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The Other Bennet Sister has discovered its Mary. Ella Bruccoleri (Call the Midwife, Bridgerton) will lead the forged as Mary Bennet within the ten-episode BritBox sequence The Other Bennet Sister.
One of Jane Austen’s most unassuming characters, Mary Bennet is the seemingly unremarkable and neglected center sister in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The sequence takes as its premise that – relating to the Bennet sisters – whereas we dream of being Lizzy, in actuality most of us are extra like Mary…
Based on Janice Hadlow’s bestselling novel, the sequence follows Mary as she steps out of her sisters’ shadows in the hunt for her personal identification and goal – discovering herself in the course of an epic love story alongside the way in which. Her journey will see her go away her household house in Meryton for the soirees of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in the hunt for independence, self-love and reinvention.
The Other Bennet Sister is produced by Bad Wolf (His Dark Materials, Industry) for BritBox International in a co-production with BBC iPlayer and BBC One.
Sarah Quintrell (The Power, Ellen) will write 9 of the ten half-hour episodes, with Maddie Dai (We Were Dangerous) writing one episode.
The Other Bennet Sister (10×30′) was co-commissioned by Robert Schildhouse, Jess O’Riordan and Stephen Nye on behalf of BritBox International, and Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. Kate Crowther, Becca Kinder and Jane Tranter govt produce for Bad Wolf, Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC, with Sarah Quintrell and Janice Hadlow additionally serving as govt producers. The sequence has been developed and overseen by Bad Wolf’s Director of Content, Dan McCulloch and Chief Creative Officer, Ryan Rasmussen.