Summaries

An adaptation of the 1848 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.

Executive Producer and Writer Gwyneth Hughes' adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's literary classic is set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, and follows Becky Sharp (Olivia Cooke) as she attempts to claw her way out of poverty and scale the heights of English Society. Her story of "villainy, crime, merriment, lovemaking, jilting, laughing, cheating, fighting, and dancing", takes her all the way to the court of King George IV, via the Battle of Waterloo, breaking hearts and losing fortunes as she goes.—ahmetkozan

Details

Keywords
  • based on novel
  • napoleonic wars
  • army officer
  • heir
  • waterloo
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Sep 1, 2018
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-14
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom
Official sites ITV Hub
Language English
Filming locations Budapest, Hungary
Production companies ITV - Independent Television Mammoth Screen

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
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