Call the Midwife Star Cast as Mary Bennet in BBC's Pride and Prejudice Spin-Off

Call the Midwife star 'incredibly lucky' as they land lead role in new BBC drama - Manchester Evening News

The ten-part series will focus on the life of Mary Bennet, the 'unremarkable and overlooked' sister from Pride and Prejudice.

Call the Midwife star cast as Mary Bennet in BBC's Pride and Prejudice spin-off

Call the Midwife star Ella Bruccoleri has been tapped to play the lead role in upcoming BBC period drama The Other Bennet Sister.Adapting the novel of the same name by Janice Hadlow, the story draws inspiration from literary novel Pride & Prejudice, positioning front-and-centre the often overlooked character of Mary Bennet.Jane Austen's novel focuses primarily on her older sister, Elizabeth, with Mary being a minor figure generally regarded as r…

Bridgerton star lands huge role away from Netflix series

Bridgerton and Call the Midwife star Ella Bruccoleri has been announced to lead BBC's new ten-part series The Other Bennet

BBC unveils cast for Pride & Prejudice spin-off The Other Bennet Sister

We finally know who will be taking on the role of Mary Bennet in The Other Bennet Sister! In October of last year, the BBC announced that they had commissioned a 10-part TV adaptation of the Janice Hadlow book, The Other Bennet Sister. The tale – which serves as a spin-off to the classic Jane Austen novel, Pride & Prejudice – focuses on the life of Mary Bennet, as she deals with living in her other sisters’ shadows.         View this post on …

Call the Midwife star confirmed for Jane Austen role in new "beautiful" BBC period drama

An overlooked Pride and Prejudice character will take centre stage in an upcoming BBC series starring Call the Midwife's Ella Bruccoleri.