Ruth Jones, Richard E. Grant, Indira Varma, Richard Coyle and extra of the U.Ok.’s most interesting are set to tackle iconic Jane Austen characters within the BBC and Britbox adaptation of “The Different Bennet Sister.”

Based mostly on Janice Hadlow’s novel of the identical identify, the 10-part collection “explores and expands the world of ‘Satisfaction and Prejudice’ via the often-overlooked perspective of Mary Bennet,” based on its plot description.

Grant and Jones will star as Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. Varma and Coyle will painting Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, Mary’s worldly aunt and uncle who take her underneath their wing as governess to their three youngsters, introducing her to a social circle that features Mr. Ryder, performed by Laurie Davidson (“A Merciless Love: The Ruth Ellis Story”); Mr. Hayward, performed by Dónal Finn (“The Wheel of Time”); and Ann Baxter, performed by “Physician Who” star Varada Sethu. “Name the Midwife” and “Bridgerton” actor Ella Bruccoleri was beforehand introduced to star as Mary Bennet.

Baxter is certainly one of two new characters “The Different Bennet Sister” introduces to the “Satisfaction and Prejudice” universe, with the opposite being John Sparrow, performed by Aaron Gill (“Smothered”). The enduring Bennet sisters can even be featured within the collection. Maddie Shut (“Sunflower Youngster”) is Jane, Poppy Gilbert (“My Oxford 12 months”) is Lizzie, Molly Wright (“The A Phrase”) is Kitty and Grace Hogg-Robinson (“The Coroner”) is Lydia.

Different acquainted Austen characters embrace Caroline Bingley, performed by Tanya Reynolds (“The Decameron”); Charlotte Lucas, performed by Anna Fenton-Garvey (“The Nevers”); and Mr. Collins, performed by Ryan Sampson (“Mr. Bigstuff”). 

“The Different Bennet Sister” is produced by Dangerous Wolf (“His Darkish Supplies,” “Trade”) for BBC iPlayer and BBC One within the U.Ok. and Britbox Worldwide within the U.S. and Canada. Sarah Quintrell (“The Energy,” “Ella”) penned 9 out of 10 episodes, with Maddie Dai (“We Have been Harmful”) writing one. Filming has now began in Wales, with collection administrators together with Jennifer Sheridan (“Extraordinary”) and Asim Abbasi (“Cake”).

“It’s a pleasure to see cameras rolling on our vibrant, witty and intelligent new tackle Jane Austen’s beloved world,” BBC drama director Lindsay Salt, who commissioned the collection, mentioned in an announcement. “With a pitch good solid led by Ella, Ruth and Richard, ‘The Different Bennet Sister’ can be an irresistible deal with for viewers when it launches on the BBC subsequent yr.”

Added Jane Tranter of Dangerous Wolf: “Now we have been working behind the scenes on ‘The Different Bennet Sister’ for a few years now, and Janice’s brilliantly noticed characters have lived and grown in our imaginations all through that point as Sarah has been engaged on the scripts. So our actors had loads to reside as much as — and I can truthfully say that that is the ensemble solid of our goals. Every one brings one thing new and thrilling to the world of Austen. And all of us at Dangerous Wolf are delighted to be making a drama that brings such pleasure.”

Govt producers are Kate Crowther, Becca Kinder and Tranter for Dangerous Wolf; Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC; Jess O’Riordan, Robert Schildhouse and Stephen Nye for BritBox; Quintrell and Hadlow. The collection was developed and overseen by Dangerous Wolf’s director of content material Dan McCulloch and chief inventive officer Ryan Rasmussen.