Náš príbeh sa začína pred bránami Akadémie pre mladé dámy pani Pinkertonsovej v Chiswick Mall v Londýne. Veľký rodinný koč čaká na dve mladé dámy, Ameliu Sedleyovú a Becky Sharpovú.
Follow the fortunes of Becky Sharp, one of English literature’s most colourful heroines, as she uses her wit, charm and ruthless ambition in an attempt to forge a place for herself in high society. With Fact Files on William Thackeray, the Napoleonic Wars, and Young Men in Regency England