The Other Bennet Sister

The Other Bennet Sister
Based onThe Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
Screenplay bySarah Quintrell
StarringElla Bruccoleri
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producersJanice Hadlow
Sarah Quintrell
Dan McCulloch
Kate Crowther
Becca Kinder
Jane Tranter
Rebecca Ferguson
Production company
Original release
NetworkBBC One

The Other Bennet Sister is an upcoming BBC One period drama television series made by Bad Wolf. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Janice Hadlow, based on characters created by Jane Austen with Ella Bruccoleri as Mary Bennett.

Premise

The first part of the series follows the events from Pride and Prejudice from Mary Bennet's point of view, before the story departs from that to follow Mary as she travels to London and the Lake District and the overlooked sister from the big Bennet family has a romantic adventure in Regency England.[1][2]

Cast

Production

The ten-part series is adapted by Sarah Quintrell from the 2020 novel of the same name by Janice Hadlow, based around the character Mary Bennet from the Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice. It is produced by Bad Wolf for whom Dan McCulloch developed the project. Quintrell and Hadlow are executive producers with Kate Crowther, Becca Kinder and Jane Tranter executive producers with Rebecca Ferguson executive producer for the BBC. Sony Pictures Television have global rights.[3] In May 2025, BritBox was announced to be is co-producer with broadcasting rights in the U.S. and Canada.[4]

In May 2025, Ella Bruccoleri was announced as leading the cast in the role of Mary Bennet.[5] The following month, Ruth Jones, Richard E. Grant, Richard Coyle and Indira Varma joined the cast, as well as Roisin Bhalla, Reggie Absolom and Jasmine Sharp, Laurie Davidson, Dónal Finn and Varada Sethu with Aaron Gill, Maddie Close, Poppy Gilbert, Molly Wright, Grace Hogg-Robinson, Tanya Reynolds, Anna Fenton-Garvey and Ryan Sampson.[6]

Filming took place in Bristol and Wales in June 2025.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Cormack, Morgan (10 October 2024). "Pride and Prejudice spin-off The Other Bennet Sister announced by BBC". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  2. ^ Singh, Anita (27 May 2025). "BBC Jane Austen drama won't have posh accents, makers say". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  3. ^ Yossman, K.J. (9 October 2024). "BBC Revisits 'Pride and Prejudice' With Mary Spinoff Titled 'The Other Bennet Sister'". Variety. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  4. ^ Goldbart, Max (14 May 2025). "BritBox Boards BBC's 'The Other Bennet Sister' As Exec Jane Tranter Says "Creative Solutions" Required To Overcome U.S. Co-Pro Slump". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  5. ^ Sarrubba, Stefania (22 May 2025). "Call the Midwife star confirmed for Jane Austen role in new "beautiful" BBC period drama". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  6. ^ Kanter, Jake (17 June 2025). "'The Other Bennet Sister': Richard E. Grant, Ruth Jones & Indira Varma Join BBC/BritBox Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  7. ^ Kendall, Ellie (12 June 2025). "BBC and Channel 5 period dramas filming just streets from each other in Bristol". Bristol Post. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  8. ^ "The Other Bennet Sister: Filming starts, cast revealed". Televisual. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
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