The Other Bennet Sister (BBC, 2026)
The BBC’s series about Mary, the middle Bennet sister, with Ella Bruccoleri.
Mary is the sister the novel laughs at. Give her ten episodes and the laughing looks different.
You always felt sorry for Mary.
What it keeps and what it changes
Keeps: the Bennet household and the novel’s people, seen from Mary’s side.
Changes: the heroine, and most of what happens after the novel ends: Mary leaves home and finds a life of her own.
Adapted by Sarah Quintrell from Janice Hadlow’s novel; lead director Jennifer Sheridan. BBC One broadcast it in March 2026; BritBox premiered it in the US on 6 May 2026. A three-part Christmas special was commissioned in June 2026.
Whose story is it?
Mary’s, played by Ella Bruccoleri, with Ruth Jones and Richard E. Grant as her parents.
How much time does it ask?
Ten episodes of about half an hour, adapted by Sarah Quintrell from Janice Hadlow’s novel.
Ella Bruccoleri, Ruth Jones, Richard E. Grant, Indira Varma, Tanya Reynolds; BBC One, 2026.
Where to find it
Watch with a BritBox subscription — Prime Video
Other ways to get it: Find where it’s streaming — JustWatch
Common questions
Where can I watch The Other Bennet Sister in the US?
It premiered in the US on BritBox in May 2026, and on 2026-10-22 its Prime Video page offered it through a BritBox subscription. The BBC has commissioned a three-part Christmas special.
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