Season 1
7 episodes · Sep 2, 2018
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S1E1Miss Sharp in the Presence of the Enemy
Sep 2, 201848mLowly 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.
S1E2Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends
Sep 3, 201848mIn darkest Hampshire, Becky spends her days as governess to Sir Pitt Crawley’s neglected daughters. Her employer's handsome youngest son, Rawdon, does his best to interest Becky in a flirtation. But Becky's ambition is to get into her employer's good books, and soon she is promoted to the position of Sir Pitt's indispensable secretary.
S1E3A Quarrel About an Heiress
Sep 9, 201848mBecky lives with rich Aunt Matilda, and her future is looking bright. But as war clouds gather, everyone's fortunes take a tumble.
S1E4In Which Becky Joins Her Regiment
Sep 16, 201848mWhen George refuses to apologise for his marriage to Amelia, his father sends him a letter, cutting him off from the family and denying him his inheritance. All the friends set sail for Belgium, where Becky makes use of every opportunity to advance in society.
S1E5In Which Battles Are Won and Lost
Sep 23, 201848mThe Napoleonic Wars enter their decisive moment as the battle of Waterloo gets underway, with George fighting on the front line. Becky has come to the conclusion that war is not such a bad thing, since it presents plenty of opportunities for money to be made.
S1E6In Which a Painter's Daughter Meets a King
Sep 30, 201848mBecky works out how to live well on nothing a year, but flies too high as she joins the dizzy ranks of lords, ladies and kings.
S1E7Endings and Beginnings
Oct 7, 201848mBecky 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.