8.048 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestBecky is left alone in the world and living in greatly reduced circumstances when Steyne arranges for Rawdon to be shipped overseas. Dobbin discovers that Amelia plans to remarry, a revelation that inspires him to finally confess his feelings for her - but he is not prepared for her reaction. The Sedley family takes a holiday in Germany, where they are unexpectedly reunited with Becky - who gets the chance to perform a single good deed. Last in the series.
In a world where everyone is striving for what is not worth having, no one is more determined to climb to the heights of English society than Becky Sharp.
Acting
Olivia Cooke's razor-sharp, utterly magnetic Becky.
Production
Michael Palin as Thackeray breaking fourth-wall deliciously.
Costume
Every gown screams money Becky doesn't have yet.
Creator
Gwyneth Hughes
Olivia Cooke
Becky Sharp
Tom Bateman
Rawdon Crawley
Claudia Jessie
Amelia Sedley
Johnny Flynn
William Dobbin
Michael Palin
William Makepeace Thackeray
Frances de la Tour
Lady Matilda Crawley
Sian Clifford
Martha Crawley
Martin Clunes
Sir Pitt Crawley
Charlie Rowe
George Osborne
Ellie Kendrick
Jane Osborne
Robert Pugh
John Osborne
Simon Russell Beale
John Sedley
David Fynn
Jos Sedley
Claire Skinner
Louise Sedley
Mathew Baynton
Bute Crawley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Thackeray's original novel invented the 'unlikable female protagonist' trope—Becky predates Scarlett O'Hara by nearly a century.
The series filmed at Ham House, which also appeared in 'The Favourite'—apparently the go-to location for women scheming in corsets.
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