The BBC has announced a new TV spin-off of Pride and Prejudice: The Other Bennet Sister.
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The 10-episode limited series will follow Mary Bennet, the overlooked middle sister in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The Other Bennet Sister is based on Janice Hadlow's 2020 novel of the same name.
Mary is a supporting character in Pride and Prejudice, while her older sister, Elizabeth, is the main character.
"Unlike her sisters, Mary is not your typical costume drama heroine. She's awkward, anxious, preachy, full of facts, a terrible singer… overlooked by her mother and seemingly destined to spend the rest of her life as an empty dance card… until Mary takes matters into her own hands," reads the BBC synopsis. "The Other Bennet Sister gives Mary Bennet the epic love story no one could have predicted, taking her from her family home in Meryton to the soirees of Regency London and the peaks and valleys of the Lake District – all in search of independence, romance and, most elusive of all, self-love and acceptance."
