Vanity Fair (1998 TV serial) Vanity Fair (1998 TV serial) Vanity Fair is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of the same name broadcast in 1998. The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies. The BBC previously adapted the novel as a serial twice before, in 1967 and also in 1987. For a full length summary of the book see: "Vanity Fair" plot summary. Natasha Little as Becky Sharp (character)<br> Frances Grey as Amelia Sedley<br> David Ross as Mr. Sedley <br> Philip Glenister as William Dobbin<br> Michele Dotrice as Mrs. Sedley<br> Janine Duvitski as Mrs. Bute Crawley<br> Anton Lesser as Mr.
Len Dobbin as saying that he was "like a younger brother to me... I will dedicate "The Crossing" at every performance I do to (Dobbin)..." An almost lifelong battle with alcoholism ended in the mid 1990s when Dobbin achieved what was to become permanent sobriety with the help of Alcoholics Anonymous. Dobbin suffered a stroke in July 2009 while sitting in a jazz club in Montreal. He was taken by ambulance to hospital where he died that night. Among his awards was a nomination in 2009 for "Broadcaster of the Year" at the Canadian National Jazz Awards. Len Dobbin Leonard Montgomery Ross