BritBox Unleashes First Look at Groundbreaking New ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Series ‘The Other Bennet Sister’

BritBox and the BBC have released the first look at The Other Bennet Sister, a new 2026 series that finally brings Mary Bennet out of the margins of Pride and Prejudice. Timed to Jane Austen’s 250th birthday on December 16, the adaptation is based on Janice Hadlow’s acclaimed novel and produced by Bad Wolf, the studio behind His Dark Materials and Doctor Who. Ella Bruccoleri leads the series as Mary, joined by Richard E. Grant and Ruth Jones as Mr. and Mrs. Bennet.

The ten-episode half-hour series reframes Austen’s classic from the vantage point of its most overlooked sister. Set initially at Longbourn, with all five Bennet daughters under the pressures of Regency-era society,…