The Other Bennet Sister: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Other Bennet Sister is a fresh spin around the ballroom for 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 takes as its premise that - when it comes to the Bennet sisters - while we dream of being Lizzy, in reality most us are more like Mary...

Unlike her sisters, Mary isn't your typical period drama heroine. She is awkward, anxious, preachy, full of facts, a terrible singer… overlooked by her mother and seemingly destined to an empty dance card for the rest of her life… until Mary takes matters into her own hands.

The Other Bennet Sister gives Mary Bennet the epic love story nobody predicted for her, taking her from her family home in Meryton to the soirees of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District - all in search of independence, romance and, most elusive of all, self-love and acceptance.

Series details

• Title: The Other Bennet Sister
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance, History
• Premiere date: 2026-03-15
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 29 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 80059
• IMDb ID: tt37022512
• TVDB ID: 455324

Cast and credited roles

• Ella Bruccoleri — Mary Bennet
• Indira Varma — Mrs Gardiner
• Ruth Jones — Mrs Bennet
• Richard Coyle — Mr Gardiner
• Laurie Davidson — Mr Ryder
• Dónal Finn — Mr Hayward
• Tanya Reynolds — Miss Caroline Bingley
• Maddie Close — Jane Bennet / Bingley
• Poppy Gilbert — Elizabeth Bennet / Darcy
• Grace Hogg-Robinson — Lydia Bennet / Wickham
• Molly Wright — Kitty Bennet / Buncock
• Varada Sethu — Ann Baxter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-03-15; final listed air date 2026-03-29; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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