International TV Co-Editor
Book Discussion: The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
The BBC is set to tell the story of The Other Bennet Sister, an adaptation of a novel by former BBC Two director Janice Hadlow and produced by Bad Wolf.
The book tells the story of Mary Bennet – the seemingly unremarkable and overlooked middle sister in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Unlike her sisters, Mary is not your typical costume drama heroine. She is awkward, anxious, preachy, full of facts, and overlooked by her mother. She seems destined to be an empty dance card for the rest of her life, until Mary takes matters into her own hands.
Hadlow's book was published in 2020. She is a former BBC Two controller whose tenure included commissioning Great British Bake Off, Line of Duty and Wolf Hall.
