Vanity Fair ( 2018 TV series ) - Wikipedia Vanity Fair ( 2018 TV series ) Vanity Fair Genre Historical period drama Created by Gwyneth Hughes Based on Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray Written by Gwyneth Hughes Starring Olivia Cooke Claudia Jessie Tom Bateman Johnny Flynn Charlie Rowe Simon Russell Beale Anthony Head Martin Clunes Frances de la Tour Michael Palin Opening theme All Along the Watchtower by Afterhere Composer ( s ) Isobel Waller - Bridge Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 7 Production Executive producer ( s ) Damien Timmer Tom Mullens Gwyneth Hughes James Strong Camera setup Ed Rutherford Production company ( s ) Mammoth Screen Distributor ITV Amazon Studios Release Original network ITV Picture format 2 : 1 1080p Audio format Stereo Original release 2 September ( 2018 - 09 - 02 ) -- 7 October 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 07 ) Vanity Fair is a 2018 ITV and Amazon Studios 7 - part television series period drama based on the 1848 novel Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray. It was produced by Mammoth Screen. The series stars Olivia Cooke as Becky Sharp, Tom Bateman as Captain Rawdon Crawley and Michael Palin as the author William Makepeace Thackeray. Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Main 1.2 Recurring 2 Episodes 3 Critical reception 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Cast Main Olivia Cooke as Becky Sharp, the daughter of a French opera girl and an artist father. Sharp is a cynical social climber who uses her charms to fascinate and seduce upper - class men. Claudia Jessie as Amelia Sedley, a good - natured, simple - minded, young girl, of a wealthy London family who is Becky 's friend from Miss Pinkerton 's academy and invites Becky to stay in her London home following their graduation from the academy. Tom Bateman as Rawdon Crawley, an empty - headed cavalry office, younger of the two Crawley sons and favourite of Aunt Matilda, until he marries Sharp, a woman of a far lower class. Johnny Flynn as William Dobbin, colonel of the City Light Horse regiment and the best friend of George Osborne who takes a shining towards Amelia. Charlie Rowe as George Osborne, son of merchant John Osbourne and childhood sweetheart, later husband, of Amelia, who defies his father to marry his love. Simon Russell Beale as Mr. John Sedley, Amelia and Joss 's father and Louisa 's husband who goes bankrupt. Anthony Head as Lord Steyne, a rich and powerful marquis who takes a shining to Becky. Martin Clunes as Sir Pitt Crawley, a crude and profligate baronet who hired Becky as governess to his daughters before taking a shining to her before discovering she has become secretly engaged to his second son, Rawdon. Frances de la Tour as Lady Matilda Crawley, the wealthy aunt of the Crawley sons. Michael Palin as William Makepeace Thackeray, the author of Vanity Fair and narrator of the series. Robert Pugh as Mr. John Osborne, George 's father who forbids him from marrying Amelia. Suranne Jones as Miss Pinkerton, snobbish and cold hearted headmistress of the academy which Amelia and Becky used to attend. David Fynn as Jos Sedley, collector in India and Amelia 's brother who has an attraction to Becky. Claire Skinner as Mrs. Louisa Sedley, Amelia and Joss 's mother and John 's wife. Mathew Baynton as Bute Crawley, Rawdon 's Christian brother. Sian Clifford as Martha Crawley, Bute 's spouse. Felicity Montagu as Arabella Briggs, servant to Lady Matilda and later Monica Dolan as Mrs. Peggy O'Dowd Recurring Ellie Kendrick as Jane Osbourne Elizabeth Berrington as Lady Bareacres Sally Phillips as Lady Steyne Richard Dixon as General Tuffo Peter Wight as Mr Raggles Michael FitzSymons as Major Michael O'Dowd Episodes No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers ( millions ) `` Miss Sharp In The Presence Of The Enemy '' James Strong Gwyneth Hughes 2 September 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 02 ) 5.45 After losing her teaching job, orphan Becky Sharp convinces kindly school - friend Amelia to take her in - and promptly sets about ensnaring Amelia 's wealthy but oafish brother. `` Miss Sharp Begins To Make Friends '' James Strong Gwyneth Hughes 3 September 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 03 ) 4.90 Becky is in Hampshire as governess to Sir Pitt Crawley 's neglected daughters. Determined to get into his good books she quickly lands a promotion to secretary. The arrival of Crawley 's sister prompts a new plan. `` A Quarrel About An Heiress '' James Strong Gwyneth Hughes 9 September 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 09 ) 4.22 Becky has moved in with Matilda Crawley and seems to have a bright future ahead of her. However, war is brewing which threatens the fortunes of the scheming social climber and everyone she knows. `` In Which Becky Joins Her Regiment '' James Strong Gwyneth Hughes 16 September 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 16 ) 4.04 George refuses to apologise for his marriage to Amelia and his father cuts him off from the family and his inheritance. All the friends set sail for Belgium, where Becky makes use of every opportunity to advance in society. 5 `` In Which Battles Are Won and Lost '' James Strong Gwyneth Hughes 23 September 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 23 ) N / A The Battle of Waterloo gets underway with George in the thick of it. Becky spies an opportunity to profit from the war by selling Rawdon 's horses to the cowardly Jos. 6 `` In Which a Painter 's Daughter Meets a King '' Jonathan Entwistle Gwyneth Hughes 30 September 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 30 ) 2.30 7 `` Endings and Beginnings '' James Strong Gwyneth Hughes 7 October 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 07 ) TBD Critical reception The series was met with a positive response from critics for its sets and Olivia Cooke 's performance. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 94 % with an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 based on 17 reviews. The website 's critical consensus reads, `` Olivia Cooke 's brilliant portrayal of the feisty and scheming Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair makes this adaptation of Thackeray 's classic novel more relatable for a 21st century audience. '' Following the conclusion of the series and on writing about the series 's significantly low viewing figures in comparison to its BBC One rival, Bodyguard, Ben Dowell of the Radio Times praised Cooke 's performance, writing that of all the TV Beckys down the ages -- Joyce Redman, Susan Hampshire, Eve Matheson, Natasha Little, not to mention Reese Witherspoon in the 2004 film -- Cooke is definitely one of the best we 've ever had. See also Vanity Fair ( 1967 TV serial ) Vanity Fair ( 1987 TV serial ) Vanity Fair ( 1998 TV serial ) References Jump up ^ Tartaglione, Nancy ( 25 September 2017 ). `` ' Vanity Fair ' : Suranne Jones, Michael Palin Join Olivia Cooke In ITV / Amazon Drama ''. deadline.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Meet the cast of Vanity Fair ''. The Radio Times. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018. Jump up ^ `` Four - screen dashboard BARB ''. www.barb.co.uk. Jump up ^ `` Miss Sharp In The Presence Of The Enemy ''. IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Four - screen dashboard - BARB ''. www.barb.co.uk. Jump up ^ `` Miss Sharp Begins To Make Friends ''. IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018. Jump up ^ `` A Quarrel about an Heiress ''. IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Weekly top 30 programmes - BARB ''. www.barb.co.uk. Jump up ^ `` In Which Battles Are Won and Lost '' -- via www.imdb.com. ^ Jump up to : `` Vanity Fair series finale review : Becky gets her just desserts as this underwatched classic ends in style ''. Radio Times. Jump up ^ Vanity Fair : Miniseries - Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 2018 - 10 - 28 External links Vanity Fair on IMDb William Makepeace Thackeray 's Vanity Fair Characters Becky Sharp Film Vanity Fair ( 1915 ) Vanity Fair ( 1922 ) Vanity Fair ( 1923 ) Vanity Fair ( 1932 ) Becky Sharp ( 1935 ) Vanity Fair ( 2004 ) Television Vanity Fair ( 1967 ) Vanity Fair ( 1987 ) Vanity Fair ( 1998 ) Vanity Fair ( 2018 ) This television - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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Question: how many episodes are there in vanity fair on itv
Answer: 7