Simply forward of Jane Austin’s 250th birthday on Dec, 16, the primary look images from “The Different Bennet Sister” — concerning the oft-overlooked center sister in “Delight and Prejudice” — have been unveiled.
Resplendent in Regency period fashions are Ella Bruccoleri (“Name the Midwife,” “Bridgerton”), who leads the solid as Mary Bennet, alongside Richard E. Grant (“Withnail & I,” “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”) and Ruth Jones (“Gavin & Stacey,” “Stella”) as Mr and Mrs Bennet. In the meantime, Indira Varma (“Obi-Wan Kenobi,” “The Night time Supervisor”) and Richard Coyle (“Heads of State,” “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”) are enjoying Mr and Mrs Gardiner, and Laurie Davidson (“A Merciless Love: The Ruth Ellis Story,” “The Girlfriend”) and Dónal Finn (“The Wheel of Time,” “SAS Rogue Heroes”) are potential suitors Mr. Ryder and Mr. Hayward, respectively.
Primarily based on Janice Hadlow’s novel of the identical title, “The Different Bennet Sister” is being produced by Unhealthy Wolf (“His Darkish Supplies,” “Trade”). The collection will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in 2026, in a co-production with BritBox, which may even premiere the collection in 2026.
Sarah Quintrell (“The Energy,” “Ellen”) wrote 9 of the ten half-hour episodes, with Maddie Dai (“We Had been Harmful”) writing one. The collection, which was filmed in Wales, is directed by Jennifer Sheridan (“Extraordinary”) and Asim Abbasi (“Cake”).
Jane Bennet (Maddie Shut), Lizzie Bennet (Poppy Gilbert), Mary Bennet (Ella Bruccoleri), Kitty Bennet (Molly Wright), Lydia Bennet (Grace Hogg-Robinson). Credit score: BBC/Unhealthy Wolf
“The Different Bennet Sister” begins at Longbourn, the Bennet household house, the place Mr. and Mrs. Bennet preside over a energetic family of 5 single daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. As society’s pressures mount, the Bennet sisters navigate the glittering but precarious world of Regency England, the place marriage is each aspiration and necessity.
Whereas her sisters pursue romance and social triumph, Mary embarks on a really totally different path. Leaving Longbourn behind, she travels to London to reside along with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, of their elegant house on Gracechurch Road. There, Mary begins a journey of self-discovery, stepping out of the shadows and into her personal story.
“It’s very thrilling to assume that Mary Bennet will quickly be coming to our screens, taking centre stage finally within the story Jane Austen by no means gave her, performed with such feeling by the great Ella Bruccoleri, within the firm of a brilliantly empathic solid who convey the entire drama gloriously and poignantly to life,” stated Hadlow
“Exploring Jane Austen’s world by way of the eyes of Mary Bennet for the primary time has been a joyful expertise — and our unimaginable solid have added an entire new layer of life to those characters. Our story is about in a well-recognized and much-loved world, however we’re coming at it from a totally special approach,” stated Quintrell.
Ella Bruccoleri as Mary Bennet. Credit score: BBC/Unhealthy Wolf
“Mary’s story is about coming of age while you’re the odd one out — how do you discover your home on the earth? As a younger woman rising up in Croydon my world couldn’t have been extra totally different to Jane Austen’s — however there’s a universality in her work that reaches throughout generations and sophistication boundaries, and we can’t wait to convey the Bennet household to a brand new viewers. ‘The Different Bennet Sister’ is true to the spirit of ‘Delight and Prejudice’ however I hope it’ll additionally shock and delight followers each outdated and new.”
“The Different Bennet Sister” was commissioned by Lindsay Salt, director of BBC Drama, for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. The chief producers are Kate Crowther, Becca Kinder and Jane Tranter for Unhealthy Wolf, Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC, Jess O’Riordan, Robert Schildhouse and Stephen Nye for BritBox, Quintrell, and Hadlow. The collection has been developed and overseen by Unhealthy Wolf’s managing director, Dan McCulloch and chief inventive officer, Ryan Rasmussen.
The collection will premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One, and within the U.S. and Canada will probably be obtainable on BritBox. Unhealthy Wolf is supported by the Welsh Authorities by way of Artistic Wales. Sony Photos Tv will distribute “The Different Bennet Sister” internationally.
