Call the Midwife Star Unrecognisable in BBC Period Drama Leading Role

Call the Midwife star unrecognisable in BBC period drama leading role

Call the Midwife star Ella Bruccoleri transforms into Mary Bennet in first-look images from BBC's upcoming period drama The Other Bennet Sister.

"One for all the Marys out there": First look at "heartfelt" The Other Bennet Sister will delight Jane Austen fans

Janice Hadlow's The Other Bennet sister is being adapted for the BBC, and we finally know who our Mary Bennet will be. Here's everything we know so far.

First Look at ‘The Other Bennet Sister’ Starring Ella Bruccoleri, Richard E. Grant, Ruth Jones & More

BritBox and the BBC dropped first look photos from The Other Bennet Sister, based on Janice Hadlow’s acclaimed novel. The new drama brings Mary Bennet, the often overlooked middle sister in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice – into the spotlight. The series will stream on BritBox in 2026. Ella Bruccoleri (Call the Midwife, Bridgerton) leads the cast as Mary Bennet and Richard E. Grant (Salburn, Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and Ruth Jones (Gavin & St…