The Other Bennet Sister
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 Bennet.
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.Cast
- Ella Bruccoleri as Mary Bennet
- Ruth Jones as Mrs Bennet
- Richard E. Grant as Mr Bennet
- Indira Varma as Mrs Gardiner
- Richard Coyle as Mr Gardiner
- Róisín Bhalla as Marianne
- Reggie Absolom as George
- Jasmine Sharp as Rebecca
- Laurie Davidson as Mr Ryder
- Dónal Finn as Mr Hayward
- Varada Sethu as Ann Baxter
- Aaron Gill as John Sparrow
- Maddie Close as Jane
- Poppy Gilbert as Lizzie
- Molly Wright as Kitty
- Grace Hogg-Robinson as Lydia
- Tanya Reynolds as Caroline Bingley
- Anna Fenton-Garvey as Charlotte Lucas
- Ryan Sampson as Mr Collins
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, with Maddie Dai also writing an episode. It is lead directed by Jennifer Sheridan.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 as executive producers for Bad Wolf and Rebecca Ferguson as executive producer for the BBC. Sony Pictures Television has global rights. In May 2025, BritBox was announced to be is co-producer with broadcasting rights in the U.S. and Canada.
In May 2025, Ella Bruccoleri was announced as leading the cast in the role of Mary Bennet. 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.
Filming took place in Bristol and Wales in June 2025.