BritBox have given fans of their hit Jane Austen-inspired series “The Other Bennet Sister” an early Christmas present with a first look at a new three-part special set to drop this holiday season.
\n\nElla Bruccoleri returns as the awkward Mary Bennet opposite Dónal Finn as Tom Hayward, who proposed in the Season 1 finale – with Mary accepting.
\n\n“But with marriage comes a new identity and the question remains: who will Mary become as Mrs. Hayward?” reads the logline for the Christmas special.
\n\nReturning alongside Bruccoleri and Finn are Ruth Jones as Mrs. Bennet, Tanya Reynolds as Caroline Bingley, Laurie Davidson as Mr. Ryder, Varada Sethu as Ann Baxter, Poppy Gilbert as Lizzie Darcy, Maddie Close as Jane Bingley, Grace Hogg-Robinson as Lydia Wickham, Molly Wright as Kitty Buncock and Anna Fenton-Garvey as Charlotte Collins.
\n\nJoining the cast for the first time is Nerys Amber-Stocks as Mary’s housemaid Lucy.
\n\n“The Other Bennet Sister” is based on Janice Hadlow’s novel of the same name. Season 1 was adapted by Sarah Quintrell, who has also written the three-part special based on new storylines by Hadlow.
\n\nEarlier this year, producer Jane Tranter told Variety that while “The Other Bennet Sister” was conceived as…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/