewer	101 Dalmatians (1996)
Pom Boyd Glorvina O'Dowd Glorvina O'Dowd See fewer	Vanity Fair (1998)
Philip Glenister William Dobbin William Dobbin See fewer	Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Frances Tomelty Mrs. O'Dowd Mrs. O'Dowd See fewer	The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006)
Mark Lambert Major O'Dowd Major O'Dowd See fewer	Cabaret (1972)
Tim Woodward Mr. John Osborne Mr. John Osborne See fewer	K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
Michele Dotrice Mrs. Sedley Mrs. Sedley See fewer	Not Now, Comrade (1976)
David Ross Mr. Sedley Mr. Sedley See fewer	The Green Green Grass (2005)
Janet Dale Miss Briggs Miss Briggs See fewer	Vanity Fair (1998)
Bryan Pringle Raggles Raggles See fewer	Brazil (1985)
Roger Ashton-Griffiths King George IV King George IV See fewer	Game of Thrones (2011)
Sian Thomas Lady Steyne Lady Steyne See fewer	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Eleanor Bron Lady Bareacres Lady Bareacres See fewer	A Little Princess (1995)
Graham Crowden Lord Bareacres Lord Bareacres See fewer	Calendar Girls (2003)
Sarah Crowden Lady Blanche Lady Blanche See fewer	Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022)
Linal Haft Moss Moss See fewer	Moulin Rouge! (2001)