Overview

• Filming is set to begin next week in Wales, with the ten half-hour episodes scheduled to air on BBC1 next year.
• The series is based on Janice Hadlow’s novel that reimagines Pride and Prejudice from Mary Bennet’s perspective, following her journey to London and the Lake District.
• Ella Bruccoleri, known for Call the Midwife, will star as Mary Bennet under producer Jane Tranter’s oversight.
• Tranter is relaxing period conventions by dropping “fetishised” posh accents and strict costume rules and hiring a movement coach to foster natural performances.
• Sarah Quintrell is adapting the novel for the screen across the ten half-hour episodes.