Vanity Fair — Season 1, Episode 1: Miss Sharp in the Presence of the Enemy
Comedy, Drama • 48 min • 1 season, 7 episodes • ★ 7.3/10
Episode synopsis
Lowly teaching assistant Becky issues headmistress Miss Pinkerton with an ultimatum – pay her properly to teach at her Academy for Young Ladies or find her a station elsewhere. Miss Pinkerton calls Becky's bluff, and Becky is forced to pack away her meagre possessions. Kindly stockbroker's daughter Amelia Sedley takes pity on the poor orphan and offers to take her home for the week.
About Vanity Fair
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.