THE OTHER BENNET SISTER - WE CATCH UP WITH STARS ELLA BRUCCOLERI, DóNAL FINN, and LAURIE DAVIDSON

Here’s one for all you Britbox fans!! Based on Janice Hadlow’s acclaimed novel, The Other Bennet Sister brings Mary Bennet - the oft-overlooked middle sister in Pride and Prejudice - into the spotlight.

The story begins at Longbourn, the Bennet family home, where Mr. and Mrs. Bennet preside over a lively household of five unmarried daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. As society’s pressures mount, the Bennet sisters navigate the glittering yet precarious world of Regency England, where marriage is both aspiration and necessity. While her sisters pursue romance and social triumph, Mary embarks on a very different path.

Leaving Longbourn behind, she travels to London to live with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, in their elegant home on Gracechurch Street. There, Mary begins a journey of self-discovery, stepping out of the shadows and into her own story. Iconic settings from Pride and Prejudice, include the Meryton Assembly Ball and the Netherfield Ball, where fortunes and futures are decided under glittering chandeliers.

The series stars Ella Bruccoleri (Call the Midwife, Bridgerton) as Mary Bennet, Ruth Jones (Gavin & Stacey, Stella), Richard E. Grant (Withnail & I, Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Indira Varma (Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Night Manager), Richard Coyle (Heads of State, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Tanya Reynolds (The Decameron, Sex Education), Dónal Finn (The Wheel of Time, SAS Rogue Heroes), Varada Sethu (Doctor Who, Andor), and Laurie Davidson(A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, The Girlfriend). Maddie Close (Sunflower Child), Poppy Gilbert (My Oxford Year, Chloe), Molly Wright (The A Word, APOSTASY), and Grace Hogg-Robinson (The Coroner, COBRA) round out the cast as the Jane, Lizzie, Kitty, and Lydia Bennet, respectively. 

Ella Bruccoleri is a British actress known for her versatility across television, film, stage and music. Her TV credits include roles in Bridgerton (Netflix), The Last Kingdom (BBC/Netflix), Extraordinary (Disney+), Passenger (ITV) and Call the Midwife (BBC1), among others. Upcoming projects include - Down Cemetery Road (AppleTV) starring Emma Thomson and Ruth Wilson is out now, feature film Wicker (Black Bear) with Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgard, Elizabeth Debicki and Dev Patel will be out next year (date TBC) and indie feature Go Away! with Michael Socha will have a theatrical release in 2026.

Irish actor Dónal Finn is set to take on a lead role in Amazon Prime’s highly anticipated series Young Sherlock, directed by Guy Ritchie. Dónal has been cast in the role of James Moriarty, the notorious archnemesis of Sherlock Holmes. The series centers around Sherlock and Dónal’s character, James Moriarty and is now streaming on Prime. Dónal stars in The Other Bennet Sister in the role of Mr. Hayward.

Laurie can currently be seen as the male lead in The Girlfriend for Amazon opposite Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke, which received rave reviews and was the number one watched show on Amazon, and was nominated for Best Limited Series at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards. Last year, he was seen in a leading role in A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story for ITV opposite Lucy Boyton, and as the lead role in The Road Trip, the new adaption of Beth O’Leary’s book for Paramount+

The Other Bennet Sister  Premieres Wednesday, May 6th on BritBox in the U.S. and Canada

I spoke with stars Ella Bruccoleri, Dónal Finn and Laurie Davidson about working on this glorious new series.