Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dónal Finn Explains the Challenges of Playing a Character in The Other Bennet Sister on BritBox
Full Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=19eHc8ha7Pg&lc=UgympFf0bzAygIeR4oF4AaABAg
The Other Bennet Sister premieres on BritBox in the US and Canada May 6
Synopsis | Ella Bruccoleri (Ludwig, Call the Midwife) stars as one of Jane Austen's most unassuming characters: Mary Bennet - the seemingly unremarkable and overlooked middle sister in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The series follows Mary as she steps out of her sisters' shadows in search of her own identity and purpose – finding herself in the middle of an epic love story along the way. Her journey will see her leave her family home in Meryton for the soirees of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in search of independence, self-love and reinvention.
Cast: Ella Bruccoleri (Mary), Indira Varma (Mrs. Gardiner), Richard Coyle (Mr. Gardiner), Varada Sethu (Baxter), Richard E. Grant (Mr. Bennet), Ruth Jones (Mrs. Bennet), Tanya Reynolds (Caroline Bingley), Ryan Sampson (Mr. Collins), Donal Finn (Mr. Hayward), Poppy Gilbert (Lizzie), Laurie Davidson (Mr. Ryder), Grace Hogg-Robinson (Lydia), Maddie Close (Jane), Molly Wright (Kitty), Anna Fenton-Garvey (Charlotte Lucas), Reggie Absolom (George), Aaron Gill, Roisin Bhalla, Jasmine Sharp
Creatives: Sarah Quintrell (Writer), Jennifer Sheridan (Director)
Executive Producers: Kate Crowther, Becca Kinder, Jane Tranter, Rebecca Ferguson, Sarah Quintrell, and Janice Hadlow.
Production & Distribution Partners: Bad Wolf, BBC
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Dónal Finn Explains the Challenges of Playing a Character in The Other Bennet Sister on BritBox
Full Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=19eHc8ha7Pg&lc=UgympFf0bzAygIeR4oF4AaABAg
The Other Bennet Sister premieres on BritBox in the US and Canada May 6
Synopsis | Ella Bruccoleri (Ludwig, Call the Midwife) stars as one of Jane Austen's most unassuming characters: Mary Bennet - the seemingly unremarkable and overlooked middle sister in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The series follows Mary as she steps out of her sisters' shadows in search of her own identity and purpose – finding herself in the middle of an epic love story along the way. Her journey will see her leave her family home in Meryton for the soirees of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in search of independence, self-love and reinvention.
Cast: Ella Bruccoleri (Mary), Indira Varma (Mrs. Gardiner), Richard Coyle (Mr. Gardiner), Varada Sethu (Baxter), Richard E. Grant (Mr. Bennet), Ruth Jones (Mrs. Bennet), Tanya Reynolds (Caroline Bingley), Ryan Sampson (Mr. Collins), Donal Finn (Mr. Hayward), Poppy Gilbert (Lizzie), Laurie Davidson (Mr. Ryder), Grace Hogg-Robinson (Lydia), Maddie Close (Jane), Molly Wright (Kitty), Anna Fenton-Garvey (Charlotte Lucas), Reggie Absolom (George), Aaron Gill, Roisin Bhalla, Jasmine Sharp
Creatives: Sarah Quintrell (Writer), Jennifer Sheridan (Director)
Executive Producers: Kate Crowther, Becca Kinder, Jane Tranter, Rebecca Ferguson, Sarah Quintrell, and Janice Hadlow.
Production & Distribution Partners: Bad Wolf, BBC
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