Becky Sharp International Television Festival as well as a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role as well. Olivia Cooke played Sharp in a 2018 television series, screened on ITV over seven episodes. Becky Sharp Rebecca Sharp is the main protagonist of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1847–48 novel "Vanity Fair". She is presented as a cynical social climber who uses her charms to fascinate and seduce upper-class men. This is in contrast with the clinging, dependent Amelia Sedley, her friend whom she befriends at school. Becky then uses Amelia as a stepping stone to gain social position. Sharp functions as a
Jim Dobbin (footballer) the final against Sheffield Wednesday to force the game into penalties where he tucked his away past the despairing Kevin Pressman. Jim Dobbin (footballer) James Dobbin (born 17 September 1963) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder from 1980 until 2000. He notably for Celtic, Barnsley and Grimsby Town. He also played for Motherwell, Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United, Scarborough, Southport, Gainsborough Trinity, Boston United and Whitby Town. A schoolboy international, Dobbin started his career at Celtic. In 1982, he was part of the Scotland under-18 squad which won the European Under-19 Championship, although he missed out