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Ruth Jones, Richard E. Grant, Indira Varma, Richard Coyle and More Join ‘The Other Bennet Sister’ at BBC and Britbox


Ruth Jones, Richard E. Grant and more of the U.K.'s finest will take on iconic Jane Austen characters in the BBC and Britbox's "Other Bennet Sister."

Based on Janice Hadlow’s novel of the same name, the 10-part series “explores and expands the world of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ through the often-overlooked perspective of Mary Bennet,” according to its plot description. Baxter is one of two new characters “The Other Bennet Sister” introduces to the “Pride and Prejudice” universe, with the other being John Sparrow, played by Aaron Gill (“Smothered”). Maddie Close (“Sunflower Child”) is Jane, Poppy Gilbert (“My Oxford Year”) is Lizzie, Molly Wright (“The A Word”) is Kitty and Grace Hogg-Robinson (“The Coroner”) is Lydia.

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