The Different Bennet Sister has forged its Mary Bennett. Mary Ella Bruccoleri has been forged within the new drama impressed by Janice Hadlow’s novel. Ten episodes have been ordered.
“BritBox has introduced that Ella Bruccoleri (Name the Midwife, Bridgerton, Paddington in Peru) will lead the forged as Mary Bennet within the ten-episode sequence The Different Bennet Sister (10×30′), produced by Dangerous Wolf (His Darkish Supplies, Trade) for BritBox Worldwide in a co-production with BBC iPlayer and BBC One.
Based mostly on the bestselling novel of the identical title by Janice Hadlow, Sarah Quintrell (The Energy, Ellen) will write 9 of the ten half-hour episodes, with Maddie Dai (We Have been Harmful) writing one episode.
Bruccoleri will tackle the position of one in every of Jane Austen’s most unassuming characters: Mary Bennet – the seemingly unremarkable and ignored center sister in Jane Austen’s Delight and Prejudice. The sequence takes as its premise that – in terms of the Bennet sisters – whereas we dream of being Lizzy, in actuality most of us are extra like Mary…
The sequence follows Mary as she steps out of her sisters’ shadows seeking her personal id and function – discovering herself in the course of an epic love story alongside the way in which. Her journey will see her go away her household dwelling in Meryton for the soirees of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all seeking independence, self-love and reinvention.
Ella Bruccoleri stated: “As somebody who has at all times associated extra to Mary than Lizzy – one thing that was confirmed much more by studying Janice Hadlow’s good novel – I really feel extremely fortunate to be spending these subsequent few months exploring her world in depth, as envisioned by these unimaginable ladies. Sarah Quintrell’s scripts are packed full of lovely idiosyncratic element, empathy, humour and such heat… revealing that beneath Mary’s awkwardness and ritual, lies a girl eager for function and connection.”
Jane Tranter stated: “Ella Bruccoleri is the right alternative to steer The Different Bennet Sister. Mary’s journey takes her from ignored to unforgettable, and I’m constructive that Ella will seize each shade of that transformation with wit, grace, and emotional depth. We’re thrilled to have her on the coronary heart of this story.”
Sarah Quintrell stated: “I really feel extremely fortunate to have Ella Bruccoleri on board as Mary Bennet. She brings the right stability of coronary heart, sensitivity and humour to the position. I can’t await audiences to see her take centre stage and shine!”
Janice Hadlow stated: “I’m completely delighted that Ella shall be taking part in Mary Bennet. I do know she’ll be the Mary I’ve at all times imagined – awkward, stiff, at all times saying the incorrect factor – but in addition weak, lonely and determined to search out love. I’m positive she’ll make audiences really feel her plight as deeply as I do, and assume she’ll make the right Different Bennet Sister.”
This yr marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of Jane Austen, one in every of English literature’s most celebrated authors. Famend for her eager social observations and unforgettable characters, Austen’s legacy endures by means of beloved novels like Delight and Prejudice. The Different Bennet Sister, a novel by Janice Hadlow, was launched in 2020, and reimagines Austen’s world by specializing in Mary Bennet – honouring Austen’s enduring affect whereas providing a recent perspective on a basic story.
The Different Bennet Sister (10×30′) was co-commissioned by Robert Schildhouse, Jess O’Riordan and Stephen Nye on behalf of BritBox Worldwide, and Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. Kate Crowther, Becca Kinder and Jane Tranter government produce for Dangerous Wolf, Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC, with Sarah Quintrell and Janice Hadlow additionally serving as government producers. The sequence has been developed and overseen by Dangerous Wolf’s Director of Content material, Dan McCulloch and Chief Artistic Officer, Ryan Rasmussen.
The sequence will stream on BritBox in North America and on BBC iPlayer and BBC One within the UK.
Dangerous Wolf is supported by the Welsh Authorities by way of Artistic Wales. Sony Photos Tv will distribute The Different Bennet Sister internationally.”
The premiere date for the sequence shall be introduced later.
What do you assume? Have you ever learn the novel this sequence is predicated on? Do you intend to observe the sequence?