The Other Bennet Sister, the BBC and BritBox‘s Jane Austen universe series, has added Ruth Jones, Richard E. Grant and Indira Varma in major roles.
Jones (Gavin & Stacey) and Grant (Withnail & I) will co-star as Mr and Mrs Bennet in the adaptation of Janice Hadlow’s novel, which tells the story of Mary Bennet — the seemingly unremarkable and overlooked middle sister in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
Housed at Doctor Who and Industry producer Bad Wolf, Game of Thrones star Varma and Richard Coyle (Heads of State) are set as Mr and Mrs Gardiner, Mary’s worldly aunt and uncle. Ella Bruccoleri (Bridgerton) leads the 10-part series as Mary Bennet.
Hadlow’s book was published in 2020. She is a former BBC Two controller who commissioned the likes of Great British Bake Off, Line of Duty and Wolf Hall during her tenure.
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